#Question id: 3490
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
Given below are some behaviors strategies.
A) Fixed action pattern, complex sequence of behavior, Once released and continuous to completion, even when there is change in surrounding environment
B) natural selection select that territorial behavior that is benefit is greater than cost
C) Imprinting, a form of learning in which a very young animal fixes its attention on the first object with which it has visual, auditory, or tactile experience
D) Donor benefits at a cost to the recipient, the behavior is altruistic; when the recipient benefits at a cost to the donor, the behavior is selfish.
Which one of the following correct combination of true and false?
#Question id: 3489
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
In a bird species A, the male alone builds the nest, incubates the eggs and feeds the nestling. In bird species B, it is the female that does all that. In bird species C, both sexes contribute equally to the above activities. In species A and B, the uninvolved partner may fly away and mate again. Which sex among A, B and C is most likely to develop colorful plumage during breeding season?
#Question id: 3488
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
According to Hamiltonʹs rule,
#Question id: 3487
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
Which of the following is true of innate behaviors?
A) Genes have very little influence on the expression of innate behaviors.
B) Innate behaviors tend to vary considerably among members of a population.
C) Innate behaviors are limited to invertebrate animals.
D) Innate behaviors are expressed in most individuals in a population across a wide range of environmental conditions.
E) Innate behaviors occur in invertebrates and some vertebrates but not in mammals.
#Question id: 3486
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
Which of the following might affect the foraging behavior of an animal in the context of optimal foraging?
A) risk of predation
B) prey size
C) prey defenses
#Question id: 3485
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
Optimal foraging involves all of the following except
A) maximizing energy gained by the forager.
B) minimizing energy expended by the forager.
C) securing essential nutrients for the forager.
D) minimizing the risk of predation on the forager.
E) maximizing the population size of the forager