S3-U3L6 - What Are Behavioral Adaptations

What Are Behavioral Adaptations

S3-U3L6

What are some ways that cats behave?

They stretch, sleep, and jump.

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What kinds of tricks can a pet dog learn?

• sit

• roll over

• shake hands

• use spoon and fork using paws

What kinds of tricks can a pet dog learn?

A dog can learn to sit, roll over, shake hands and many more.

Can you describe some geese behaviors?

You can see geese eating bugs and honking.

Multiple Choice

What is the word that means "going into a deep, sleep-like state that helps an animal survive harsh winter conditions"?

• migrate

• hibernate

• instinct

• behavior

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Write the word that means "to move a long distance as a group from one region to another and back".

Multiple Choice

Anything an animal does.

• migrate

• hibernate

• instinct

• behavior

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What is a behavior that an animal knows without learning it?

Multiple Choice

A behavior that develops as a result of experience or by observing other animals is .....

• instinct

• learned behavior

• migrate

• hibernate

Why is it important that the hummingbird only goes to flowers with nectar? 

• It must eat a lot and cannot waste time going to flowers it has already eaten from.

Multiple Choice

Have you ever seen a bird gathering straw or twigs and then flying to a tree? What do you think the bird is doing?

• is feeding its young

• to wrap the tree

• probably building a nest

• to cover the leaves

Why does a bear need to learn how to fish?

• A bear learns to fish so it can get food to eat in order to survive.

Multiple Choice

Is eating with a knife, fork, and spoon a learned or inherited behavior?

• learned behavior

• inherited behavior

It is a learned behavior. Some people eat with other things such as chopsticks.

Open Ended

Can you think of a learned behavior that you do?

Can you think of a learned behavior that you do?

Example: Brushing your teeth is a learned behavior. You learned this behavior when you were taught how to take care of your teeth.

Why do you think it is important for some animals to store food?

Why do you think it is important for some animals to store food?

Food may not be available year-round, so they have to store it and save it to eat it later.

Bats find homes in caves or hollow trees. Do you think all animals find homes?

• Some animals make their homes.

• Birds make nests.

Open Ended

Think of an animal you know and tell what kind of food it eats.

Think of an animal you know and tell what kind of food it eats.

Example: A bird can find insects and worms to eat.

Chicks follow their mother. Why do you think it is important that chicks have this instinctive behavior?

When chicks are young, they need to be protected by their mother. For their safety, they need to be able to do this right away.

Many dogs bark. A dog’s bark is an instinctive behavior. Why might dog barking be important to humans?

• A dog barking could help warn humans of danger.

You can teach a dog to shake hands. It is a learned behavior. What is a learned behavior?

A learned behavior is something that an animal does not know how to do from the time it is born. It must be taught the behavior or learn from repeated experience.

Why is it important that the place an animal hibernates is protected?

Because the animal is in a deep sleep-like state, it cannot protect itself from predators.

• When it comes time to hibernate, frogs and turtles burrow into mud.

• They have to dig deep enough to reach the level of mud that does not freeze.

• When the cold weather comes, the ground above them might freeze, but they are safe in their warm mud below.

Why is an animal that moves to a new area and stays there not really migrating?

• To migrate, animals must travel somewhere and then later return to where they started.

What is similar about the reasons animals hibernate or migrate?

• Animals either hibernate or migrate to meet their needs, such as staying warm or finding food.

Multiple Select

Some dogs do not need to learn how to dig. What type of behavior is this?

• instinct

• learned behavior

Multiple Select

Some dogs can catch flying discs. Is this behavior an instinct, or is it learned?

• instinct

• learned

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What is an instinct that humans are born with?

• eating with spoon and fork

• drinking on a cup

• crying

• putting on underwear