Question 1

Which of the following statements about the genetic underpinning of behavior is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Genes encode behaviors.
B)   An animal may fail to perform a genetically controlled behavior if the appropriate environmental conditions are not present.
C)   Shared behavioral traits in individuals of a species are caused by shared inheritance of certain genes.
D)   All of the above
E)   None of the aboveF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Hygienic behavior in honey bees

Accepted Answer

A)   is adaptive because it helps prevent bacterial infections in the hive.
B)   has two components, each controlled by a separate gene.
C)   has been studied by hybridizing two closely related species of honey bees.
D)   has been studied using gene knockout experiments.
E)   Both a and bF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

The period during which stimuli must be presented for the animal to learn them properly is called the _______ period.

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The answer of The period during which stimuli must be...

Question 4

The concept of kin selection was formalized by

Accepted Answer

A)   Charles Darwin.
B)   Konrad Lorenz.
C)   Noam Werner.
D)   W. D. Hamilton.
E)   Stuart Pimm.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the animals listed below would not be expected to have an endogenous circannual rhythm?

Accepted Answer

A)   A ground squirrel that hibernates
B)   A white-tailed deer living in eastern North America
C)   A cave salamander
D)   A migratory bird that summers in North America and winters in equatorial South America
E)   All of the above would have an endogenous circannual rhythm.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Eusociality is found in many species of _______, the order of insects that includes bees, ants, and wasps.

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The answer of Eusociality is found in many species of...

Question 7

Which of the following statements about Werner and Hall's experiments with bluegill sunfish is false?

Accepted Answer

A)   They took into account the bluegill's need to gather essential minerals from the prey items.
B)   They calculated the time the fish needed to capture and eat the food items.
C)   They calculated the rates at which the fish would encounter the prey items at different densities.
D)   They measured the energy content in each type of prey item.
E)   All of the above are true; none is false.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Upon returning to the hive, honeybee foragers perform the _______ dance to signal the distance and direction of a distant (more than about 100 km away) food source.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Upon returning to the hive, honeybee foragers...

Question 9

Experimental evidence suggests that the ability to detect _______ allows pigeons to home even on overcast days.

Accepted Answer

A)   sound waves
B)   the plane of polarized light
C)   the gravitational field
D)   the magnetic field
E)   scent trailsF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Exam 53: Animal Behavior

The concept of kin selection was formalized by

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Experimental evidence suggests that the ability to detect _______ allows pigeons to home even on overcast days.

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Which of the following statements about Werner and Hall's experiments with bluegill sunfish is false?

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Upon returning to the hive, honeybee foragers perform the _______ dance to signal the distance and direction of a distant (more than about 100 km away) food source.

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Hygienic behavior in honey bees

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Eusociality is found in many species of _______, the order of insects that includes bees, ants, and wasps.

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The period during which stimuli must be presented for the animal to learn them properly is called the _______ period.

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Which of the animals listed below would not be expected to have an endogenous circannual rhythm?

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Which of the following statements about the genetic underpinning of behavior is true?

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Exam 53: Animal Behavior

The concept of kin selection was formalized by

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Experimental evidence suggests that the ability to detect _______ allows pigeons to home even on overcast days.

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Which of the following statements about Werner and Hall's experiments with bluegill sunfish is false?

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Upon returning to the hive, honeybee foragers perform the _______ dance to signal the distance and direction of a distant (more than about 100 km away) food source.

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Hygienic behavior in honey bees

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Eusociality is found in many species of _______, the order of insects that includes bees, ants, and wasps.

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The period during which stimuli must be presented for the animal to learn them properly is called the _______ period.

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Which of the animals listed below would not be expected to have an endogenous circannual rhythm?

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Which of the following statements about the genetic underpinning of behavior is true?

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