Midterm #1

Question 1

what is considered applied ethology?

Answer 1

dogs and cattle

Question 2

karl von frisch won a prestigious award for studying what species? what award was he given

Answer 2

Bees
nobel in med

Question 3

explain why this statement is true “the majority of genetic selection has taken place before domestication”

Answer 3

domestication only occured 14000 years ago

Question 4

at the time of domestication, fences didnt exsist how did humans control animals during this progress

Answer 4

hobbles
herding animals
castration
slaughter

Question 5

how has computers influenced animal behaviour in the last 100 years

Answer 5

new technologies have computer systems in which their is more robotic tools (feeders and milkers) animals have had to adapt

Question 6

what is the difference between wild and feral species

Answer 6

wild- never been domesticated
feral - domesticated but returned to the wild

Question 7

what type play behaviours do przewalskis horses engage? list 4 benefits that play behaviour provides these horses?

Answer 7

solitary - locomotion and pattern play
social - contact and non contact

muscel strength
social interation
cognitive function
education

Question 8

what makes the neural/sensory system different from hormonal/ pheromonal?

Answer 8

neural/sensory = CNS/PNS, electricle, fast
hormonal/pheromonal = chemical, long lasting, target tissue

Question 9

hormones initiate physiological actions which could result in a change in behaviour, but they do not cause the behaviour

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

why do cows orient themselves in a north-south direction when grazing

Answer 10

magnonoreception

Question 11

what is malnourishment and whats an example

Answer 11

lack of quality nutrients
vitamine A deficiency in chickens

Question 12

what occurs during the appetitive phase of feeding behaviour

Answer 12

hunger and natural behaviour to forage and look for food

Question 13

what occurs during the consumatory phase of feeding behaviours?

Answer 13

satisfying hunger and eating, stopping appetitive behaviour

Question 14

what is eustress?

Answer 14

a good stress, change in environment

Question 15

what is distress

Answer 15

a bad stress, could result in injury, illness or death

Question 16

what is anxiety

Answer 16

reaction to a potential threat

Question 17

what is frustration

Answer 17

cant reach desired goal

Question 18

what is the adaptive function of fear in wild animals

Answer 18

protection
evade predators
increase awearness of surroundings
increase fight or flight response

Question 19

in the discourse surrounding the nature vs nurture debate concerning behavioural traits, the prevailing view leans towards the significant of the nurture aspect over the nature component

Answer 19

False

Question 20

the process of nociception differ significantly between humans and animals

Answer 20

false

Question 21

cognitive bias test combined with other welfare indications can help design better living envoronments for animals in captivity

Answer 21

True

Question 22

behavioural traits that are heritable are controlled by:

Answer 22

mostly by mmultiple genes (polygenic) and some single gene traits

Question 23

which of the following statements best described the difference between ultimate and proximate behavioural needs in animals

Answer 23

proximate needs are less critical and less apparent, whereas ultimate needs such as food and water, are important for an animals survival

Question 24

consider a horse that is outside to forage for grass. after a while the horse chooses to stop foraging for a while. how could you categorize the behaviour

Answer 24

externally motivated, as the motivation to forage was satisfied after the horse was full

Question 25

what two things can we conclude from this study about lame chickens choosing food with medication

Answer 25

feed can be positively correlated with pain relief
chickens can cognitively choose to self-medicate

Question 26

what is the difference bewteen the action of an analgesic drug vs an anesthetic drug

Answer 26

analgesics - this cuts off pain completely and numbs it (moxicilian)
anesthetics - cuts off sensation in a specific area (lidicane)

Question 27

in nest building behaviour in sows has two behaviours - what are they?

Answer 27

phase 1 appitite phase - done with a purpose
phase 2 consummatory - purpose filled