Test 1- Topic 1

Question 1

Charles Darwin

Answer 1

Selection Theory (Natural Selection)

Question 2

Lamarckism

Answer 2

Acquired Inheritance Theory: We acquire traits during our lifetime (such as giraffe getting longer neck) and pass those on to our offspring.

Question 3

Does evolution occur at population level or individual level?

Answer 3

Population level over time

Question 4

Who came up with the comparative method?

Answer 4

George John Romanes

Question 5

What is the comparative method?

Answer 5

Using comparative analysis to look at animal behavior of different species

Question 6

What did George John Romanes also believe?

Answer 6

-That mental processes were comparable even among humans and animals
-That all animals were striving to be “Better”
(To reach the human level)
** Scale to show mental ability (or emotion) of animals**

Question 7

Antropomorphism

Answer 7

The act of giving human emotion and characteristic to animals. Happened often in 19th century and made studying animal behavior very difficult

Question 8

What did C. Lloyd Morgan do?

Answer 8

Law of parsimony and stated that only DIRECTLY observed behaviors should be recorded (so no more anthropomorphism

Question 9

Gregor Mendel

Answer 9

Came up with the genetic basis for selection

Question 10

What are the 3 major study types during 20th century of animal behavior?

Answer 10

Comparative Psychology, Ethology, Behavioral Ecology

Question 11

What are Bestiaries?

Answer 11

Used in medieval Europe to teach moral principles using animal depictions

Question 12

Replacement Level Fertility

Answer 12

The number of offspring needed to replace the current generation