1. pets
2. birds

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AP!Biology!Quiz:!!Animal!Behavior!(Chapter!51):!!10!questions,!50!points!max!
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In!Figure!A,!dung!flies!of!which!length!provide!the!
greatest!calorie!intake!per!second!of!handling!time?!!!
(A) 5!mm!
(B) 7!mm!
(C) 10!mm!
(D) 17!mm!
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Which!of!the!following!statements!is!supported!by!
the!data!shown!in!the!graphs?!!!
(A) When!preying!on!dung!flies,!wagtails!tend!to!
select!prey!which!are!longer!in!length,!
regardless!of!their!caloric!value!per!handling!
time.!
(B) When!preying!on!dung!flies,!wagtails!do!not!
consider!caloric!value!per!second!of!handling!
time.!!!
(C) When!preying!on!dung!flies,!wagtails!tend!to!
select!prey!that!provides!the!most!calories!per!
second!of!handling!time,!regardless!of!which!
prey!size!is!most!abundant.!!
(D) When!preying!on!dung!flies,!wagtails!will!choose!
any!size!dung!fly!to!consume,!regardless!of!the!
calorie!value!per!second!handling!time.!
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5.
Ants!carry!dead!ants!from!an!anthill!and!dump!them!
onto!a!“trash”!pile.!!If!a!chemical!from!a!dead!ant!is!
applied!to!a!live!ant,!the!other!ants!will!carry!it,!
kicking!and!struggling,!from!the!anthill,!until!the!
chemical!wears!off.!How!do!you!explain!this!
behavior?!
(A) The!ants!are!imprinting!on!the!chemical.!
(B) The!ants!can!only!learn!by!operant!
conditioning.!
(C) The!chemical!triggers!a!negative!taxis!
behavior.!
(D) The!chemical!is!a!sign!stimulus!for!a!fixed!
action!pattern.!
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A!blackcap!warbler!from!a!captive!migratory!
population!is!mated!with!another!blackcap!warbler!
from!a!captive!nonmigratory!population.!!The!labU
reared!offspring!exhibit!a!modest!amount!of!
migratory!restlessness.!!This!behavior,!which!is!
intermediate!between!that!of!the!two!parents,!could!
be!interpreted!as!evidence!that!!
(A) Migratory!behavior!is!determined!exclusively!by!
environmental!factors.!
(B) The!differences!in!migratory!behavior!between!
populations!are!influenced!by!genetic!
differences!among!the!populations.!
(C) Migratory!behavior!does!not!evolve!through!
natural!selection.!!
(D) The!captive!nonmigratory!birds!must!learn!to!
migrate!or!they!will!die.!
You!are!sitting!on!your!patio!enjoying!the!beautiful!
fall!weather!when!you!notice!a!couple!of!squirrels!
frolicking!in!your!backyard.!!You!begin!to!wonder!
why!the!squirrels!are!acting!strangely!when!one!
squirrel!bites!the!tail!of!another.!!Which!one!of!the!
following!is!a!question!about!the!proximate!cause!of!
this!behavior?!!
(A) Is!the!biting!behavior!of!squirrels!a!form!of!
courtship?!
(B) Does!the!presence!of!a!tail!close!by!cause!a!
squirrel!to!bite?!!!
(C) Does!biting!help!keep!other!squirrels!from!
stealing!food?!
(D) Was!the!squirrel!defending!a!mate!from!an!
intruder?!
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6.
Pheasants!do!not!feed!their!chicks.!!Immediately!
after!hatching,!a!pheasant!chick!starts!pecking!at!
seeds!and!insects!on!the!ground.!!How!might!a!
behavioral!ecologist!explain!the!ultimate!cause!of!
this!behavior?!
(A) Pecking!is!a!fixed!action!pattern.!
(B) Pheasants!that!pecked!survived!and!reproduced!
fast.!
(C) Pheasants!learned!to!peck!and!their!offspring!
inherited!this!behavior.!
(D) Pecking!is!the!result!of!imprinting!during!a!
critical!period.!
7.
You!are!a!graduate!student!in!a!biology!lab.!Every!
morning!when!you!arrive!to!conduct!your!research!
before!class,!you!turn!on!the!lights!and!feed!the!fish!
in!the!tanks.!!One!morning!you!briefly!stop!by!the!lab!
to!pick!something!up!but!do!not!have!time!to!feed!
the!fish.!!You!turn!on!the!lights!and!notice!that!the!
fish!immediately!begin!to!swim!to!the!surface!of!the!
tanks!to!feed.!!Why!are!the!fish!behaving!in!this!
manner?!
(A) The!fish!are!imprinted!on!you,!so!they!swim!to!
the!surface!when!you!are!near.!
(B) The!fish!have!been!classically!conditioned!to!
respond!to!the!light!when!it!is!turned!on.!
(C) The!fish!are!exhibiting!a!positive!phototaxis!
behavior!in!response!to!the!light.!!
(D) The!fishes’!instinct!is!driving!them!to!swim!to!
the!surface!when!humans!are!near.!!
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One!way!to!determine!whether!or!not!food!
preferences!have!a!genetic!basis!would!be!to!
(A) Compare!the!food!preferences!of!two!different!
wild!populations.!!!
(B) Give!animals!from!two!different!populations!the!
exact!same!food!and!see!if!they!eat!it.!
(C) Rear!the!offspring!of!animals!from!two!different!
populations!with!different!food!preferences!
under!the!same!conditions!in!the!lab!and!see!
whether!or!not!their!food!preferences!reflect!
parental!ones.!
(D) Bring!animals!from!two!populations!into!the!lab!
and!observe!whether!they!have!different!food!
preferences.!
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9.
You!are!experimenting!in!biology!lab!with!a!vial!of!
fruit!flies!to!investigate!their!food!preferences.!!You!
notice!that!they!fly!toward!the!cotton!plug!inserted!
into!the!vial!(which!is!unscented)!instead!of!toward!
the!nutrient!culture!medium!in!the!bottom!of!the!
vial,!which!has!a!strong!banana!scent.!!Which!of!the!
following!choices!below!describes!what!behavior!the!
flies!are!engaging!in?!
(A) Positive!chemotaxis,!because!they!are!moving!
toward!the!cotton.!
(B) Negative!chemotaxis,!because!they!are!moving!
away!from!the!scented!culture!medium.!
(C) Kinesis,!because!the!flies!do!not!seem!like!they!
are!moving!in!any!certain!direction.!!
(D) Kinesis,!because!they!are!moving!away!from!the!
culture!medium!toward!the!cotton!plug.!!!!
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Short!Answer:!!Use!complete!sentences.!
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10. When!an!animal!engages!in!agonistic!behavior,!it!
often!puffs!up!to!appear!larger!and!more!menacing!
to!other!animals.!!
(a) !What!is!the!adaptive!value!of!this!behavior?!
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(b) Explain!how!this!type!of!behavior!improves!the!
organism’s!fitness.!
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