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Chapterd1:dAndIntroductiondtodAnimaldBehavior
MultipledChoicedQuestions
1. “Ifdfemaledlizardsdwithdreddishdthroatsdproducedmoredeggsdthandfemalesdwithdorangishdthroats,dt
hendthedreddishdthroatdisdandevolveddadaptation.”dThisdstatement
a. isdtrue,dbecausedthisdspeciesdhasdvariation,dadcriticaldrequirementdfordthedevolutiondofda
daptationsdbydnaturaldselection.
b. isdfalse,dbecausedfemalesdwithdorangishdthroatsdcoulddstilldhavedmoredoffspringdthatdlivedtodr
eproducedthandfemalesdwithdreddishdthroats.
c. isdfalse,dbecausedtheredisdnodguaranteedthatdfemalesdwithdreddishdthroatsdaredthedbestdfordthedl
ong-termdpreservationdofdthisdspecies.
d. coulddbedtruedordfalse,dbecausedwedcannotdtelldwithoutdknowingdwhetherdreddishdfemalesdo
utnumberdorangishdfemalesdindthisdspecies.
Answer:db
LearningdObjective:d1.1.1dIdentifydthedconditionsdrequireddtodproducedevolutionarydchangedt
hroughdnaturaldselectiondanddexaminedthesedconditionsdusingdthedgene’sdeyedview.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
2. Thedstatementd“Lemmingsddispersedfromdareasdofdhighdpopulationddensitydbecausedtheydi
nheriteddthisdabilitydfromdadlemming-likedancestordindthedpast”disdadhypothesisdabout
a. evolveddfunction.
b. geneticsdandddevelopment.
c. evolutionarydhistory.
d. adaptivedvalue.
Answer:dc
LearningdObjective:d1.1.3dConsiderdhowdproximatedanddultimatedlevelsdofdanalysisdcandbeduseddtodp
rovidedandintegrativedunderstandingdofdtheddevelopment,dmechanism,dadaptivedvalue,danddevolutio
narydhistorydofdadbehavior.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
3. Thedinfanticidedhypothesis,dwhichdpositsdthatdinfanticidedisdadreproduction-
enhancingdtacticdpracticeddbydmales,disdcalleddadhypothesisdbecausedit
a. candbedproven.
b. isdandexplanationdbaseddondlimiteddevidencedthatdcandbedtested.
c. isdmutuallydexclusivedtodanydotherdpotentialdexplanations.
d. isdadbasicdprincipledthatdcandbedapplieddwidely.d
Answer:db
,LearningdObjective:d1.1.2dReviewdhowdresearchersdusedthedscientificdmethoddtodtestdhypothesesdan
ddpredictionsdrelateddtodadpotentiallydadaptivedbehaviordindorderdtodconsiderditsdfitnessdcostsdanddben
efits,devaluateditsdadaptivedvalue,danddidentifydwhyditdevolved.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
4. IndorderdfordDarwiniandnaturaldselectiondtodcausedevolutionarydchange,dadpopulationdmustdc
ontaindindividualsdthatddifferdhereditarilydindsomedcharacteristicdbecause
a. indadpopulationdwithoutdthisdkinddofdvariation,dthedspeciesdisddoomeddtodextinction.
b. whendalldindividualsdhavedthedsamedgenes,dthendalldindividualsdaredexactlydalikedindalldrespects.
c. uniformdpopulationsdaredevolutionaryddeaddends.
d. unlessdtheredisdvariationdofdthisdsort,dparentsdcannotdpassdondtheirdadvantageousdattributesdtodt
heirdoffspring.
