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