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