Chapter 39 Review: Behavior and the Environment

  1. A meerkat sentinel puts his own life at risk when he gives an alarm at the sight of a predators. This is an example of ________ behavior.
    1. cognition (wrong)
    2. imprinting (wrong)
    3. symbiotic (wrong)
    4. selfish (wrong)
    5. altruistic <==== correct
      Hint
  2. Classical conditioning occurs when a ________ is associated with a ________.
    1. stimulus, consequence <==== correct
    2. behavior, consequence (wrong)
    3. stimulus, behavior (wrong)
    4. sensitization, stimulus (wrong)
    5. habituation, stimulus (wrong)
      Hint
  3. ________ of goslings occurs during an early stage of development called the critical period.
    1. Agonistic behavior (wrong)
    2. Altruistic behavior (wrong)
    3. Imprinting <==== correct
    4. Classical conditioning (wrong)
    5. Operant conditioning (wrong)
      Hint
  4. Highly decorated tail feathers of male peacocks are an example of
    1. intrasexual selection (wrong)
    2. non-associative learning (wrong)
    3. intersexual selection <==== correct
    4. kin selection (wrong)
    5. associative learning (wrong)
      Hint
  5. These male elephant seals compete for females by displaying ________ behavior in a process called intrasexual selection.
    1. altruistic (wrong)
    2. agonistic <==== correct
    3. monogamous (wrong)
    4. imprinting (wrong)
    5. associative (wrong)
      Hint
  6. The stimulus for the singing of this male bird during breeding season is
    1. eggs in the nest (wrong)
    2. testosterone levels <==== correct
    3. sight of a female meadowlark (wrong)
    4. sight of another male meadowlark (wrong)
    5. eggs outside the nest (wrong)
      Hint
  7. Innate behaviors are mainly determined by
    1. genes <==== correct
    2. parental care (wrong)
    3. competition (wrong)
    4. learning (wrong)
    5. conditioning (wrong)
      Hint