Exam 01 Flashcards
According to reading #2, what are all the following behaviors observed in Belyaev’s foxes after six years of selection for friendliness?
whining when humans departed, licking experimenter’s hands, wagging their tails when humans approached
According to reading #2, which of the following statements about self-domestication in bonobos but not chimpanzees is true?
A) bonobos have more juvenilized skeletal features and higher stress hormone levels than chimpanzees
B) female bonobos are more likely than female chimpanzees to choose the calmest, friendliest males as mates
C) bonobos are far more cooperative and altruistic than chimpanzees
D) chimpanzees live in matriarchal societies in which females form alliances and voluntarily share food
C
According to reading #2, all of the following statements about the molecular genetics of domestication syndrome in foxes are true except?
A) changes in the number and neural crest may contribute to traits observed in domestication syndrome
B) a gene cluster associated with domestication in foxes has been found on chromosome 15
C) gene expression patterns are similar in the prefrontal cortex of domesticated and aggressive foxes
D) gene expression patterns are different in the basal forebrain of domesticated and aggressive foxes
C
According to reading #2, Belyaev and Trut observed all of the following characteristics in their domesticated foxes except?
A) shorter limbs
B) shorter reproductive periods
C) variation in fur patterns
D) rounder and shorter snouts
B
According to Reading #3a, which of the following is true about the sleeping patterns of great frigatebirds?
A) catching thermal updrafts is the most dangerous part of their flight
B) they only sleep during the upward-circling portion of flight
C) they go completely autopilot when sleeping mid-flight
D) they sleep half-brained to stay alert for predators
B
According to reading #3a, why did Rattenborg choose to study the sleep patterns of great frigatebird?
A) frigatebirds have an incredibly flight range, much like the alpine swift
B) frigatebirds can stay aloft for more than two months without touching down on land or water
C) frigatebirds can rest while out at sea by floating on the water
D) frigatebirds are quite tame and easy to capture
D
According to reading #3b, which of the following statements applies to sleep in fur seals?
A) they show very little REM sleep when forced to sleep in water over 10 days
B) they maintain muscle tone during REM sleep
C) they engage in bihemispheric slow wave sleep (BSWS) only
D) they engage in unihemispheric slow wave sleep (USWS) only
A
According to reading #3b, all of the following statements about sleep in animals are true EXCEPT?
A) studies of fur seals suggest that the function of REM sleep is to warm the brain and prepare it for wakefulness
B) mammals and birds exhibit two types of sleep, non-REM sleep and slow wave sleep (SWS)
C) animals that can stand during slow wave sleep (SWS) usually lie down for REM sleep
D) under some circumstances, horses can have brief episodes of REM sleep while standing
B
Who outlined the four distinct types of questions that ethologists ask?
Nikolaas Tinbergen
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of eusociality?
A) non-singing sneaker males
B) overlapping generations
C) communal care of young
D) reproductive division of labor
non-singing sneaker males
Vasopressin is the key hormone involved in which case study?
parental care and mate guarding in prairie voles
Which of the following statements is true about prairie voles?
A) males have larger home ranges than females
B) males have more dendritic spines than females in certain brain areas
C) spatial learning does not differ between males and females
D) the hippocampus is smaller in females than in males
C
The social paper wasp, P. fuscatus can learn to avoid a shock paired with a picture of
a normal wasp face
The social paper wasp, P. fuscatus can learn to avoid a shock paired with a picture of
a normal wasp face
Which of the following behaviors does NOT involve learning?
A) decreased foraging behavior in damselfly larvae caused by predator water
B) kin recognition in long-tailed tits
C) winner/loser effects in aggressive conflicts of blue gourami
D) predator avoidance in lab-reared hellbender salamanders
A
