Animal Behavior - Principles of Biology | Biology+

Course

Introductory Biology

Study Pack

Set 1: An Introduction to Biology

Set 2: The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water

Set 3: The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic Molecules

Set 4: General Features of Cells

Set 5: Membrane Structure, Transport, and Cell Junctions

Set 6: Energy, Enzymes, and Cellular Respiration

Set 7: Photosynthesis

Set 8: Cell Communication

Set 9: Nucleic Acid Structure, DNA Replication, and Chromosome Structure

Set 10: Gene Expression at the Molecular Level

Set 11: Gene Regulation

Set 12: Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer

Set 13: The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle, Mitosis, and Meiosis

Set 14: Patterns of Inheritance

Set 15: Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria

Set 16: Genetic Technology

Set 17: Genomes, Repetitive Sequences, and Bioinformatics

Set 18: Origin and History of Life

Set 19: An Introduction to Evolution and Population Genetics

Set 20: Origin of Species and Macroevolution

Set 21: Taxonomy and Systematics

Set 22: Microorganisms: The Archaea, Bacteria, and Protists

Set 25: Animal Diversity: Invertebrates

Set 26: Animal Diversity: Vertebrates

Set 27: An Introduction to Flowering Plant Form and Function

Set 28: Flowering Plants: Plant Behavior

Set 29: Flowering Plants: Nutrition and Transport

Set 30: Flowering Plants: Reproduction

Set 31: Animal Bodies and Homeostasis

Set 32: Neuroscience I: Structure, Function, and Evolution of Nervous Systems

Set 33: Neuroscience II: Sensory Systems

Set 34: Muscular-Skeletal Systems

Set 35: Digestive Systems and Nutrition

Set 36: Circulatory Systems

Set 37: Respiratory Systems

Set 38: Excretory Systems and the Homeostasis of Internal Fluids

Set 39: Endocrine Systems

Set 40: Animal Reproduction and Development

Set 41: Immune Systems

Set 42: Animal Behavior

Set 43: Ecology and the Physical Environment

Set 44: Population Ecology

Set 45: Community Ecology

Set 46: Ecosystem Ecology

Set 47: Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Set 42 Animal Behavior

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Set 42 Animal Behavior

(Multiple Choice)

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What are possible benefits to an animal of defending a territory? Check all that apply.

A) access to mates
B) optimal nesting/breeding sites
C) decreased foraging time
D) increased intraspecific competition
E) increased food resources

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(Multiple Choice)

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Researchers have found that an octopus given a clear plastic box with three different types of lids and a crab inside will eventually figure out how to get at least one of the lids open to get the crab.They have also shown that after a new octopus observes a veteran octopus (who already knows how to open the box),the new octopus is able to open the box and always uses the same type of lid that the veteran used.What term best describes these behaviors?

A)habituation
B)proximate
C)learning
D)imprinting
E)innate

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

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After removing some freshly baked cookies from the oven,you accidentally brush the side of the pan with your bare hand.Your reflexes kick in and you immediately draw your hand away.What is the proximate cause of this behavior?

A)Through operant conditioning,you have learned to associate the heat of the pan with pain and to remove your hand when it feels heat.
B)Drawing your hand away quickly when it encounters high heat prevents injury,thereby increasing your chances to survive and reproduce.
C)Sensory receptors in the skin of your hand sent a signal to interneurons in your spinal cord,which subsequently signaled the motor neurons in your arm and hand to contract,drawing your hand away.
D)You perceived the heat,judged that it would cause a burn if you left your hand in place too long,and made a conscious decision to pull your hand away.

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