Behaviour, Learning and Communication - Animal Behaviour - Life Sciences Previous Year Questions

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2010 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2010

The question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses the relation in the original pair.
Unemployed : Worker

A

follow : land

B

unaware : sleeper

C

wit : jester

D

renovated : house

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2010 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2010

Hamilton’s rule measures the probability of whether or not natural selection would favor an altruistic act. Which one of the following statements best explains Hamilton’s rule. Natural selection would favor an altruistic act only when

A

the receiver and not the altruist is benefited

B

the receiver is an offspring and NOT a sibling of the altruist.

C

the benefit to the receiver, reduced by the coefficient of relatedness, exceeds the cost to the altruist act.

D

the altruist survives in an altruist act to save his/her related individuals.

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2011 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2011

The term innate behavior refers to an animal behavior

A

that is triggered by an environmental change

B

that is taught by the parent

C

that is developmentally fixed

D

that an organism learns on its own by “a hit-and trial” approach

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2013 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2013

Mahatma Gandhi was known for his humility as

A

he played an important role in humiliating exit of British from India.

B

he worked for humanitarian causes.

C

he displayed modesty in his interactions.

D

he was a fine human being.

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2013 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2013

Which one of the following options provide example for the term “habituation” in behavioral ecology?

A

A fish transferred to a fish tank startles initially for a hand clap, but not later

B

Migratory birds from the temperate zone migrating towards the tropical part during the winters

C

Adult kingfisher birds are more successful in catching fishes than their younger siblings

D

Female lizard getting used to a new male lizard during the courtship period

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2013 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2013

Like any other trait, animal behavior also evolves by natural selection. Which one of the following examples is NOT true with regard to the evolution of behavior by natural selection?

A

The behavioral trait is determined only by genes

B

The behavioral trait varies within the population of that species

C

The reproductive success partly dependent upon the behavioral trait

D

The behavioral trait is influenced by the genotype

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2014 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2014

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
__________ is the key to their happiness; they are satisfied with what they have.

A

Continent

B

Ambition

C

Perseverance

D

Hunger

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2014 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2014

Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the sentence below?
“As a woman, I have no country.”

A

Women have no country.

B

Women are not citizens of any country.

C

Women’s solidarity knows no national boundaries.

D

Women of all countries have equal legal rights.

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2015 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2015

The behavior of young ducks following their mother is known as

A

Imprinting

B

Innate behavior

C

Habituation

D

Mimicry

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2016 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2016

The migratory desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, exists in two mutually exclusive forms: a short-winged, uniformly colored, solitary insect and a long-winged, brightly colored, gregarious morph. These phenotypes depend on crowding. Such phenotypic plasticity is called

A

Reaction norm.

B

Polyphenism.

C

Batesian mimicry.

D

Polymorphism.

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2018 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2018

An animal’s ability to escape from a predator by using the explored knowledge of home area is an example of

A

Latent learning

B

Insight learning

C

Mimicry

D

Imprinting

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2019 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2019

Match the respective behaviour given in Column I with the appropriate explanation in Column II

A

Agonistic behaviour
b) Hierarchical behaviour
c) Altruistic behaviour
d) Cooperative behaviour

B

1) Individual behaviour where fitness of other increases at the expense of self
2) Individuals contribute towards enhancement of mutual fitness
3) Aggressive behaviour of individuals within a population
4) Existence of different levels of dominance within a population

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2020 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2020

"Round dance" is performed by forager bees to indicate the distance between a food source and their colony. Which ONE of the following best represents this distance?

A

45 meters

B

450 meters

C

1000 meters

D

More than 2000 meters

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2021 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2021

The term innate behavior is a sort of animal behavior that is

A

triggered by an environmental change

B

learnt by hit-and-trial approach

C

trained and taught by the parent

D

fixed developmentally at the genetic level

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2022 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2022

Animals can be classified as ‘specialists’ or ‘generalists’ with respect to diet and habitat selection. Which of the following organism/s belong/s to the specialist category?

A

Raccoon

B

Panda

C

Polar Bear

D

Koala Bear

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2022 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2022

Match the ecological concepts listed in Column I with their definitions listed in Column II.

Column I	Column II
P. Dominance hierarchies	(i) Giving up one’s own reproductive potential to benefit another individual
Q. Territory	(ii) Selection acting on related animals which affects fitness of an individual
R. Altruism	(iii) Exclusion of competing individuals using agonistic behavior
S. Kin selection	(iv) Preferential access to the food and mates in a group

A

P-(ii), Q-(iv), R-(i), S-(iii)

B

P-(iv), Q-(iii), R-(i), S-(ii)

C

P-(iii), Q-(iv), R-(i), S-(ii)

D

P-(i), Q-(iv), R-(iii), S-(ii)

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2023 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2023

Which one of the following describes the “innate behavior” of an animal?

A

A behavior that is triggered due to the change in environment.

B

A behavior that is trained by the parents.

C

A behavior that is determined by heredity.

D

A behavior that is learnt by “hit and trial” approach.

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2024 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2024

Consider a species of brightly colored beetle. Which one or more of the following observations suggest(s) that this species is aposematic?

A

Both male and female beetles are brightly colored.

B

Only male beetles are brightly colored.

C

Only female beetles are brightly colored.

D

The beetle species is toxic and distasteful.

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2025 · Life Sciences · Animal Behaviour · Behaviour, Learning and Communication

Life Sciences (XL) 2025

Which one of the following is a “brood parasite”?

A

Pigeon

B

Sparrow

C

Goose

D

Cuckoo

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