Chapter 51-Animal Behavior

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a circannual rhythm?

Answer 1

Every spring robins gather in the park to build nests and reproduce. (occurs annually)

Question 2

Pheromones are examples of _____.

Answer 2

chemical signals called pheromones are used in communications among members of a species.

Question 3

Honeybees have a remarkable way of transferring information about the location of a food source to other members of the hive. The worker bees conveying this information use _____ communication to relay this information.

Answer 3

visual

Question 4

In _____, an animal learns to associate one of its behaviors with reward or punishment.

Answer 4

operant conditioning

Question 5

Polyandry

Answer 5

single female with multiple mating males

Question 6

Polygyny

Answer 6

single male and several female

Question 7

The coefficient of relatedness between two brothers is _____.

Answer 7

the same as the coefficient of relatedness between mother and daughter

Question 8

Difference between ultimate and proximate behavior?

Answer 8

Proximate-what makes this behavior occur? how does growth and development affect responses
Ultimate-how does behavior affect survival and reproduction? What is behavior’s evolutionary history?

Question 9

What is Game theory?

Answer 9

evaluates alternative strategies in situations where the outcome depends on the strategies of all indiv involved. Explains why three different phenotypes of same behavior can survive