Unit 3 Lesson 4 Animal Behavior Practice Quiz

males of many bird species display brightly-colored feathers or other body parts in an attempt to attract.........

• food

• predators

• mates

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Males may fight for?

• Mates

• territory

• food

• All of the above

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

• imprinting

• conditioning

• trial and error

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

• imprinting

• conditioning

• trial and error

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

• imprinting

• conditioning

• trial and error

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.

Michael went to the circus and saw a seal balance a beach ball on its nose. This is an example of a...

• instinct

• learned behavior

• camouflage

The behavior of some animals to attract other animals (think dating)

• courtship

• dating

• showing off

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What is a seasonal movement of an animal to another location to find food called?

• camouflage

• migration

• grouping

Which of the following terms is another term for innate?

• instinct

• learned

• trial and error

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