Answer:dd
LearningdObjective:d1.1.1dIdentifydthedconditionsdrequireddtodproducedevolutionarydchangedt
hroughdnaturaldselectiondanddexaminedthesedconditionsdusingdthedgene’sdeyedview.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
5. Wedobservedvariationdindadpopulationdofdlizarddwithdrespectdtodhowdfastdindividualsdcandrun.dW
edattemptdtodselectdfordthedabilitydtodrundslowly,dnotdquickly.dAfterdsixdgenerationsdofdselectivedbre
edingdofdonlydthedslowestdwithdthedslowest,dthedmeandrunningdspeeddofdthedlizardsdhasdnotdchange
d.dWhatdisdthedappropriatedscientificdconclusiondbaseddondthisdwork?
a. Afterdsixdgenerationsdofdartificialdselection,dthedfrequencydofdslowdrunnersdindthedpopulationdhasdr
emaineddunchanged.
b. Afterdsixdgenerationsdofdartificialdselection,dthedfrequencydofdslowdrunnersdindthedpopulationdhasdi
ncreased.
c. Theddifferencesdbetweendthedlizardsdindrunningdspeeddindthedoriginaldpopulationdwerednotdc
auseddbydgeneticddifferencesdamongdthem.
d. Thedresultsdaredinvaliddbecausedthedresearchersdfaileddtodmaintaindenoughdvariationdindrunningds
peeddindtheirdselecteddlineage,dsodevolutionarydchangedwasdimpossible.
Answer:dc
LearningdObjective:d1.1.1dIdentifydthedconditionsdrequireddtodproducedevolutionarydchangedt
hroughdnaturaldselectiondanddexaminedthesedconditionsdusingdthedgene’sdeyedview.
Bloom’sdLevel:d3.dApplying
6. Wedobservedadfrogdthatdcarriesditsdbabiesdonditsdbackdawaydfromdwheredthedeggsdhatched.dHeredar
edtwodquestionsdaboutdthisdobservation:
X.dDoesdthedfrogddodthisdtodmovedthedbabiesdtodadplacedwheredtheydwilldbedsaferdanddmoredlikelydtodsu
rvive?
Y.dDoesdthedfrogdhavedspecificdmorphologicaldtraitsdthatdenableditdtodholddanddtransferditsdbabiesdindth
isdway?
Whichdofdthedtwodisdadproximatedquestion?
a. X,dbecauseditdconsidersdthedadaptivedvaluedordfunctiondofdthedtrait
b. Y,dbecauseditdasksdaboutdtheddevelopmentaldmechanismsdthatdinfluencedthedcomponentsdofdtheda
nimal
,c. BothdXdanddY,dbecausedtheydlookdatdthedimmediatedanddmechanisticdcausesdofdthedbehavior
d. NeitherdXdordY,dbecausedtheydbothdtakedandadaptivedordevolutionarydapproachdtodlookdatdthedu
ltimatedcausesdofdthedbehavior
Answer:db
LearningdObjective:d1.1.3dConsiderdhowdproximatedanddultimatedlevelsdofdanalysisdcandbeduseddtodp
rovidedandintegrativedunderstandingdofdtheddevelopment,dmechanism,dadaptivedvalue,danddevolutio
narydhistorydofdadbehavior.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
7. Wedobservedadfrogdthatdcarriesditsdbabiesdonditsdbackdawaydfromdwheredthedeggsdhatched.dHeredar
edtwodquestionsdaboutdthisdobservation:
X.dDoesdthedfrogddodthisdtodmovedthedbabiesdtodadplacedwheredtheydwilldbedsaferdanddmoredlikelydtodsu
rvive?
Y.dDoesdthedfrogdhavedspecificdmorphologicaldtraitsdthatdenableditdtodholddanddtransferditsdbabiesdindth
isdway?
Whichdofdthedtwodisdandultimatedquestion?
a. X,dbecauseditdconsidersdthedadaptivedvaluedordfunctiondofdthedtrait
b. Y,dbecauseditdasksdaboutdtheddevelopmentaldmechanismsdthatdinfluencedthedcomponentsdofdtheda
nimal
c. BothdXdanddY,dbecausedtheydlookdatdthedimmediatedanddmechanisticdcausesdofdthedbehavior
d. NeitherdXdordY,dbecausedtheydbothdtakedandadaptivedordevolutionarydapproachdtodlookdatdthedu
ltimatedcausesdofdthedbehavior
Answer:da
LearningdObjective:d1.1.3dConsiderdhowdproximatedanddultimatedlevelsdofdanalysisdcandbeduseddtodp
rovidedandintegrativedunderstandingdofdtheddevelopment,dmechanism,dadaptivedvalue,danddevolutio
narydhistorydofdadbehavior.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
8. WhichdisdandexampledofdadDarwiniandpuzzle?
a. Salmondcandsmelldadfewdmoleculesdofdchemicalsdindthedstreamdindwhichdtheydweredborn.
