Chapter 34 Animal Behavior Test
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. For a behavior to evolve under the influence of natural selection, that behavior must
a. improve survival and reproduction.
b. influence physical characteristics.
c. be acquired through learning.
d. be related to predator avoidance.
2. Insight learning is a form of behavior that
a. is characterized by decreased responsiveness to unimportant stimuli.
b. involves random responses that lead to either reward or punishment.
c. involves applying something already learned to a new situation.
d. is performed correctly without any previous experience.
3. When you use knowledge and experience to figure out why a lamp in your house will not light, you are using
a. classical conditioning.
c. innate behavior.
b. insight learning.
d. trial-and-error learning.
4. After a young duck imprints on a nonliving model of an adult duck, the young duck will
a. then imprint on its mother.
b. then imprint on any real adult duck.
c. follow only that model.
d. follow any other kind of model.
5. Animals are LEAST likely to migrate out of an area where
a. there is little or no seasonal change in weather.
b. food becomes scarce during part of the year.
c. competition for resources increases during part of the year.
d. winters are very cold and snowy.
6. It is advantageous for grazing mammals to gather in groups because groups
a. can make the available food resources last longer.
b. can migrate more easily than individuals can.
c. are more difficult for predators to locate than individuals are.
d. offer greater protection from predation.
7. In some species of balloon flies, males spin balloons of silk and carry them while flying. If a female approaches
one of the males and accepts his balloon, the two will fly off to mate. This type of behavior is an example of
a. aggression.
c. courtship.
b. territorial defense.
d. language.
8. Nocturnal animals that have a poorly developed sense of smell are most likely to communicate by
a. sound signals.
c. pheromones.
b. visual displays.
d. chemical signals.
9. A stimulus is a(an)
a. reaction to an external event.
c. internal or external response.
b. reaction to an internal event.
d. internal or external signal.
10. When disturbed, certain moths lift their front wings to expose eyelike markings on their hind wings. This behavior
would be most effective against predators that hunt by
a. sound.
c. sight.
b. smell.
d. touch.
11. Which of the following terms is NOT closely related to the others?
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a. innate behavior
c. inborn behavior
b. learned behavior
d. instinct
Trial-and-error learning is also known as
a. operant conditioning.
c. classical conditioning.
b. insight learning.
d. innate behavior.
The process in which an animal stops responding to a repetitive stimulus is called
a. habituation.
c. operant conditioning.
b. classical conditioning.
d. instinct.
The ability of salmon to recognize their home stream at spawning time is an example of
a. insight learning.
c. imprinting.
b. habituation.
d. communication.
A circadian rhythm is a cycle that
a. is related to the phase of the moon.
b. is related to the temperature of the air.
c. has a daily pattern.
d. has a seasonal pattern.
Which of the following is NOT a type of social behavior?
a. courtship
c. hunting in a pack
b. habituation
d. communication
The members of a society
a. belong to at least two species.
b. exhibit a type of social behavior.
c. act independently for each individual’s benefit.
d. are usually unrelated to one another.
The resources in a territory can include all of the following EXCEPT
a. food.
c. potential mates.
b. nesting sites.
d. predators.
Dolphins communicate with one another mainly through
a. sound.
c. chemical signals.
b. visual displays.
d. pheromones.
A pheromone is a type of
a. visual signal.
c. chemical messenger.
b. sound signal.
d. defensive display.
Chapter 34 Animal Behavior Test
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