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chapter 6 Flashcards

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A specialized signal produced by one individual that influences the behavior of another is called?
a) Signal
b) Communication
c) alarm calls
d) Cue

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Communication

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A evolved trait selected for effect on behavior of receiver is called?
a) Signal
b) Communication
c) alarm calls
d) Cue

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Signal

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Consistent aspects of environment that guide behavior enhance fitness is called?
a) Signal
b) Communication
c) alarm calls
d) Cue

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Cue

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Honeybees waggle dance to find the distance and direction of food this is a?
a) Signal
b) Communication
c) alarm calls
d) Cue

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signal

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The honeybees use odor to identify food this is called a?
a) Signal
b) Communication
c) alarm calls
d) Cue

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Cue

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Unique vocalizations produced when near predator this is called?
Example: vervet monkey
a) Signal
b) Communication
c) alarm calls
d) Cue

A

alarm calls (auditory signals)

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Vervet bark when a leopard is around, they cough when an eagle is around, they shutter when a snake is around this is considered?
a) Signal
b) Communication
c) alarm calls
d) Cue

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Alarm signals

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Titmice used alarm signals when a predator is around this is considered what type of signal?
a) alarm signals
b) chemical signals
c) visual signals
d) Auditory signal

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Auditory signal

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What kind of signals are long lasting, travel great distances and cannot be modified?
a) alarm signals
b) chemical signals
c) visual signals
d) Auditory signal

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Chemical signals

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What type of signals moves rapidly through the environment and require adequate light; blocked by objects?
a) alarm signals
b) chemical signals
c) visual signals
d) Auditory signal

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visual signals

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What type of signal travels around objects; turned on/off quickly and attenuate (diminish) as they travel?
a) alarm signals
b) chemical signals
c) visual signals
d) Auditory signal

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Auditory signals

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Temperature affects ant where pheromones are less persistence this is what type of signal?
a) alarm signals
b) chemical signals
c) visual signals
d) Auditory signal

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Chemical signal (pheromones persistence)

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Bright body colors, effectiveness depends on wavelength of environment and background color contrast this would be considered what type of signal?
a) alarm signals
b) chemical signals
c) visual signals
d) Auditory signal

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Visual signal

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Habitat light environment affects fish (beach or root environment) would be considered what type of signal?
a) alarm signals
b) chemical signals
c) visual signals
d) Auditory signal

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Visual signal

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This captured males and recorded body color spectrum (wavelength of visible light) is called?
a) alarm signals
b) chemical signals
c) visual signals
d) Auditory signal
e) radiometer

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Radiometer

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What type of signal lose quality and intensity as they travel and higher frequencies attenuate more rapidly in dense vegetation?
a) Vocal signals
b) honest signals
c) chemical signals
d) alarm signals

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Vocal signals

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Satin bowerbirds (what causes vocal signals that minimize degradation)?
a) accurate signals
b) Habitat structure
c) Inaccurate signals
d) aposematic coloration

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Habitat structure

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Urban great tit use songs that have higher minimum frequency, and are shorter and faster than forest bird songs this is what type of signal?

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Vocal signal

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1) interest of signaler and receiver are similar
2) Signals cannot be faked
3) Signals are to costly to produce or maintain
These are the requirement for which of the following?
a) aggressive mimicry
b) aposematic
c) accurate (honest)
d) batesian mimicry

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Accurate/honest indicators

20
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Brightly colored morphology that stands out and is associated with noxious chemical/ poisons; unpalatable/ dangerous prey. This is considered?
a) Agressive mimicry
b) aposematic coloration
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) interspecific deception

A

Aposematic coloration

21
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What is a type of accurate indicators?
a) Agressive mimicry
b) courtship signaling
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) interspecific deception

A

Courtship signaling

22
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Male visual signals to female (can be lengthy and intense; energetically costly which means a more fit male) this is called?
a) Agressive mimicry
b) courtship displays
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) Aggressive behavior

A

courtship displays

23
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Male wolf spiders leg raising is what type of signal?
a) Agressive mimicry
b) courtship signaling
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) Aggressive behavior

A

Courtship signaling

24
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What of the following is an accurate indicator?
a) Agressive mimicry
b) Interspecific deception
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) Aggressive behavior