b. Adultdbirdsdscreamdindpaindwhendcaughtdbydadpredator.
c. Ifdtwodordevendthreedeggsdaredaddeddtodadbird’sdnest,dthedadultdbirdsdoftendcandreardthemds
uccessfullydalongdwithdtheirdowndchicks.
d. Batsdcandcatchdmothsdindcompleteddarknessdthanksdtodtheirdabilitydtodheardechoesdfromdtheirdo
wndcries.
Answer:dc
LearningdObjective:d1.1.2dReviewdhowdresearchersdusedthedscientificdmethoddtodtestdhypothesesdan
ddpredictionsdrelateddtodadpotentiallydadaptivedbehaviordindorderdtodconsiderditsdfitnessdcostsdanddben
efits,devaluateditsdadaptivedvalue,danddidentifydwhyditdevolved.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
9. Considerdthedfollowingdobservation:dMaledsongdsparrowsdsingdmoredatddawndthandduringdanydo
therdtimedthedday.
, Withdregarddtodthisdobservation,dthedstatementd“Malesdsingdtodprovidedaccuratedinformationdtod
matesdaboutdtheirdphysicaldcondition”disdandexampledof
a. adcausaldquestion.
b. adprediction.
c. testdevidence.
d. adhypothesis.d
Answer:dd
LearningdObjective:d1.1.2dReviewdhowdresearchersdusedthedscientificdmethoddtodtestdhypothesesdan
ddpredictionsdrelateddtodadpotentiallydadaptivedbehaviordindorderdtodconsiderditsdfitnessdcostsdanddben
efits,devaluateditsdadaptivedvalue,danddidentifydwhyditdevolved.
Bloom’sdLevel:d3.dApplying
10. Considerdthedfollowingdobservation:dMaledsongdsparrowsdsingdmoredatddawndthandduringdanydo
therdtimedthedday.
Withdregarddtodthisdobservation,dthedstatementd“Malesdthatdreceivedad‘caredpackage’dofdextradfooddt
heddaydbeforedshoulddproducedmoredsongsdduringdtheddawndhourdthandthosedthatddodnotdreceivedsup
plementaldfood”disdandexampledof
a. adcausaldquestion.
b. adprediction.
c. testdevidence.
d. adhypothesis.d
Answer:db
LearningdObjective:d1.1.2dReviewdhowdresearchersdusedthedscientificdmethoddtodtestdhypothesesdan
ddpredictionsdrelateddtodadpotentiallydadaptivedbehaviordindorderdtodconsiderditsdfitnessdcostsdanddben
efits,devaluateditsdadaptivedvalue,danddidentifydwhyditdevolved.
Bloom’sdLevel:d3.dApplying
11. Considerdthedfollowingdobservation:dMaledsongdsparrowsdsingdmoredatddawndthandduringdanydo
therdtimedthedday.
Withdregarddtodthisdobservation,dthedstatementd“Whatdisdthedevolveddfunctiondofdthedpatterndofds
ongdproductiondbydthedsongdsparrow?”disdandexampledof
a. adcausaldquestion.
b. adprediction.
c. testdevidence.
d. adhypothesis.d
Answer:da
LearningdObjective:d1.1.2dReviewdhowdresearchersdusedthedscientificdmethoddtodtestdhypothesesdan
ddpredictionsdrelateddtodadpotentiallydadaptivedbehaviordindorderdtodconsiderditsdfitnessdcostsdanddben
efits,devaluateditsdadaptivedvalue,danddidentifydwhyditdevolved.
Bloom’sdLevel:d3.dApplying
12. Ifdandadaptationdisdthedproductdofdnaturaldselection,dthedtraitdwill
a. providedadnetdreproductivedgaindfordindividualsdthatdpossessdthedattribute.
