Biology (Mader), 10th Edition

Chapter 43: Behavioral Ecology

Post-Test

1
Research in humans _____.
A)has shown fraternal twins have remarkably similar behavior when raised separately
B)has shown fraternal twins have remarkably similar behavior when raised together
C)has shown identical twins have remarkably similar behavior when raised separately
D)None of these
2
Which of the following questions would a researcher interested in survival value questions study?
A)What hormones are produced when the female is reproductively receptive?
B)Do females choose to mate with more aggressive males?
C)Where are the receptors on males for the females' pheromones?
D)Where are the neurons that respond to bird song stimulation?
3
The researcher well known for studying operant conditioning is _____.
A)Mendel
B)Wallace
C)Watson
D)Skinner
4
The gradual strengthening of stimulus-response connections is associated with _____.
A)fixed action patterns
B)operant conditioning
C)imprinting
5
Development of the Laughing Gull chick begging behavior is affected by _____.
A)improvement in motor skills
B)visual experience
C)operant conditioning
D)All of these
6
The use of a reward to elicit a desired behavior is characteristic of _____.
A)operant conditioning
B)fixed action patterns
C)imprinting
7
Human babies that smile when a flat but face-sized mask with two dark spots for eyes is brought near them are displaying _____.
A)imprinting
B)operant conditioning
C)a fixed action pattern
8
A male duckling that imprints on a dog will court _____ later in life.
A)dogs
B)humans
C)cats
9
Which of the following statements about bird songs is true?
A)Birds that heard no songs at all sang no songs.
B)Birds never sing the songs of another species.
C)Social experience has a very strong influence over the development of singing.
D)All of these
10
How may territories be defended?
A)Fighting
B)Vocalizing
C)Displaying
D)All of these
11
Courtship rituals _____.
A)identify organisms
B)help females choose a mate
C)prepare organisms for mating
D)All of these
12
Among baboons _____.
A)only dominant males are able to mate with fertile females
B)there are separate dominance hierarchies for males and females
C)females are fertile the entire time they are in estrus
D)All of these
13
Male songbirds identify their territory by _____.
A)building a nest
B)marking it with chemicals in their urine
C)singing
D)All of these
14
Communication requires _____.
A)a sender
B)a behavior that can be influenced
C)a receiver
D)All of these
15
The form of communication that is fast and effective both night and day is _____ communication.
A)chemical
B)auditory
C)visual
D)None of these
16
Chemical signals are passed between members of the same species through the production of _____.
A)pheromones
B)hormones
C)neurotransmitters
17
A waggle dance is used by bees to indicate the _____ a food source.
A)direction of
B)distance to
C)All of these
18
An altruistic female ____.
A)only reproduces with the dominant male
B)produces as many offspring as her relatives
C)only rears daughters
D)None of these
19
Group living helps animals _____.
A)avoid predators
B)rear offspring
C)find food
D)All of these
20
Typically, the reproductive strategy of Gibbons is to be _________.
A)polyanthrus
B)polygamous
C)monogamous
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