BIO 182 EXAM 4 GCU QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
a sequence of unlearned acts directly linked to a simple stimulus - ANSWER fixed action pattern
A chemical that acts as an alarm substance is a - ANSWER pheromone
Honeybees have a remarkable way of transferring information about the location of a food source to
other members of the hive. The worker bees conveying this information use __________ communication
to relay this information. - ANSWER visual
Animals that exhibit which type of mating behavior are often so morphologically similar that it is difficult
to distinguish the sexes based on external characteristics - ANSWER monogamous
A cross-fostering study is a study in which - ANSWER young of one species are placed in the care of
adults of another species
Migratory orientations within a species are___________. - ANSWER genetically determined
A(n) ______ involves a response to each stimulus that is the stimulus for the next behavior - ANSWER
stimulus-response chain
Which of the following is an example of a circannual rhythm - ANSWER Every spring robins gather in the
park to build nests and reproduce.
Which of the following best illustrates optimal foraging - ANSWER A sunbird will defend more fiercely
flowers that produce more food.
Niko Tinbergen's 4 questions - ANSWER 1. What stimulus elicits the behavior, and what physiological
mechanisms mediate the response?
2. How does the animal's experience during growth and development influence the response?
3. How does the behavior aid survival and reproduction?
, 4. What is the behavior's evolutionary history?
In addition to serving as a weapon, the male fiddler crabs large claw - ANSWER is used to attract females
when searching for a mate
This type of associative learning that involves trial and error is - ANSWER Operant conditioning
This type of associative learning that Ivan Pavlov used in which he always rang a bell before feeding a
dog is called - ANSWER Classical conditioning
______ is/are critical to imprinting a long-lasting behavioral response to a particular individual or object -
ANSWER sensitive period
What signals might be best employed by a nocturnal forest animal seeking to identify its territory? -
ANSWER auditory and olfactory
Ants carry dead ants out of an anthill and dump them on a "trash" pile. If a chemical from a dead ant is
applied to a live ant, other ants will carry it, kicking and struggling, from the anthill, until the substance
wears off. Which of the following explains this behavior? - ANSWER The chemical is a sign stimulus for a
fixed action pattern
Problem solving that is learned by observing the behavior of other individuals is called - ANSWER social
learning
The main premise of sociobiology is - ANSWER Certain behaviors are the expression of genes that have
been favored by evolution
Off in the distance, on the side of a mountain, you spot four female deer and a single male deer. If this
reflects the mating system of this species, it would be an example of __________. - ANSWER polygyny
When animals engage in _____, they often perform displays that make them look as large and dangerous
as possible. - ANSWER agonistic behavior
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
a sequence of unlearned acts directly linked to a simple stimulus - ANSWER fixed action pattern
A chemical that acts as an alarm substance is a - ANSWER pheromone
Honeybees have a remarkable way of transferring information about the location of a food source to
other members of the hive. The worker bees conveying this information use __________ communication
to relay this information. - ANSWER visual
Animals that exhibit which type of mating behavior are often so morphologically similar that it is difficult
to distinguish the sexes based on external characteristics - ANSWER monogamous
A cross-fostering study is a study in which - ANSWER young of one species are placed in the care of
adults of another species
Migratory orientations within a species are___________. - ANSWER genetically determined
A(n) ______ involves a response to each stimulus that is the stimulus for the next behavior - ANSWER
stimulus-response chain
Which of the following is an example of a circannual rhythm - ANSWER Every spring robins gather in the
park to build nests and reproduce.
Which of the following best illustrates optimal foraging - ANSWER A sunbird will defend more fiercely
flowers that produce more food.
Niko Tinbergen's 4 questions - ANSWER 1. What stimulus elicits the behavior, and what physiological
mechanisms mediate the response?
2. How does the animal's experience during growth and development influence the response?
3. How does the behavior aid survival and reproduction?
, 4. What is the behavior's evolutionary history?
In addition to serving as a weapon, the male fiddler crabs large claw - ANSWER is used to attract females
when searching for a mate
This type of associative learning that involves trial and error is - ANSWER Operant conditioning
This type of associative learning that Ivan Pavlov used in which he always rang a bell before feeding a
dog is called - ANSWER Classical conditioning
______ is/are critical to imprinting a long-lasting behavioral response to a particular individual or object -
ANSWER sensitive period
What signals might be best employed by a nocturnal forest animal seeking to identify its territory? -
ANSWER auditory and olfactory
Ants carry dead ants out of an anthill and dump them on a "trash" pile. If a chemical from a dead ant is
applied to a live ant, other ants will carry it, kicking and struggling, from the anthill, until the substance
wears off. Which of the following explains this behavior? - ANSWER The chemical is a sign stimulus for a
fixed action pattern
Problem solving that is learned by observing the behavior of other individuals is called - ANSWER social
learning
The main premise of sociobiology is - ANSWER Certain behaviors are the expression of genes that have
been favored by evolution
Off in the distance, on the side of a mountain, you spot four female deer and a single male deer. If this
reflects the mating system of this species, it would be an example of __________. - ANSWER polygyny
When animals engage in _____, they often perform displays that make them look as large and dangerous
as possible. - ANSWER agonistic behavior