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Chapterd1:dAndIntroductiondtodAnimaldBehavior
MultipledChoicedQuestions
1. “Ifdfemaledlizardsdwithdreddishdthroatsdproducedmoredeggsdthandfemalesdwithdorangishdthroats,dt
hendthedreddishdthroatdisdandevolveddadaptation.”dThisdstatement
a. isdtrue,dbecausedthisdspeciesdhasdvariation,dadcriticaldrequirementdfordthedevolutiondofda
daptationsdbydnaturaldselection.
b. isdfalse,dbecausedfemalesdwithdorangishdthroatsdcoulddstilldhavedmoredoffspringdthatdlivedtodr
eproducedthandfemalesdwithdreddishdthroats.
c. isdfalse,dbecausedtheredisdnodguaranteedthatdfemalesdwithdreddishdthroatsdaredthedbestdfordthedl
ong-termdpreservationdofdthisdspecies.
d. coulddbedtruedordfalse,dbecausedwedcannotdtelldwithoutdknowingdwhetherdreddishdfemalesdo
utnumberdorangishdfemalesdindthisdspecies.
Answer:db
LearningdObjective:d1.1.1dIdentifydthedconditionsdrequireddtodproducedevolutionarydchangedt
hroughdnaturaldselectiondanddexaminedthesedconditionsdusingdthedgene’sdeyedview.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
2. Thedstatementd“Lemmingsddispersedfromdareasdofdhighdpopulationddensitydbecausedtheydi
nheriteddthisdabilitydfromdadlemming-likedancestordindthedpast”disdadhypothesisdabout
a. evolveddfunction.
b. geneticsdandddevelopment.
c. evolutionarydhistory.
d. adaptivedvalue.
Answer:dc
LearningdObjective:d1.1.3dConsiderdhowdproximatedanddultimatedlevelsdofdanalysisdcandbeduseddtodp
rovidedandintegrativedunderstandingdofdtheddevelopment,dmechanism,dadaptivedvalue,danddevolutio
narydhistorydofdadbehavior.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
3. Thedinfanticidedhypothesis,dwhichdpositsdthatdinfanticidedisdadreproduction-
enhancingdtacticdpracticeddbydmales,disdcalleddadhypothesisdbecausedit
a. candbedproven.
b. isdandexplanationdbaseddondlimiteddevidencedthatdcandbedtested.
c. isdmutuallydexclusivedtodanydotherdpotentialdexplanations.
d. isdadbasicdprincipledthatdcandbedapplieddwidely.d
Answer:db
,LearningdObjective:d1.1.2dReviewdhowdresearchersdusedthedscientificdmethoddtodtestdhypothesesdan
ddpredictionsdrelateddtodadpotentiallydadaptivedbehaviordindorderdtodconsiderditsdfitnessdcostsdanddben
efits,devaluateditsdadaptivedvalue,danddidentifydwhyditdevolved.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
4. IndorderdfordDarwiniandnaturaldselectiondtodcausedevolutionarydchange,dadpopulationdmustdc
ontaindindividualsdthatddifferdhereditarilydindsomedcharacteristicdbecause
a. indadpopulationdwithoutdthisdkinddofdvariation,dthedspeciesdisddoomeddtodextinction.
b. whendalldindividualsdhavedthedsamedgenes,dthendalldindividualsdaredexactlydalikedindalldrespects.
c. uniformdpopulationsdaredevolutionaryddeaddends.
d. unlessdtheredisdvariationdofdthisdsort,dparentsdcannotdpassdondtheirdadvantageousdattributesdtodt
heirdoffspring.
