Ecology Animal Behavior: Causes and approaches to studying behavior by Devin Reese, PhD. Reading Quiz Teach with this 1. Darwin, by watching animals, hypothesized that, like humans, they have ________. mortality emotions body language sexual reproduction 2. From what discipline is the behavior study pictured in this image? CC BY 2.0 EOL Learning and Education Group Ecology Ethology Evolutionary biology Comparative psychology 3. Which of these examples BEST shows the ultimate cause of a behavior? Possums lay down in a fake death stance when a predator approaches. Horses break into a gallop when they smell the hay in its stable ahead. Lionesses join the pack when they see other lionesses on the prowl. Bullfrogs jump into the pond when they hear the voices of humans approaching. 4. Bird imprinting is similar to which human behavior (from a learning perspective)? Teacher attachment in preschoolers. Mother's face recognition in babies. Tuning out parent voices in teenagers. Learning to walk around in toddlers. 5. A songbird raised alone for a year and afterwards raised with its flock would probably never sing a proper song. true false 6. What's the MOST significant tradeoff a foraging animal faces with getting food energy efficiently? Courting Sleeping Surviving socializing 7. Which perspective on behavior is a study of how pond turtles transition to eating a more vegetarian diet as they mature? Causation Development Function Evolutionary history 8. Why will it be difficult for this migratory species (bar-tailed godwit) to shift its geographic range as climate warms? Because there is little land for it to shift onto north of its current nonbreeding habitat. Because there is little land for it to shift onto south of its current breeding habitat. Because there is little land for it to shift onto east of its current stopover habitat. Because there is little land for it to shift onto west of its current habitats. 9. Animal personalities are thought to be determined entirely by experiences they have. true false 10. Which best illustrates the brain's plasticity in response to experience? In honeybees, returning workers dance to indicate the direction of a food source. A captive shark gave birth to a pup without ever mating with a male. Birds that often hear predators develop a smaller fear area of the brain. Mammals have the brain wiring to know how to feed by suckling at birth. Score Quiz
