Science Behavioral Adaptations

Choose if the behavior is an instinct or learned behavior:

Humans peeling oranges to eat.

• Instinct

• Learned behavior

Choose if the behavior is an instinct or learned behavior:

Baby sea turtles going towards the sea immediately after being born.

• Instinct

• Learned behavior

Choose if the behavior is an instinct or learned behavior:

Apes (gorillas, chimpanzees) using tools.

• Instinct

• Learned behavior

Choose if the behavior is an instinct or learned behavior:

A human baby crying when he/she is hungry.

• Instinct

• Learned behavior

What is the name for what animals do when they go into a deep, sleeplike state in winter?

• freeze

• hibernate

• migrate

• travel

Some animals migrate every year. Which of these is the main reason animals migrate?

• to find shelter

• to mate and find food

• to get away from danger

• to find another place to live

Which of these is an example of migration?

• ground squirrels going into underground burrows

• tree squirrels gathering and storing nuts every fall

• gray whales having their young in warm ocean waters

• tundra swans flying south in winter and north in summer

What kind of behavior are the kittens displaying?

• migration

• hibernation

• instinct

• learned behavior

What behavior are the geese displaying?

A. migration B. hibernation C. using tools D. learned behavior

The bear is displaying what behavior?

A. migration B. hibernation C. learned behavior D. hunting