AP Biology (Mader), 11th Edition

Chapter 43: Behavioral Ecology

Pre-Test

1
Scientists have conducted experiments confirming that maternal behavior in mice and egg-laying behavior in marine snails:
A)is a result of tactile communication between males and females of the same species.
B)is a result of operant conditioning.
C)is learned through imprinting.
D)has a genetic basis.
2
Birds that get sick after eating a monarch butterfly no longer prey on monarch butterflies. This is an example of:
A)Operant learning
B)Associative learning
C)Classical conditioning
D)Imprinting
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 involves all of the following EXCEPT:
A)Improvement in motor skills
B)Visual experience
C)Pheromones
D)A fixed action pattern
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