How to learn basic animal behavior
  • 1. What is ethology the study of?
A) Animal behavior
B) Cell behavior
C) Plant behavior
D) Human behavior
  • 2. Which of the following is NOT a key component of animal behavior observation?
A) Intervention
B) Description
C) Analysis
D) Quantification
  • 3. What is an ethogram?
A) A type of animal trap
B) A training schedule
C) A catalog of animal behaviors
D) A breed of dog
  • 4. Which type of behavior involves learning?
A) Instinctive behavior
B) Innate behavior
C) Reflexive behavior
D) Conditioned behavior
  • 5. What is habituation?
A) Learning a new skill
B) Increased response to a repeated stimulus
C) Decreased response to a repeated stimulus
D) Building a new habitat
  • 6. What does 'proximate cause' of behavior refer to?
A) Evolutionary reasons for behavior
B) Immediate triggers for behavior
C) Genetic causes of behavior
D) Long-term consequences of behavior
  • 7. What does 'ultimate cause' of behavior refer to?
A) Physiological causes of behavior
B) Developmental reasons for behavior
C) Evolutionary reasons for behavior
D) Immediate triggers for behavior
  • 8. Which of these is an example of observational learning?
A) Learning through instinct
B) Learning by watching others
C) Learning through punishment
D) Learning through trial and error
  • 9. What is a fixed action pattern?
A) A sequence of unlearned acts
B) A flexible behavior that changes with experience
C) A random set of actions
D) A learned behavior
  • 10. What is the role of hormones in behavior?
A) Influencing physiological processes related to behavior
B) Only affecting behavior in humans
C) Having no effect on behavior
D) Directly controlling all animal actions
  • 11. What is foraging behavior?
A) Searching for food
B) Building a nest
C) Defending territory
D) Mating rituals
  • 12. What is optimal foraging theory?
A) Eating only the most nutritious food
B) Eating whatever is easiest to find
C) Eating as much as possible
D) Maximizing energy gain while minimizing cost
  • 13. What is migration?
A) Short-distance movement
B) Moving randomly
C) Staying in one place
D) Long-distance movement
  • 14. What cues do animals use for navigation during migration?
A) Only visual landmarks
B) Only smell
C) Only taste
D) Sun, stars, and magnetic fields
  • 15. What is communication in animal behavior?
A) Transmission of information
B) Eating
C) Sleeping
D) Fighting
  • 16. Which of the following is a form of animal communication?
A) Visual displays
B) Hibernation
C) Digestion
D) Grooming
  • 17. What is a pheromone?
A) A sound signal
B) A chemical signal
C) A visual signal
D) An electrical signal
  • 18. What is agonistic behavior?
A) Sleeping behavior
B) Conflict behavior
C) Playful behavior
D) Cooperative behavior
  • 19. What is dominance hierarchy?
A) Avoiding social interactions
B) Ranking of individuals
C) Equal distribution of resources
D) Random social structure
  • 20. What is altruism?
A) Neutral behavior
B) Harmful behavior
C) Selfish behavior
D) Behavior that benefits others at a cost to oneself
  • 21. What is kin selection?
A) Random mate choice
B) Favoring relatives
C) Favoring strangers
D) Avoiding relatives
  • 22. What is reciprocal altruism?
A) Helping others with the expectation of return
B) Harming others
C) Ignoring others
D) Helping others without expecting anything in return
  • 23. What is sexual selection?
A) Selection for mating success
B) Selection for survival
C) Selection against reproduction
D) Random mate choice
  • 24. What is intersexual selection?
A) Random mating
B) Mate choice
C) Forced mating
D) Competition for mates
  • 25. What is intrasexual selection?
A) Peaceful mating
B) Mate choice
C) Competition for mates
D) Cooperative mating
  • 26. What does the term 'anthropomorphism' mean in animal behavior?
A) Attributing human characteristics to animals
B) Observing plant behavior
C) Ignoring animal behavior
D) Studying human behavior
  • 27. What is imprinting?
A) Innate behavior only
B) Learning during a sensitive period
C) Forgetting everything
D) Learning without a sensitive period
  • 28. What is classical conditioning?
A) Ignoring stimuli
B) Learning through trial and error
C) Associating a neutral stimulus with a meaningful stimulus
D) Instinctive response
  • 29. What is operant conditioning?
A) Habituation
B) Imprinting
C) Classical conditioning
D) Learning through rewards and punishments
  • 30. Why is it important to be objective when studying animal behavior?
A) To anthropomorphize
B) To be subjective
C) To make assumptions
D) To avoid bias
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