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A sequence of unlearned acts directly linked to a simple stimulus - ANSWER ✔✔ fixed action
pattern
A chemical that acts as an alarm substance is a - ANSWER ✔✔ pheromone
Honeybees have a remarkable way of transferring information about the location of a food
source to other members of the hive. The worker bees conveying this information use
__________ communication to relay this information. - ANSWER ✔✔ visual
Animals that exhibit which type of mating behavior are often so morphologically similar that it is
difficult to distinguish the sexes based on external characteristics - ANSWER ✔✔ monogamous
A cross-fostering study is a study in which - ANSWER ✔✔ young of one species are placed in
the care of adults of another species
Migratory orientations within a species are___________. - ANSWER ✔✔ genetically
determined
A(n) ______ involves a response to each stimulus that is the stimulus for the next behavior -
ANSWER ✔✔ stimulus-response chain
Which of the following is an example of a circannual rhythm - ANSWER ✔✔ Every spring
robins gather in the park to build nests and reproduce.
Which of the following best illustrates optimal foraging - ANSWER ✔✔ A sunbird will defend
more fiercely flowers that produce more food.
Niko Tinbergen's 4 questions - ANSWER ✔✔ 1. What stimulus elicits the behavior, and what
physiological mechanisms mediate the response?
2. How does the animal's experience during growth and development influence the response?
3. How does the behavior aid survival and reproduction?
4. What is the behavior's evolutionary history?
In addition to serving as a weapon, the male fiddler crabs large claw - ANSWER ✔✔ is used to
attract females when searching for a mate
This type of associative learning that involves trial and error is - ANSWER ✔✔ Operant
conditioning
, This type of associative learning that Ivan Pavlov used in which he always rang a bell before
feeding a dog is called - ANSWER ✔✔ Classical conditioning
______ is/are critical to imprinting a long-lasting behavioral response to a particular individual
or object - ANSWER ✔✔ sensitive period
What signals might be best employed by a nocturnal forest animal seeking to identify its
territory? - ANSWER ✔✔ auditory and olfactory
Ants carry dead ants out of an anthill and dump them on a "trash" pile. If a chemical from a dead
ant is applied to a live ant, other ants will carry it, kicking and struggling, from the anthill, until
the substance wears off. Which of the following explains this behavior? - ANSWER ✔✔ The
chemical is a sign stimulus for a fixed action pattern
Problem solving that is learned by observing the behavior of other individuals is called -
ANSWER ✔✔ social learning
The main premise of sociobiology is - ANSWER ✔✔ Certain behaviors are the expression of
genes that have been favored by evolution
Off in the distance, on the side of a mountain, you spot four female deer and a single male deer.
If this reflects the mating system of this species, it would be an example of __________. -
ANSWER ✔✔ polygyny
When animals engage in _____, they often perform displays that make them look as large and
dangerous as possible. - ANSWER ✔✔ agonistic behavior
Altruism is best defined as _________. - ANSWER ✔✔ behavior that reduces an individual
animal's fitness but increases the fitness of other individuals in the population
Which choice below describes a feature of grassland that explains why it's remnants are
concentrated in arid regions of North America and Central Asia - ANSWER ✔✔ The soil is
fertile and most grassland has been converted to farmland
A thermocline is a - ANSWER ✔✔ Narrow layer of abrupt temperature change in most lakes
and the ocean
A large stone or log that shelters animals from extreme temperatures and moisture is called a(n)
_________. - ANSWER ✔✔ microclimate
Terrestrial biomes include all of the following regions - ANSWER ✔✔ Tundra, taiga, savanna,
chaparral
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A sequence of unlearned acts directly linked to a simple stimulus - ANSWER ✔✔ fixed action
pattern
A chemical that acts as an alarm substance is a - ANSWER ✔✔ pheromone
Honeybees have a remarkable way of transferring information about the location of a food
source to other members of the hive. The worker bees conveying this information use
__________ communication to relay this information. - ANSWER ✔✔ visual
Animals that exhibit which type of mating behavior are often so morphologically similar that it is
difficult to distinguish the sexes based on external characteristics - ANSWER ✔✔ monogamous
A cross-fostering study is a study in which - ANSWER ✔✔ young of one species are placed in
the care of adults of another species
Migratory orientations within a species are___________. - ANSWER ✔✔ genetically
determined
A(n) ______ involves a response to each stimulus that is the stimulus for the next behavior -
ANSWER ✔✔ stimulus-response chain
Which of the following is an example of a circannual rhythm - ANSWER ✔✔ Every spring
robins gather in the park to build nests and reproduce.
Which of the following best illustrates optimal foraging - ANSWER ✔✔ A sunbird will defend
more fiercely flowers that produce more food.
Niko Tinbergen's 4 questions - ANSWER ✔✔ 1. What stimulus elicits the behavior, and what
physiological mechanisms mediate the response?
2. How does the animal's experience during growth and development influence the response?
3. How does the behavior aid survival and reproduction?
4. What is the behavior's evolutionary history?
In addition to serving as a weapon, the male fiddler crabs large claw - ANSWER ✔✔ is used to
attract females when searching for a mate
This type of associative learning that involves trial and error is - ANSWER ✔✔ Operant
conditioning
, This type of associative learning that Ivan Pavlov used in which he always rang a bell before
feeding a dog is called - ANSWER ✔✔ Classical conditioning
______ is/are critical to imprinting a long-lasting behavioral response to a particular individual
or object - ANSWER ✔✔ sensitive period
What signals might be best employed by a nocturnal forest animal seeking to identify its
territory? - ANSWER ✔✔ auditory and olfactory
Ants carry dead ants out of an anthill and dump them on a "trash" pile. If a chemical from a dead
ant is applied to a live ant, other ants will carry it, kicking and struggling, from the anthill, until
the substance wears off. Which of the following explains this behavior? - ANSWER ✔✔ The
chemical is a sign stimulus for a fixed action pattern
Problem solving that is learned by observing the behavior of other individuals is called -
ANSWER ✔✔ social learning
The main premise of sociobiology is - ANSWER ✔✔ Certain behaviors are the expression of
genes that have been favored by evolution
Off in the distance, on the side of a mountain, you spot four female deer and a single male deer.
If this reflects the mating system of this species, it would be an example of __________. -
ANSWER ✔✔ polygyny
When animals engage in _____, they often perform displays that make them look as large and
dangerous as possible. - ANSWER ✔✔ agonistic behavior
Altruism is best defined as _________. - ANSWER ✔✔ behavior that reduces an individual
animal's fitness but increases the fitness of other individuals in the population
Which choice below describes a feature of grassland that explains why it's remnants are
concentrated in arid regions of North America and Central Asia - ANSWER ✔✔ The soil is
fertile and most grassland has been converted to farmland
A thermocline is a - ANSWER ✔✔ Narrow layer of abrupt temperature change in most lakes
and the ocean
A large stone or log that shelters animals from extreme temperatures and moisture is called a(n)
_________. - ANSWER ✔✔ microclimate
Terrestrial biomes include all of the following regions - ANSWER ✔✔ Tundra, taiga, savanna,
chaparral
