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