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The periodic movement of an animal from one region to another is termed
migration.
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homing.
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navigation.
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piloting.
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Which species exhibits natal philopatry?
Bees
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Sockeye salmon
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Pacific salmon
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Both Sockeye and Pacific salmon
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Bees communicate the distance of a food source via the
duration of the waggle run.
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angle of the loop component relative to the sun.
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direction of the straight waggle.
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size of the figure eight.
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Bees communicate the direction of a food source on either a horizontal or vertical surface via the
intensity of the waggle run.
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angle of the loop component relative to the sun.
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direction of the straight waggle run.
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size of the figure eight.
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The most rudimentary form of animal navigation is
piloting.
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trail following.
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path integration.
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compass navigation.
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An animal that uses the stones around a burrow to return to the burrow is relying on
trail following.
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piloting.
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navigation.
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landmark integration.
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The act of moving on a particular course by following a series of landmarks that help an animal determine where it is located on the path with respect to its ultimate destination is called
navigation.
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homing.
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trail following.
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piloting.
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The observed use of path integration by desert ants means that
they have a true map-and-compass navigation strategy.
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they follow a carefully marked trail back to the nest.
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regardless of the paths taken, they can return to their nest via the most direct route.
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they are able to find the shortest means to the food source.
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A honeybee estimates its distance between its hive and food source on the basis of
path integration.
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compass navigation.
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optic flow.
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map-and-compass navigation.
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Researchers typically disrupt an animal's sun compass
by resetting the animal's circadian clock.
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by displacing the animal.
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via induced migration.
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through medication.
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Which of the following is
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Polarized-light compass
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Star compass
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Magnetic compass
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Landmark compass
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Which statement regarding caged buntings and migratory restlessness in the fall is true?
Caged buntings that can see the night sky have the expected north-oriented restlessness.
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Caged buntings that can see a representation of the constellations in a planetarium do not have expected north-oriented restlessness.
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Caged buntings that can see the sun have the expected north-orientation restlessness.
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Caged buntings have north-oriented restlessness during the migratory time, no matter what visual cues they have.
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The navigational cues that animals use as a magnetic compass are provided by the
polarity of Earth's magnetic field.
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dip of Earth's magnetic field.
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rotational moment of Earth's magnetic field.
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dip and polarity of Earth's magnetic field.
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At what location would an animal's inclination compass be the
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North magnetic pole
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Magnetic equator
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Geographical equator
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Geographical north pole
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Experiments in which the magnetic field around a pigeon's head was reversed
had no effect in any weather condition.
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caused them to lose their navigational ability in all weather conditions.
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caused them to navigate in the opposite direction, but only on overcast days.
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caused them to navigate in the opposite direction in all weather conditions.
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Based on our current understanding, which animal does
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make use of magnetic compass information?
Primates
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Monarch butterflies
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Pigeons
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Sea turtles
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The initial orientation cue for hatchling sea turtles is
magnetic.
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the sun.
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the ocean waves.
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their mother.
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Which animal's behavior suggests use of a magnetic map?
Monarch butterflies
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Sea turtles
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Starlings
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Bees
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Which statement about monarch butterflies is true?
Their navigational performance has a strong innate component.
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Their navigational performance has a strong learned component.
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They use primarily a magnetic compass for navigation, even during sunny days.
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They use primarily a star compass for navigation.
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The critical area for vertebrate spatial learning and memory is the
cerebellum.
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hypothalamus.
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hippocampus.
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medulla oblongata.
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