Transcript Evolution and Behavior

Chapter 9: Evolution and Behavior
Clicker Questions
by Kristen Curran, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
The arrow on the graph below might
represent which food source?
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2.
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4.
Doughnut
Saltines
Carrot
Hamburger
Which characteristic below will be
under the influence of natural selection
in nature?
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A warbler’s song
Food preferences
Care of offspring
Male or female attractiveness
All of the above
Do you think humans have innate
(fixed action) behaviors?
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5.
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Which example or examples below
do you think might be a prepared
learning behavior in humans?
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Fear of heights
Fear of the dark
Fear of cars
Fear of horses
1 and 3
All of the above
Which type of behavior is exemplified
by the fact that a male bird will perform
a complicated mating dance in the
presence of a female of the same
species?
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2.
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4.
Fixed action pattern
Innate
Prepared learning
None of the above
Classroom Catalyst
Why do young women
choose older men?
What type of behavior did this
exercise exemplify?
1. Fixed action
pattern
2. Innate
3. Prepared learning
4. 2 and 3
According to Hamilton’s rule, if an
individual could only help one
person, who would they prefer to
help?
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2.
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Son with a flat tire
Aunt with a flat tire
Cousin with a flat tire
Stranger with a flat tire
If we donate money to “save the
children” or another international
charity, is this a purely altruistic
behavior?
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2.
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5.
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
About how much greater
is the male reproductive
output with three mates
when compared to the
female?
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2.
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5.
2 times greater
4 times greater
6 times greater
8 times greater
10 times greater
Which animal below will be the most
discriminating with regard to who they will
mate with because they are investing the
most energy in the production of offspring?
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2.
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6.
Female frog
Male frog
Female duck
Male duck
Female squirrel
Male squirrel
A male warbler singing a complicated
song to a potential mate is an example
of…
1. Courtship
rituals
2. Gifts up
front
3. Control of
valuable
resources
4. Good looks
Why do many male species
exhibit mate guarding behavior?
1. Because of the energy
investment by the male
2. Because of paternal
uncertainty
3. To protect the female from
harassment by other males.
4. To assert their territorial
rites
Use your basic knowledge of
domesticated animals to pick which
species below is most likely
monogamous?
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Chickens
Geese
Cattle
All of the above
Some animals and maybe humans release
pheromones that may attract the opposite
sex. What type of communication does this
exemplify?
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2.
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4.
Chemical
Behavior
Visual
Acoustical