Animal Behaviors

Which is a learned behavior?

• peacocks courting

• a robin building a nest

• a lion hunting

• a turtle running to the ocean

What is an instinct?

• a learned behavior

• grouping to gain protection

• something taught to an animal

• a behavior an animal does not need to learn

What kind of behavior is using language?

• instinct

• learned behavior

• inherited behavior

• imprinting

Which is an inherited behavior?

• a baby bird bobbing its head for food

• a lion hunting

• a dog doing tricks

• disliking the taste of lima beans

Which would be an example of courtship?

• male and female emperor penguins take turns feeding their chicks

• a male bowerbird builds a nest and decorates it to attrack a female

• female lions leave the pride and find a quiet, safe place to have their cubs

• a musk oxen herd surrounds a calf to protect it wen wolves are nearby

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Geese fly south in the fall to find food. In the spring, they return to have their young. Which behavior is this?

• defense

• hibernation

• courtship

• migration

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A duckling follow its mother the moment the mother is seen moving. What behavior is this an example of?

• learned behavior: conditioning

• learned behavior: imprinting

• inherited behavior (instinct)

• courtship

Which of these is a conditioning behavior?

• a male deer rubs against a tree, leaving a scent that will attract a female deer

• a bird flies south in the fall for food, but returns in the spring to have their offspring

• a frog learns to avoid catching bees or similar animals that can sting

• an animal slows its breathing and heart rate to avoid the winter season