Animal Social Behavior MCQS

1. Which of the following is NOT a type of animal social structure?
A) Solitary
B) Pair
C) Colony
D) Hermit

Answer: D) Hermit

2. What term describes the behavior where animals live together in groups?
A) Solitary behavior
B) Aggregation
C) Dispersal
D) Territoriality

Answer: B) Aggregation

3. Which of the following is an example of altruistic behavior in animals?
A) A bird chasing away an intruder from its territory
B) A bee sacrificing itself to defend the hive
C) A lion hunting prey for its own survival
D) A squirrel marking its territory with scent

Answer: B) A bee sacrificing itself to defend the hive

4. What is the term for the cooperative behavior among individuals of the same species?
A) Competition
B) Predation
C) Mutualism
D) Sociality

Answer: D) Sociality

5. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of group living in animals?
A) Increased risk of predation
B) Enhanced foraging efficiency
C) Improved defense against predators
D) Increased reproductive success

Answer: A) Increased risk of predation

6. What is the term for the social hierarchy observed in many animal groups?
A) Dominance hierarchy
B) Aggression hierarchy
C) Territorial hierarchy
D) Reproductive hierarchy

Answer: A) Dominance hierarchy

7. Which of the following is an example of a mating system in animals?
A) Monogamy
B) Hermitism
C) Isolation
D) Solitude

Answer: A) Monogamy

8. What is the term for the behavior where an animal defends a territory against intruders?
A) Aggression
B) Territoriality
C) Dominance
D) Submission

Answer: B) Territoriality

9. In animal social behavior, what is the term for the division of labor among group members?
A) Altruism
B) Cooperation
C) Social hierarchy
D) Task specialization

Answer: D) Task specialization

10. Which of the following is NOT a form of communication used in animal social behavior?
A) Vocalization
B) Chemical cues
C) Physical contact
D) Magnetic fields

Answer: D) Magnetic fields

11. What term describes the process by which animals form groups to enhance their survival and reproductive success?
A) Altruism
B) Sociality
C) Predation
D) Isolation

Answer: B) Sociality

12. Which of the following is an example of a social structure observed in animals?
A) Territory
B) Community
C) Niche
D) Habitat

Answer: B) Community

13. In social insects like ants and bees, what is the term for the sterile females responsible for tasks such as foraging and nest maintenance?
A) Drones
B) Workers
C) Queens
D) Soldiers

Answer: B) Workers

14. What is the term for the cooperative care of offspring by individuals other than the biological parents?
A) Kin selection
B) Parental care
C) Cooperative breeding
D) Alloparenting

Answer: D) Alloparenting

15. Which of the following is NOT a mechanism for communication in animal social behavior?
A) Visual signals
B) Auditory signals
C) Olfactory signals
D) Genetic signals

Answer: D) Genetic signals

16. In animal social behavior, what term describes the act of an animal giving up its own reproductive potential to help others reproduce?
A) Kin selection
B) Altruism
C) Territoriality
D) Dominance

Answer: B) Altruism

17. What is the term for the spatial arrangement of individuals within a population?
A) Social structure
B) Territoriality
C) Distribution
D) Hierarchy

Answer: C) Distribution

18. Which of the following is an example of a social cue used by animals to communicate?
A) Migration
B) Predation
C) Courtship display
D) Hibernation

Answer: C) Courtship display

19. What is the term for the behavior where animals form stable groups for mating and raising offspring?
A) Pair bonding
B) Colony formation
C) Territoriality
D) Social bonding

Answer: A) Pair bonding

20. Which of the following is NOT a factor influencing the evolution of social behavior in animals?
A) Predation pressure
B) Resource availability
C) Genetic drift
D) Kin selection

Answer: C) Genetic drift

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