Characteristic Animal Behaviors

Characteristic Animal Behaviors

By Robert Leonard

Multiple Choice

A(n) _________ is the way an organism reacts to other organisms or its environment.

• stimulus

• instinct

• behavior

• imprint

Multiple Choice

An innate behavior is...

• inherited

• learned

• developed

• specialized

Multiple Choice

A change in an organism's environment is called a(n)...

• adaptation

• habitat

• phylogeny

• stimulus

Multiple Choice

A bird fluffing its feathers to stay warm is an example of

• an adaptation

• a response

• a reflex

• a stimulus

Multiple Choice

Reflexes are more complicated than instincts.

• true

• false

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Multiple Select

Which of the following is not a characteristic of hibernation?

• a steep internal temperature drop

• seasonal movement to a warmer climate

• living off of stored fat

• decreased heart rate

Multiple Choice

The attachment that an animal forms to an organism or place is called...

• conditioning

• homeostasis

• instinct

• imprinting

Multiple Choice

Which of the following behaviors would not be particularly helpful in problem solving?

• trial and error

• conditioning

• reflex

• cognitive

Multiple Select

Which of the following are learned behaviors?

• hunting

• imprinting on an organism or place after birth

• tail wagging in dogs

• tool making

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