Answer:dd
LearningdObjective:d1.1.1dIdentifydthedconditionsdrequireddtodproducedevolutionarydchangedt
hroughdnaturaldselectiondanddexaminedthesedconditionsdusingdthedgene’sdeyedview.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
5. Wedobservedvariationdindadpopulationdofdlizarddwithdrespectdtodhowdfastdindividualsdcandrun.dW
edattemptdtodselectdfordthedabilitydtodrundslowly,dnotdquickly.dAfterdsixdgenerationsdofdselectivedbre
edingdofdonlydthedslowestdwithdthedslowest,dthedmeandrunningdspeeddofdthedlizardsdhasdnotdchange
d.dWhatdisdthedappropriatedscientificdconclusiondbaseddondthisdwork?
a. Afterdsixdgenerationsdofdartificialdselection,dthedfrequencydofdslowdrunnersdindthedpopulationdhasdr
emaineddunchanged.
b. Afterdsixdgenerationsdofdartificialdselection,dthedfrequencydofdslowdrunnersdindthedpopulationdhasdi
ncreased.
c. Theddifferencesdbetweendthedlizardsdindrunningdspeeddindthedoriginaldpopulationdwerednotdc
auseddbydgeneticddifferencesdamongdthem.
d. Thedresultsdaredinvaliddbecausedthedresearchersdfaileddtodmaintaindenoughdvariationdindrunningds
peeddindtheirdselecteddlineage,dsodevolutionarydchangedwasdimpossible.
Answer:dc
LearningdObjective:d1.1.1dIdentifydthedconditionsdrequireddtodproducedevolutionarydchangedt
hroughdnaturaldselectiondanddexaminedthesedconditionsdusingdthedgene’sdeyedview.
Bloom’sdLevel:d3.dApplying
6. Wedobservedadfrogdthatdcarriesditsdbabiesdonditsdbackdawaydfromdwheredthedeggsdhatched.dHeredar
edtwodquestionsdaboutdthisdobservation:
X.dDoesdthedfrogddodthisdtodmovedthedbabiesdtodadplacedwheredtheydwilldbedsaferdanddmoredlikelydtodsu
rvive?
Y.dDoesdthedfrogdhavedspecificdmorphologicaldtraitsdthatdenableditdtodholddanddtransferditsdbabiesdindth
isdway?
Whichdofdthedtwodisdadproximatedquestion?
a. X,dbecauseditdconsidersdthedadaptivedvaluedordfunctiondofdthedtrait
b. Y,dbecauseditdasksdaboutdtheddevelopmentaldmechanismsdthatdinfluencedthedcomponentsdofdtheda
nimal
,c. BothdXdanddY,dbecausedtheydlookdatdthedimmediatedanddmechanisticdcausesdofdthedbehavior
d. NeitherdXdordY,dbecausedtheydbothdtakedandadaptivedordevolutionarydapproachdtodlookdatdthedu
ltimatedcausesdofdthedbehavior
Answer:db
LearningdObjective:d1.1.3dConsiderdhowdproximatedanddultimatedlevelsdofdanalysisdcandbeduseddtodp
rovidedandintegrativedunderstandingdofdtheddevelopment,dmechanism,dadaptivedvalue,danddevolutio
narydhistorydofdadbehavior.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
7. Wedobservedadfrogdthatdcarriesditsdbabiesdonditsdbackdawaydfromdwheredthedeggsdhatched.dHeredar
edtwodquestionsdaboutdthisdobservation:
X.dDoesdthedfrogddodthisdtodmovedthedbabiesdtodadplacedwheredtheydwilldbedsaferdanddmoredlikelydtodsu
rvive?
Y.dDoesdthedfrogdhavedspecificdmorphologicaldtraitsdthatdenableditdtodholddanddtransferditsdbabiesdindth
isdway?
Whichdofdthedtwodisdandultimatedquestion?
a. X,dbecauseditdconsidersdthedadaptivedvaluedordfunctiondofdthedtrait
b. Y,dbecauseditdasksdaboutdtheddevelopmentaldmechanismsdthatdinfluencedthedcomponentsdofdtheda
nimal
c. BothdXdanddY,dbecausedtheydlookdatdthedimmediatedanddmechanisticdcausesdofdthedbehavior
d. NeitherdXdordY,dbecausedtheydbothdtakedandadaptivedordevolutionarydapproachdtodlookdatdthedu
ltimatedcausesdofdthedbehavior
Answer:da
LearningdObjective:d1.1.3dConsiderdhowdproximatedanddultimatedlevelsdofdanalysisdcandbeduseddtodp
rovidedandintegrativedunderstandingdofdtheddevelopment,dmechanism,dadaptivedvalue,danddevolutio
narydhistorydofdadbehavior.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
8. WhichdisdandexampledofdadDarwiniandpuzzle?
a. Salmondcandsmelldadfewdmoleculesdofdchemicalsdindthedstreamdindwhichdtheydweredborn.
