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Life, 4/e

Ricki Lewis, University of New York at Albany
Mariëlle Hoefnagels, University of Oklahoma
Douglas Gaffin, University of Oklahoma
Bruce Parker, Utah Valley State College

Animal Behavior

Chapter Quiz


1	The study of animal behavior is called ___________.
		A)	Behaviorology
		B)	Ethology
		C)	Ichthyology
		D)	Zoology


2	True or false. Behavior has a genetic basis.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	When an animal performs an action or behavior correctly the first time, this is because the behavior is ___________.
		A)	precise
		B)	learned
		C)	innate
		D)	None of these is correct.


4	Something that triggers a fixed action potential (FAP) is considered to be a(n) _____________.
		A)	releaser
		B)	activator
		C)	stimulator
		D)	All of these are correct.


5	Releasers may be ____________.
		A)	auditory
		B)	chemical
		C)	tactile
		D)	All of these are correct.


6	True or false. Pheromones are visual releasers.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Not responding to a certain irrelevant stimulus is ____________.
		A)	classical conditioning
		B)	habituation
		C)	operant conditioning
		D)	imprinting


8	Extinction describes a loss of learning in _____________.
		A)	classical conditioning
		B)	habituation
		C)	operant conditioning
		D)	imprinting


9	Learning how much to study to earn an “A” in biology is an example of _____________.
		A)	classical conditioning
		B)	imprinting
		C)	operant conditioning
		D)	insight learning


10	What type of learning occurs during a critical period without reinforcement?
		A)	insight
		B)	latent
		C)	habituation
		D)	imprinting


11	True or false. Homing requires both a compass sense and a map sense.
		A)	True
		B)	False


12	True or false. Territoriality is relatively uncommon.
		A)	True
		B)	False


13	A __________________ is a manner to distribute resources with limited aggression.
		A)	territorial marker
		B)	mating behavior
		C)	dominance hierarchy
		D)	None of these is correct.


14	True or false. Cannibalism can be adaptive when it allows at least some members of a species to survive.
		A)	True
		B)	False


15	A mating system in which one organism of one sex mates with only one member of the opposite sex is called ___________.
		A)	monogamy
		B)	polyandry
		C)	polygyny
		D)	polygamy


16	True or false. Choosing a mate is usually nonrandom.
		A)	True
		B)	False


17	True or false. Biological altruism is concern of welfare for others.
		A)	True
		B)	False


18	True or false. Inclusive fitness theory predicts that animals can recognize close relatives
		A)	True
		B)	False


19	A school of fish splitting in two and baffling a predator is an example of the ____________.
		A)	dilution effect
		B)	fountain effect
		C)	baffling effect
		D)	escape effect


20	What form of communication do honeybees use?
		A)	chemical
		B)	auditory
		C)	tactile
		D)	visual


21	Advantages of group living include _______________.
		A)	defense
		B)	ability to alter the environment
		C)	improved reproductive success
		D)	All of these are correct

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