2- animal behavior

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.

Which type of behavior is most likely to occur due to a seasonal change stimulus?

• migration
• estivation
• reproduction
• social grooming

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The behavior of some animals to attract other animals

• Courtship
• Dating
• Showing off
• Hibernation

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A dog rolls over and gets a treat, so she rolls over again. This is an example of a...

• learned behavior
• inherited behavior
• physical trait
• instinct

Smelts are fish that lay their eggs in the sand of a beach. When the eggs hatch, the babies know to go to the water. This is an example of...

• inherited behavior
• camouflage
• hibernation
• learned behavior

bears protect cubs

• learned behavior
• instinct

Using this picture, what defense is this Hawk Moth displaying?

• camouflage
• emitting smells
• mimicry
• panting

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What is a process in which an animal learns that a stimulus and its response to that stimulus will bring about a good or bad result?

• conditioning
• imprinting
• inherited behavior
• mimicry

Which of these is a LEARNED behavior?

• a peacock courting

• a whale migrating

• a dog sitting when told to

• a turtle hatchling crawling towards the ocean

What would this beak be most useful for?

• cracking and eating seeds

• sipping nectar from tubular flowers

• ripping and tearing prey animals

• scooping and filtering water