Animal Behavior

A (an) ____ is an environmental change that directly influences the activity of an organism.

• stimulus

• behavior

• innate response

• fixed action pattern

Which is an example of innate behavior?

• pond ducks flocking to be fed

• bears leaning to catch fish

• human babies speaking words

• birds chirping when hatched

Which is an example of a behavior?

• blood flowing through veins

• a dog avoiding a foul odor

• tree branch providing shade

• . a rabbit’s fur turning white

Which behavior is genetically based and NOT linked to past experiences?

• innate behavior

• habituation

• operant conditioning

• classical conditioning

A _________ is defined as a way an animal responds to a stimulus.

• response

• instinct

• attitude

• behavior

Studies show what 2 factors influence an animal’s behavior?

• food & space

• genetics & experience

• experience & food

• genetics & food

A spider making a web is an example of a .........

• stimulus

• genetic behavior

• fixed action patern

• learned behavior

This type of innate behavior occurs when an animal carries out a specific set of actions, in sequence, in response to a stimulus.

• imprinting

• fixed action pattern

• habituation

• classical conditioning

The study of animal behavior

• biology
• ecology
• ethology
• behaviorology

What is the definition of behavior

• animal's response to a stimulus
• animal's type of communication
• animal's care of offspring
• animal's main characterisitics