Chapter 51 Review: Animal Behavior


  1. Taxis is an example of
    1. conditioned behavior.
    2. innate behavior.
    3. learned behavior.
    4. altruistic behavior.
    5. imprinting.
  2. A waggle dance is used to communicate found source among
    1. ants.
    2. termites.
    3. honeybees.
    4. cranes.
    5. whales.
  3. In operant conditioning, a ________ is associated with a consequence.
    1. behavior
    2. stimulus
    3. reward
    4. punishment
    5. habit
  4. The alarm substance released by an injured minnow is a type of
    1. sign stimulus.
    2. taxis.
    3. FAP.
    4. kinesis.
    5. pheromone.
  5. Hamilton's rule can be used to quantify advantages of
    1. kin selection.
    2. intrasexual selection.
    3. intersexual selection.
    4. natural selection.
    5. artificial selection.
  6. Classical conditioning occurs when a ________ is associated with a ________.
    1. stimulus, consequence
    2. behavior, consequence
    3. stimulus, behavior
    4. behavior, stimulus
    5. causation, condition
  7. The red belly of an intruding male causes aggressive behavior in another male; this aggressive response is called
    1. fixed action pattern.
    2. sign stimulus.
    3. kinesis.
    4. classical conditioning.
    5. operant conditioning.