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Aggressive behavior

25
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what type of behavior starts with energetic display before intense fighting seen in fighting fish?
a) Agressive mimicry
b) Interspecific deception
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) Aggressive behavior

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Aggressive behavior

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Which of the following is an accurate indicator?
a) Mating calls
b) Batesian mimicry
c) Interspecific deception
d) Aggressive mimicry

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Mating call

27
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Red deer mating calls are consider what?
a) Inaccurate signal
b) Batesian mimicry
c) accurate signal
d) aggressive mimicry

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Accurate indicator

28
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Signaler benefits to detriment of receiver is consider?
a) Inaccurate signal
b) Batesian mimicry
c) accurate signal
d) aggressive mimicry

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Inaccurate signal

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Signalers selected to produce signals that affect behavior of receiver (receiver selected for better discrimination abilities) this is called?
a) Inaccurate signal
b) Co-evolutionary arms race
c) accurate signal
d) aggressive mimicry

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Co-evolutionary arms race

30
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Adaptive resemblance of one species to another is called?
a) aggressive behavior
b) Co-evolutionary arms race
c) accurate signal
d) mimicry

A

Mimicry

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Palatable mimic resembles unpalatable model (predator receives inaccurate signal -could attack but doesn’t) this is considered?
a) accurate signal
b) Co-evolutionary arms race
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) aggressive mimicry

A

Batesian Mimicry

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Predator mimics nonthreatening model (predator gains access to food: pretends to be harmless) this is considered?
a) accurate signal
b) Co-evolutionary arms race
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) aggressive mimicry

A

Aggressive mimicry

33
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Palatable yellow eye salamander resembles toxic newt is an example of what?
a) accurate signal
b) Co-evolutionary arms race
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) aggressive mimicry

A

Batesian mimicry

34
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Fish that feed on ectoparasites/ dead skin of other fish are called?

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Cleaner fish

35
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Cleaner fish (fangblennies) they feed on ectoparasites/dead skin of other fish this is an example of what?
a) accurate signal
b) Co-evolutionary arms race
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) aggressive mimicry

A

Aggressive mimicry

36
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Inaccurate signals common BETWEEN species is called?
a) Intraspecific Deception
b) interspecific deception
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) aggressive mimicry

A

Interspecific Deception

37
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Inaccurate signaling within A species and less common is called?
Example: False alarm calls
a) Intraspecific Deception
b) interspecific deception
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) aggressive mimicry

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Intraspecific deception

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Male topi give false alarm calls this is an example of what? (COME BACK NOT SURE IF IT IS RIGHT)
a) Intraspecific Deception
b) interspecific deception
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) aggressive mimicry

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Intraspecific deception

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What are signals expressed beyond body of an individual; involve modification of the environment (costly to build/maintain)?
a) Intraspecific Deception
b) interspecific deception
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) Extended phenotype signals

A

Extended phenotype signals

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Male bowerbirds decorate elaborate stick structures, to attract females this is an example of What?
a) Intraspecific Deception
b) interspecific deception
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) Extended phenotype signals

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Extended phenotype signals

41
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Sticklebacks construct nests and decorate them with contrasting colored algae this is an example of what?
a) Intraspecific Deception
b) interspecific deception
c) Batesian Mimicry
d) Extended phenotype signals

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Extended phenotype signals

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Third-party individual that intercepts signal between signaler and receiver is called?
a) Intraspecific Deception
b) interspecific deception
c) Bystandards (eavesdroppers)
d) Audience effect

A

Bystandards (eavesdroppers)

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When presence of bystanders influences behavior of signaler is called?
a) Intraspecific Deception
b) interspecific deception
c) Bystandards (eavesdroppers)
d) Audience effect

A

Audience effect

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Squirrels will prefer different food items if jays are nearby by hearing the vocalization of the jays this is an example of what?
a) Intraspecific Deception
b) interspecific deception
c) Bystandards (eavesdroppers)
d) Audience effect

A

Eavesdropping

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Male fighting fish are highly aggressive and compete for territories and mates (there will flare up to show there strength to other males) this is an example of:
a) Intraspecific Deception
b) interspecific deception
c) Bystandards (eavesdroppers)
d) Audience effect

A

Audience effect

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