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Multiple choice biology habits and habitats of some important animals behavioural science ethology animal behaviour

Which among the following international bodies have taken active interest in launching the "Global Tiger Initiative" to save tigers and conserve tiger habitats?

  1. United Nations Environment Programme

  2. World Bank

  3. World Wildlife Institute

  4. World Economic Forum
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) was launched in 2008 by the World Bank, in collaboration with the Global Environment Facility and the Smithsonian Institution, to help save wild tigers from extinction.

Multiple choice biology habits and habitats of some important animals behavioural science ethology animal behaviour

Which of the following explains that structural differences prevent mating between individuals of different groups?

  1. Geographical isolation

  2. Mechanical isolation

  3. Temporal isolation

  4. Hybrid sterility

  5. Behavioral isolation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The presence of populations of a species in distant localities preventing the gene flow between them leads to geographical isolation. Different periods of attainment of sexual maturity leads to temporal isolation. Abnormal distribution to the gametes of whole chromosomes, chromosome segments, or combinations of genes leading to infertile hybrid is one of the post-zygotic isolation. Incompatible premating behavior leading to no attraction between groups for mating is termed as behavioral isolation. Incompatible differences in reproductive structures leading to prevention of cross-fertilization refer to as mechanical isolation. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice biology habits and habitats of some important animals behavioural science ethology animal behaviour

The short and stout beak of a bird is an adaptation to

  1. Drink nectar from flowers

  2. Catch fish

  3. Pick up small insects

  4. Tear flesh from animals

  5. Crack seeds
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

A bird's beak can tell us what type of food it eats. Short stout cone shaped beak is an adaptation to help crack nuts and seeds. For example the sparrows and finches have this type of beaks to crack the nuts. The hawk also has short beak but their upper beak is a hook type to tear flesh.  

Multiple choice biology habits and habitats of some important animals behavioural science ethology animal behaviour

Which of the following statements on the concept of inclusive fitness explain altruistic behavior in animals?

  1. Altruism is the result of learning and occurs in most social species.

  2. Altruism results in the production of a greater number of offspring.

  3. Altruism lowers stress in altruistic individuals, which increases fitness.

  4. Altruism results in other individuals performing altruistic acts in return.

  5. Altruism increases the number of young of genetically similar individuals.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation
The concept of inclusive fitness states that altruism can increase an individual's fitness by increasing the number of offspring produced by genetically similar individuals, such as siblings or parents. Alarm calls and care for the offspring of others are examples of altruistic acts.
Multiple choice biology habits and habitats of some important animals behavioural science ethology animal behaviour

A reason to behave in a particular way is known as

  1. Trail-and-error

  2. Motivation

  3. Habituation

  4. Conditioning

  5. Imprinting
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Human beings may not always behave as we think or as we ought to. The reason for any particular action or a taking a specific course of action is known as motivation. A motive prompts the person towards his actions or leads to the development of inclination towards a specific behavior.  

Multiple choice biology habits and habitats of some important animals behavioural science ethology animal behaviour

A person is able to ignore the constant sensation caused to the body by the clothes due to 

  1. Habituation

  2. Association

  3. Imprinting

  4. Imitation

  5. Innovation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

  • Habituation is a behavior of an individual in which due to the prolonged or repeated stimulus, it loses its unusuality, hence, no response from one's body is seen towards that stimulus.
  • For example, when a new tooth appears for the first time to infants, its unusual to them but later growth and development of the whole set of teeth doesn't bother much. 
So, the correct option is 'Habituation'.