PBSI 311 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS WITH
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Gulf Toadfish respond to dolphin ____s and ___s - ANS pops and whistles
___ and ___ predation lead red eyed treefrog embryos to hatch early - ANS snake and wasp
speckled wood butterflies use ___ strategy to claim territory.
A) bourgeois
B) antibourgeois
C) war of attrition
D) sequential assessment - ANS bourgeois
Gray treefrogs prefer to lay eggs in ____ density of ______ pond snails - ANS low, uninfected
is object play the same as object exploration? - ANS No
3 ways to signal play to other individuals - ANS 1) role reversal
2) play markers
3) frequency or order of actions
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,3 personality traits of East Pacific red octopus - ANS 1) avoidance
2) activity
3) reactivity
Personality trait studied in barnacle geese - ANS boldness/inhibition
According to Reading #10a, all of the following brain areas have been shown to be involved in
aggression or mating behaviors in mice EXCEPT?
A) posterior amygdala
B) anterior amygdala
C) Ventrolateral part of the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMHvl)
D) Medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) of the hypothalamus - ANS B) anterior amygdala
According to Reading #10a, which of the following applies to the study conducted by Yamaguchi
and colleagues on neural control of aggression and mating in male mice?
A) Mounting by males involves the ventrolateral part of the ventromedial hypothalamus
(VMHvl).
B) Distinct populations of amygdalar neurons projecting to mating- and aggression-related
hypothalamic targets contain high levels of estrogen receptor protein.
C) Aggression in males involves the medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) of the hypothalamus.
D) Stimulation of distinct populations of amygdalar neurons projecting to their hypothalamic
targets leads to a suppression in either mating or aggressive behaviors. - ANS B) Distinct
populations of amygdalar neurons projecting to mating- and aggression-related hypothalamic
targets contain high levels of estrogen receptor protein.
According to Reading #10b, which of the following statements applies to aggression-mirroring
neurons in male mice?
A) Inhibition of the neurons results in no attacks or tail-rattles.
B) In fighting mice, their activity is triggered by visual information.
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, C) In observer mice, their activity is triggered by pheromones.
D) The same neurons do not trigger aggression in females. - ANS The same neurons do not
trigger aggression in females.
According to Reading #10b, in male mice that have never seen or engaged in aggressive
behavior, aggression-mirroring neurons fire in response to watching which of the following
behaviors?
A) Grooming
B) Sniffing
C) Fighting
D) Running on a wheel - ANS C) Fighting
PROBLEM SET #9?? - ANS
According to Reading #11a, all of the following are features of the "single-story apartment"
used in the first experiment looking at bumblebee play behavior EXCEPT?
A) A recreation center with immobilized balls between two play areas
B) A recreation center with immobilized balls in one of two play areas
C) A nest
D) A cafeteria with pollen and sugar water - ANS A) A recreation center with immobilized
balls between two play areas
According to Reading #11a, which of the following applies to previous and current bumblebee
play experiments?
A) Lower frequency of ball rolling suggests that the activity is enjoyable.
B) Bees can learn to associate passageway color with the presence of wooden balls.
C) Bees will not move wooden balls without a sugary reward.
D) Older bees are more likely to roll a ball than younger bees. - ANS B) Bees can learn to
associate passageway color with the presence of wooden balls.
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VERSION 2025/2026.
Gulf Toadfish respond to dolphin ____s and ___s - ANS pops and whistles
___ and ___ predation lead red eyed treefrog embryos to hatch early - ANS snake and wasp
speckled wood butterflies use ___ strategy to claim territory.
A) bourgeois
B) antibourgeois
C) war of attrition
D) sequential assessment - ANS bourgeois
Gray treefrogs prefer to lay eggs in ____ density of ______ pond snails - ANS low, uninfected
is object play the same as object exploration? - ANS No
3 ways to signal play to other individuals - ANS 1) role reversal
2) play markers
3) frequency or order of actions
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,3 personality traits of East Pacific red octopus - ANS 1) avoidance
2) activity
3) reactivity
Personality trait studied in barnacle geese - ANS boldness/inhibition
According to Reading #10a, all of the following brain areas have been shown to be involved in
aggression or mating behaviors in mice EXCEPT?
A) posterior amygdala
B) anterior amygdala
C) Ventrolateral part of the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMHvl)
D) Medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) of the hypothalamus - ANS B) anterior amygdala
According to Reading #10a, which of the following applies to the study conducted by Yamaguchi
and colleagues on neural control of aggression and mating in male mice?
A) Mounting by males involves the ventrolateral part of the ventromedial hypothalamus
(VMHvl).
B) Distinct populations of amygdalar neurons projecting to mating- and aggression-related
hypothalamic targets contain high levels of estrogen receptor protein.
C) Aggression in males involves the medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) of the hypothalamus.
D) Stimulation of distinct populations of amygdalar neurons projecting to their hypothalamic
targets leads to a suppression in either mating or aggressive behaviors. - ANS B) Distinct
populations of amygdalar neurons projecting to mating- and aggression-related hypothalamic
targets contain high levels of estrogen receptor protein.
According to Reading #10b, which of the following statements applies to aggression-mirroring
neurons in male mice?
A) Inhibition of the neurons results in no attacks or tail-rattles.
B) In fighting mice, their activity is triggered by visual information.
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, C) In observer mice, their activity is triggered by pheromones.
D) The same neurons do not trigger aggression in females. - ANS The same neurons do not
trigger aggression in females.
According to Reading #10b, in male mice that have never seen or engaged in aggressive
behavior, aggression-mirroring neurons fire in response to watching which of the following
behaviors?
A) Grooming
B) Sniffing
C) Fighting
D) Running on a wheel - ANS C) Fighting
PROBLEM SET #9?? - ANS
According to Reading #11a, all of the following are features of the "single-story apartment"
used in the first experiment looking at bumblebee play behavior EXCEPT?
A) A recreation center with immobilized balls between two play areas
B) A recreation center with immobilized balls in one of two play areas
C) A nest
D) A cafeteria with pollen and sugar water - ANS A) A recreation center with immobilized
balls between two play areas
According to Reading #11a, which of the following applies to previous and current bumblebee
play experiments?
A) Lower frequency of ball rolling suggests that the activity is enjoyable.
B) Bees can learn to associate passageway color with the presence of wooden balls.
C) Bees will not move wooden balls without a sugary reward.
D) Older bees are more likely to roll a ball than younger bees. - ANS B) Bees can learn to
associate passageway color with the presence of wooden balls.
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