Lesson Check: Reproduction and Growth of Animals

Multiple factors influence the reproductive success of an animal. Select all that apply.

• genetics

• weather conditions

• availability of food

• protection from predators

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True or False. Animals DO NOT need shelter, food, and water to survive.

• True

• False

Courtship behaviors are...

• how animals protect their young

• how animals grow

• special behaviors that help organisms find a mate

• how animals migrate

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Which of the following is NOT a courtship behavior?

• birds dancing

• penguins gifting pebbles

• dogs digging

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An innate behavior is...

• a behavior that needs to be learned

• a behavior that develops through practice

• a behavior that is inherited (passed on from parents & ancestors)

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Tadpoles are born knowing how to swim. This is an example of a ______________ behavior.

• innate

• learned

A learned behavior is...

• a behavior that needs to be learned

• a behavior that develops through practice

• a behavior that is inherited (passed on from parents & ancestors)

• a behavior found in an animals genes

Birds learn how to fly through trial and error. This is an example of a ____________ behavior.

• innate

• learned

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Birds building nests, elephants herding, and buffalo circling their young are all examples of...

• protection

• reproduction

• courtship behaviors

• social behaviors

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What factors influence an animal's growth?

• genetic factors only

• environmental factors only

• no factors

• both genetic AND environmental

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