Chapter 53: Animal Behavior

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

 

1. Which of the following statements about animal behavior is true?
2. Humans are the only animals that have culture.
3. Culture requires learning.
4. All elaborate behaviors require learning.
5. Stereotypic behaviors are often performed differently in different circumstances.
6. None of the above

Answer: b

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Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding

 

2. One monkey in a community throws a sand and wheat mixture into water to separate the wheat grains from the sand. The spreading of this strategy through the entire community of monkeys demonstrates
3. a stereotypic behavior.
4. imprinting.
5. behavior with an ultimate cause.
6. a pheromone-influenced behavior.
7. culture.

Answer: e

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Bloom’s Category: 3. Applying

 

3. The sequence of behaviors performed each time a male fly courts a female is an example of a(n)
4. imprinting behavior.
5. stereotypic behavior.
6. proximate behavior.
7. critical period.
8. waggle dance.

Answer: b

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4. If a dog makes three quick barks whenever it hears the doorbell ringing, the doorbell can be considered a(n)
5. imprinter.
6. releaser.
7. ultimate cause.
8. provoker.
9. None of the above

Answer: b

Textbook Reference: 53.1 What Are the Origins of Behavioral Biology?

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Bloom’s Category: 3. Applying

 

5. An experiment in which mice are blindfolded for the first four days of their lives and then tested later for their maze-running ability is an example of a(n) _______ experiment.
6. genetic
7. gene knockout
8. deprivation
9. imprinting
10. None of the above

Answer: c

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Bloom’s Category: 3. Applying