Bio 204 Week 7
1. Imagine that you have a cat that is purring on your lap. Which of the following
questions would Niko Tinbergen ask about this behavior?
How many genes—if any—direct purring behavior in cats? Do cats learn to purr
from their maternal parent? Their paternal parent?
Do cats that purr have a greater rate of survival than those that don't? Does
purring in cats serve any reproductive purpose?
Why did purring first evolve in cats? Was this behavior initially used by cat
ancestors to attract mates? To communicate between female cats and their
kittens?
,Is there any relationship between the cat's larynx and purring? Does air move
over the cat's larynx in a specific way to produce a "purr"?
Tinbergen would ask all of these questions regarding purring in cats.: Tinbergen
would ask all of these questions regarding purring in cats.
2. Individual behavior that includes sacrifices made for the good of others is
called:
objectivism.
selfishness.
altruism.
habituation.
sensitization.: altruism.
, 3. Many squirrel species cache food for consumption later. Even squirrels of a
young age are able to dig and bury food, even if they have never watched
1. Imagine that you have a cat that is purring on your lap. Which of the following
questions would Niko Tinbergen ask about this behavior?
How many genes—if any—direct purring behavior in cats? Do cats learn to purr
from their maternal parent? Their paternal parent?
Do cats that purr have a greater rate of survival than those that don't? Does
purring in cats serve any reproductive purpose?
Why did purring first evolve in cats? Was this behavior initially used by cat
ancestors to attract mates? To communicate between female cats and their
kittens?
,Is there any relationship between the cat's larynx and purring? Does air move
over the cat's larynx in a specific way to produce a "purr"?
Tinbergen would ask all of these questions regarding purring in cats.: Tinbergen
would ask all of these questions regarding purring in cats.
2. Individual behavior that includes sacrifices made for the good of others is
called:
objectivism.
selfishness.
altruism.
habituation.
sensitization.: altruism.
, 3. Many squirrel species cache food for consumption later. Even squirrels of a
young age are able to dig and bury food, even if they have never watched
