Animal Behavior Quiz

Ethology is...

• Study and function of how animals behave

• Study of the function and evolution of behaviors

• Study of the evolution of behaviors

• Study of behavior

What method is employed to perform behavioral studies of animals?

• Behavioral Method

• Ethology Method

• Scientific Method

• Logical Method

Which is NOT a disadvantage to an ethological study of behavior?

• Cannot control nature

• Cannot come up with a testable experiment

• Studying the animal in its natural setting

• All of the Above

Comparative psychology does which of the following?

• Compares animal behavior of learning and development

• Develops comparisons of individual animals

• Looks at how species evolve and compares it

• None of the above

How are Behavior Ecology and Sociobiology different?

• Behavior Ecology studies how an animal behaves due to environment and things in it, and Sociobiology studies behavior through evolution.

• Sociobiology studies groups of social animals, Behavior Ecology looks at one organism in relation to its environment.

• Behavior Ecology studies behavior through evolution, and Sociobiology studies how animals behave due to environment and things in it.

• All of the Above.

True or False: The most important, and lengthy, part of studying animal behavior is taking observations of the subjects being studied.

• True

• False

Which method is used for identifying captured animals?

• Banding

• Tattoos

• Micro-chipping

• All of the Above

Which method is used for capturing animals?

• Tranquilizers

• Nets/Traps

• Electroshock

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a natural sign used in tracking an animal?

• Droppings/Scat

• Nest Site/Eggshells

• Tracks

• Fluorescent Dye

Focal Observations record:

• All animals in focus

• All animal behaviors