BIO 101 EXAM 5 ASSESSMENT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Many animal behaviors are strongly influenced by genes passes
from parents to offspring
_________ investigates the role of genes in behavior.
Ex: identical twins reared in different environments show many
similarities, indication that genes play a key role in determining
human behavior.
Answer: behavioral genetics
◉ In mice, the ______ gene determines whether or not female mice
will nurture young.
when a female lacks the _______ alleles, she will ignore her newborn
babies.
Answer: FOSB
◉ In many cases, animals alter their behavior as a result of previous
experiences, which is called ______.
_________: this is the simplest type of learning.
,It does not require an animal to form associations between two
stimuli or between a stimulus and a response.
________: is a decreased response to a repeated stimulus.
Answer: learning; non associative learning; habituation
◉ ___________ is a form of learning in which behavior is modified, or
conditioned.
_______________ occurs when paired stimuli are presented, causing the
animal to form an association between the stimuli.
Ex: Ivan Pavlov's work with dogs.
-__________ is meat power, which produces salivating.
-__________ is the sound of a bell, which the dog associates with the
meat powder.
Answer: associative learning; classical conditioning; unconditioned
stimulus; conditioned stimulus
◉ _________: is a form of learning in which an animal learns to
associate its behavioral response with a reward or punishment.
Ex: B.F. Skinner worked with rates exposed to an experimental cage
called the "skinner box". The rats learned through trial-and-error to
depress a lever in order to be fed.
Answer: operant conditioning
, ◉ As an animal matures, it may form preferences of social
attachments to other individuals.
This process is called _________ and is sometimes considered a type of
learning.
In _____________, social attachments form between parents and
offspring.
Ex: young birds of some species begin to follow their mother or the
first object they see after hatching.
Answer: imprinting; filial imprinting
◉ Some animals have innate predispositions toward forming certain
associations. Learning is only possible within the boundaries set by
______.
Ex: pigeons can learn to associate food with colors but not with
sounds, and they can associate danger with sounds but not with
color.
Answer: instinct
◉ In recent years, serious attention has been given by researchers to
the topic of animal awareness.
Do animals other than humans show ___________ -that is, do they
process information and respond in a manner that suggests
thinking?
Answer: cognitive behavior
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Many animal behaviors are strongly influenced by genes passes
from parents to offspring
_________ investigates the role of genes in behavior.
Ex: identical twins reared in different environments show many
similarities, indication that genes play a key role in determining
human behavior.
Answer: behavioral genetics
◉ In mice, the ______ gene determines whether or not female mice
will nurture young.
when a female lacks the _______ alleles, she will ignore her newborn
babies.
Answer: FOSB
◉ In many cases, animals alter their behavior as a result of previous
experiences, which is called ______.
_________: this is the simplest type of learning.
,It does not require an animal to form associations between two
stimuli or between a stimulus and a response.
________: is a decreased response to a repeated stimulus.
Answer: learning; non associative learning; habituation
◉ ___________ is a form of learning in which behavior is modified, or
conditioned.
_______________ occurs when paired stimuli are presented, causing the
animal to form an association between the stimuli.
Ex: Ivan Pavlov's work with dogs.
-__________ is meat power, which produces salivating.
-__________ is the sound of a bell, which the dog associates with the
meat powder.
Answer: associative learning; classical conditioning; unconditioned
stimulus; conditioned stimulus
◉ _________: is a form of learning in which an animal learns to
associate its behavioral response with a reward or punishment.
Ex: B.F. Skinner worked with rates exposed to an experimental cage
called the "skinner box". The rats learned through trial-and-error to
depress a lever in order to be fed.
Answer: operant conditioning
, ◉ As an animal matures, it may form preferences of social
attachments to other individuals.
This process is called _________ and is sometimes considered a type of
learning.
In _____________, social attachments form between parents and
offspring.
Ex: young birds of some species begin to follow their mother or the
first object they see after hatching.
Answer: imprinting; filial imprinting
◉ Some animals have innate predispositions toward forming certain
associations. Learning is only possible within the boundaries set by
______.
Ex: pigeons can learn to associate food with colors but not with
sounds, and they can associate danger with sounds but not with
color.
Answer: instinct
◉ In recent years, serious attention has been given by researchers to
the topic of animal awareness.
Do animals other than humans show ___________ -that is, do they
process information and respond in a manner that suggests
thinking?
Answer: cognitive behavior
