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1
The study of animal behavior has had a long history of controversy.
A)True
B)False
2
The egg represents the ________________ in the egg retrieval behavior in geese.
A)fixed action pattern
B)signal stimulus
C)innate releasing mechanism
D)all of the above
3
Studies in the behavior of identical human twins has supported the conclusion that ___________ play a key role in many behaviors.
A)instinct
B)learning
C)conditioning
D)genes
4
The simplest type of learning is _______________.
A)habituation
B)sensitization
C)non-associative learning
D)all of the above
5
The formation of an association between two stimuli or between a stimulus and a response is called _____________.
A)associative learning
B)conditioning
C)imprinting
D)all of the above
6
Knowing an animal's ecological niche can reveal much about its behavior.
A)True
B)False
7
Research has suggested that animals have ability to reason.
A)True
B)False
8
_____________ is the study of how natural selection shapes behavior.
A)Ethology
B)Behavioral genetics
C)Behavioral ecology
D)Altruism
9
The benefits of a behavior have to equal the costs for the behavior to be favored by natural selection.
A)True
B)False
10
The large area that animals often move around on is referred to as ____________.
A)foraging behavior
B)home range
C)territoriality
D)all of the above
11
Many animals migrate in predictable ways by _________________.
A)looking at the sun and stars to navigate
B)detecting magnetic fields
C)by following experienced individuals
D)all of the above
12
Learning to recognize certain cues such as the position of mountains and coastline is called compass sense.
A)True
B)False
13
Sexual selection involves courtship behaviors for mate choice.
A)True
B)False
14
The mating of one female with more than one male is called ______________.
A)monogamy
B)polygyny
C)polyandry
D)intrasexual selection
15
The European honeybee living in a hive of 30,000 - 40,000 individuals communicates via ______________________.
A)vocalizations
B)dance
C)pheromones
D)coloration
16
Selection that favors altruistic behavior directed toward relatives is called __________.
A)sexual selection
B)kin selection
C)group selection
D)all of the above
17
Vertebrates are less altruistic than social insects even though they have larger brains and are capable of more complex behaviors.
A)True
B)False
18
Behavioral ecologists have learned that the way a vertebrate group is organized is influenced most by ecological factors such as _______________.
A)predation
B)home range size
C)food type
D)a and c
19
The study of the complex social behaviors of animals including humans is ___________.
A)behavioral ecology
B)ethology
C)sociobiology
D)behavioral genetics
20
Learning has a huge impact on how humans behave.
A)True
B)False





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