Animal Social Behavior MCQS January 8, 2026March 27, 2024 by u930973931_answers 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. Which of the following is NOT a type of animal social structure? (A) Solitary (B) Pair (C) Colony (D) Hermit 2. What term describes the behavior where animals live together in groups? (A) Solitary behavior (B) Aggregation (C) Dispersal (D) Territoriality 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 4. What is the term for the cooperative behavior among individuals of the same species? (A) Competition (B) Predation (C) Mutualism (D) Sociality 5. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of group living in animals? (A) Enhanced foraging efficiency (B) Increased risk of predation (C) Improved defense against predators (D) Increased reproductive success 6. What is the term for the social hierarchy observed in many animal groups? (A) Aggression hierarchy (B) Dominance hierarchy (C) Territorial hierarchy (D) Reproductive hierarchy 7. Which of the following is an example of a mating system in animals? (A) Solitude (B) Hermitism (C) Isolation (D) Monogamy 8. What is the term for the behavior where an animal defends a territory against intruders? (A) Aggression (B) Submission (C) Dominance (D) 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 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 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 12. Which of the following is an example of a social structure observed in animals? (A) Territory (B) Community (C) Niche (D) Habitat 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 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) Alloparenting (D) Cooperative breeding 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 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) Territoriality (C) Altruism (D) Dominance 17. What is the term for the spatial arrangement of individuals within a population? (A) Social structure (B) Territoriality (C) Hierarchy (D) Distribution 18. Which of the following is an example of a social cue used by animals to communicate? (A) Migration (B) Courtship display (C) Predation (D) Hibernation 19. What is the term for the behavior where animals form stable groups for mating and raising offspring? (A) Colony formation (B) Pair bonding (C) Territoriality (D) Social bonding 20. Which of the following is NOT a factor influencing the evolution of social behavior in animals? (A) Genetic drift (B) Resource availability (C) Predation pressure (D) Kin selection