BIOL 1442 Exam 3 – A+ Practice Questions & Review with verified answers University of
Texas at Arlington
A stickleback fish will attack a fish model as long as the model has red coloring. This is best
described as
a. Sign stimulus
b. Cognition
c. Imprinting
d. Classical conditioning Sign stimulus << correct answer >>Greylag geese learned very young to follow
the pioneering ethologist Konrad Lorenz everywhere
he went.
a. Sign stimulus
b. Habituation
c. Imprinting
d. Classical conditioning Imprinting << correct answer >>When it comes to mate preference, female
guppies learn through observing the behavior of
other females.
a. Habituation
b. Operant conditioning
c. Social learning
d. Imprinting Social learning << correct answer >>Through trial and error, a rat learns to run a maze
without mistakes to receive a food reward.
a. Habituation
b. Operant conditioning
c. Insight
d. Innate behavior Operant conditioning << correct answer >>Upon observing a golden eagle flying
overhead, a sentry prairie dog puts its own safety at risk
with a warning call to other members of the prairie dog community
a. Agonistic behavior
, b. Dominance hierarchy
c. Altruistic behavior
d. Innate behavior Altruistic behavior << correct answer >>Which of the following is required for a
behavioral trait to evolve by natural selection?
a. The behavior is not genetically inherited
b. The behavior is the same in all individuals in the population
c. The behavior is determined entirely by genes
d. An individual's reproductive success depends in part on how the behavior is performed An
individual's reproductive success depends in part on how the behavior is performed << correct answer
>>Although many chimpanzees live in environments containing oil palm nuts, members of only a
few populations use stones to crack open the nuts. The likely explanation is that
a. Members of different populations have different nutritional requirements
b. Members of different populations differ in learning ability
c. The behavioral difference is caused by genetic differences between populations
d. The cultural tradition of using stones to crack nuts has arisen in only some populations The
cultural tradition of using stones to crack nuts has arisen in only some populations << correct answer
>>The proximate causes of behaviors are interactions with the environment, but behavior is
ultimately shaped by
a. Hormones
b. Evolution
c. Pheromones
d. The nervous system Evolution << correct answer >>Which biome requires frequent disturbance
events such as drought and fire (i.e. to prevent
succession)?
a. Tundra
b. Taiga/coniferous forest
c. Tropical forest
d. Temperate grassland Temperate grassland << correct answer >>Which type of ecosystem is most
likely to be threatened by the phenomenon of eutrophication?
a. Tundra
b. Chaparral
Texas at Arlington
A stickleback fish will attack a fish model as long as the model has red coloring. This is best
described as
a. Sign stimulus
b. Cognition
c. Imprinting
d. Classical conditioning Sign stimulus << correct answer >>Greylag geese learned very young to follow
the pioneering ethologist Konrad Lorenz everywhere
he went.
a. Sign stimulus
b. Habituation
c. Imprinting
d. Classical conditioning Imprinting << correct answer >>When it comes to mate preference, female
guppies learn through observing the behavior of
other females.
a. Habituation
b. Operant conditioning
c. Social learning
d. Imprinting Social learning << correct answer >>Through trial and error, a rat learns to run a maze
without mistakes to receive a food reward.
a. Habituation
b. Operant conditioning
c. Insight
d. Innate behavior Operant conditioning << correct answer >>Upon observing a golden eagle flying
overhead, a sentry prairie dog puts its own safety at risk
with a warning call to other members of the prairie dog community
a. Agonistic behavior
, b. Dominance hierarchy
c. Altruistic behavior
d. Innate behavior Altruistic behavior << correct answer >>Which of the following is required for a
behavioral trait to evolve by natural selection?
a. The behavior is not genetically inherited
b. The behavior is the same in all individuals in the population
c. The behavior is determined entirely by genes
d. An individual's reproductive success depends in part on how the behavior is performed An
individual's reproductive success depends in part on how the behavior is performed << correct answer
>>Although many chimpanzees live in environments containing oil palm nuts, members of only a
few populations use stones to crack open the nuts. The likely explanation is that
a. Members of different populations have different nutritional requirements
b. Members of different populations differ in learning ability
c. The behavioral difference is caused by genetic differences between populations
d. The cultural tradition of using stones to crack nuts has arisen in only some populations The
cultural tradition of using stones to crack nuts has arisen in only some populations << correct answer
>>The proximate causes of behaviors are interactions with the environment, but behavior is
ultimately shaped by
a. Hormones
b. Evolution
c. Pheromones
d. The nervous system Evolution << correct answer >>Which biome requires frequent disturbance
events such as drought and fire (i.e. to prevent
succession)?
a. Tundra
b. Taiga/coniferous forest
c. Tropical forest
d. Temperate grassland Temperate grassland << correct answer >>Which type of ecosystem is most
likely to be threatened by the phenomenon of eutrophication?
a. Tundra
b. Chaparral
