BSCS Biology: A Molecular Approach

Chapter 22: Behavior

Chapter Test

1.
Which of these behaviors is innate?
A)A duckling follows a person it thinks is its mother.
B)A child washes her hands before eating.
C)A baby cries when it is hungry.
D)A dog shakes hands on command.
2.
Dogs that have been taught to associate the ringing of a bell with food have learned by____.
A)habituation
B)conditioning
C)trial-and-error
D)fixed action patterning
3.
What statement is true about human behaviors?
A)Most human behaviors are instinctual.
B)Human behaviors do not have a genetic basis.
C)Most human behaviors are controlled by a single gene.
D)Most human behavior is controlled both by genes and the environment.
4.
How do male stickleback fish know to defend their territory against other male fish of the same species?
A)They learn this behavior from other fish.
B)They respond to the color of other male fish.
C)They respond to cues from female fish.
D)They respond to the size and shape of male fish.
5.
Which of these is not used to study human behavior?
A)direct observation
B)self-reporting
C)genetic crosses
D)twin studies
6.
What correlation indicates that a gene and a behavior always occur together?
A)1
B)0
C)-1
D)10
7.
Scientists use____ to determine the chromosomal location of genes for behavioral traits.
A)association studies
B)comparison of DNA sequences
C)linkage analysis
D)DNA hybridization
8.
Populations that have leaders and followers within a social structure called____.
A)dominance hierarchies
B)caste systems
C)social hierarchies
D)social networks
9.
A substance that is produced and released by one organism that affects the behavior of another organism of the same species is called____.
A)a pheromone
B)a hormone
C)an effector
D)a chemical cue
10.
What difficulties have scientists experienced in teaching American Sign Language to chimpanzees?
A)Chimps prefer spoken language over signed language.
B)Chimps do not have the dexterous hands needed to perform all of the signs in American Sign Language.
C)Chimps show no interest in imitating their human teachers.
D)Chimps have not been able to use signs to generate new sentences.
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