Innate Vs Learned Behaviors

A bird building its nest perfectly the first time is an example of 

• learned behavior
• instinctive behavior

A frog lives in a pond in the northern portion of the United States.   Why does the frog bury itself in the mud at the bottom of the pond during the winter months? 

• to migrate to warmer waters
• to mimic a larger animal
• to camouflage itself from predators
• to hibernate during cold weather

A bald eagle has a sharp hook on the end of its beak. This is an adaptation for obtaining resources.  Eagles are carnivores.  What is the beak used for?

• cracking seeds
• eating worms
• tearing the flesh of a smaller animal
• digging insects out of a tree bark

In the park, you noticed a girl throwing a stick for her dog to fetch.  The dog ran and got the stick every time.  This is an example of

• instinctive behavior
• learned behavior

You observe a baby duck following closely behind your friend's adult cat because it was the first object the baby duck saw. This is an example of

• imprinting

• conditioning

Raccoons rip trash bags open and sort through the trash when Mr. Robinson leaves the bags outside.   The raccoons are exhibiting what type of behavior?   

• automatic behavior
• learned behavior
• inherited behavior
• instinctive behavior

A cat is stalking a mouse. What is the stimulus for this behavior?

• food (prey)
• avoiding predation
• seasonal change
• reproduction

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Why is a spider spinning a web an innate behavior?

• It learns how to spin the web from its mother.
• It learns how to spin a web through insight learning.  
• It is born knowing how to spin a web.
• It learns how to spin a web through observational learning.

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Which of the following terms is another term for innate?

• instinct
• learned
• trial and error
• copying

A rabbit is running away from a fox. What is the stimulus for this behavior?

• avoiding a predator
• food
• migration
• estivation

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