b. Adultdbirdsdscreamdindpaindwhendcaughtdbydadpredator.
c. Ifdtwodordevendthreedeggsdaredaddeddtodadbird’sdnest,dthedadultdbirdsdoftendcandreardthemds
uccessfullydalongdwithdtheirdowndchicks.
d. Batsdcandcatchdmothsdindcompleteddarknessdthanksdtodtheirdabilitydtodheardechoesdfromdtheirdo
wndcries.
Answer:dc
LearningdObjective:d1.1.2dReviewdhowdresearchersdusedthedscientificdmethoddtodtestdhypothesesdan
ddpredictionsdrelateddtodadpotentiallydadaptivedbehaviordindorderdtodconsiderditsdfitnessdcostsdanddben
efits,devaluateditsdadaptivedvalue,danddidentifydwhyditdevolved.
Bloom’sdLevel:d2.dUnderstanding
9. Considerdthedfollowingdobservation:dMaledsongdsparrowsdsingdmoredatddawndthandduringdanydo
therdtimedthedday.
, Withdregarddtodthisdobservation,dthedstatementd“Malesdsingdtodprovidedaccuratedinformationdtod
matesdaboutdtheirdphysicaldcondition”disdandexampledof
a. adcausaldquestion.
b. adprediction.
c. testdevidence.
d. adhypothesis.d
Answer:dd
LearningdObjective:d1.1.2dReviewdhowdresearchersdusedthedscientificdmethoddtodtestdhypothesesdan
ddpredictionsdrelateddtodadpotentiallydadaptivedbehaviordindorderdtodconsiderditsdfitnessdcostsdanddben
efits,devaluateditsdadaptivedvalue,danddidentifydwhyditdevolved.
Bloom’sdLevel:d3.dApplying
10. Considerdthedfollowingdobservation:dMaledsongdsparrowsdsingdmoredatddawndthandduringdanydo
therdtimedthedday.
Withdregarddtodthisdobservation,dthedstatementd“Malesdthatdreceivedad‘caredpackage’dofdextradfooddt
heddaydbeforedshoulddproducedmoredsongsdduringdtheddawndhourdthandthosedthatddodnotdreceivedsup
plementaldfood”disdandexampledof
a. adcausaldquestion.
b. adprediction.
c. testdevidence.
d. adhypothesis.d
Answer:db
LearningdObjective:d1.1.2dReviewdhowdresearchersdusedthedscientificdmethoddtodtestdhypothesesdan
ddpredictionsdrelateddtodadpotentiallydadaptivedbehaviordindorderdtodconsiderditsdfitnessdcostsdanddben
efits,devaluateditsdadaptivedvalue,danddidentifydwhyditdevolved.
Bloom’sdLevel:d3.dApplying
11. Considerdthedfollowingdobservation:dMaledsongdsparrowsdsingdmoredatddawndthandduringdanydo
therdtimedthedday.
Withdregarddtodthisdobservation,dthedstatementd“Whatdisdthedevolveddfunctiondofdthedpatterndofds
ongdproductiondbydthedsongdsparrow?”disdandexampledof
a. adcausaldquestion.
b. adprediction.
c. testdevidence.
d. adhypothesis.d
Answer:da
LearningdObjective:d1.1.2dReviewdhowdresearchersdusedthedscientificdmethoddtodtestdhypothesesdan
ddpredictionsdrelateddtodadpotentiallydadaptivedbehaviordindorderdtodconsiderditsdfitnessdcostsdanddben
efits,devaluateditsdadaptivedvalue,danddidentifydwhyditdevolved.
Bloom’sdLevel:d3.dApplying
12. Ifdandadaptationdisdthedproductdofdnaturaldselection,dthedtraitdwill
a. providedadnetdreproductivedgaindfordindividualsdthatdpossessdthedattribute.
