Animal Behavior

Which external stimulus would cause a dormouse to enter hibernation?

• shorter day length
• longer day length
• warming temperatures
• hormone production

Which of the following is a stimulus?

• hiding 
• pain
• eating 
• drinking

What external and internal stimuli might cause a hawk to attack a mouse?

• seeing the mouse (external) and producing the hormone insulin (internal)
• light intensity (external) and producing epinephrine (internal)
• the outside temperature (external) and producing digestive enzymes (internal)
• seeing the mouse (external) and feeling hunger (internal)

How is innate behavior different from learned behavior?

• An animal must be taught how to perform innate behavior.
• Learned behavior is performed correctly the first time it is tried.
• Innate behavior is flexible.
• An animal is born knowing how to perform innate behavior.

What behaviors are favored by natural selection?

• behaviors that use the most stored energy
• behaviors that increase survivorship and decrease reproduction rate
• behaviors that have short-term benefits but long-term costs
• behaviors that increase survivorship and reproduction rate

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

What behavior allows newborns to recognize and follow the first moving object they see?

• imprinting
• conditioning
• trial and error
• reflex

A trainer using fish to reward a dolphin that jumps through a hoop is an example of

• imprinting
• conditioning
• trial and error
• insight

A gymnast learning how to do a cartwheel is an example of

• imprinting
• conditioning
• trial and error
• insight

A chick following a lawnmower because it was the first moving object it ever saw is an example of

• imprinting
• conditioning
• trial and error
• insight

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.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4