Animal Behavior & Ecological Interactions Quiz

Instinctively, Canada geese fly south in fall to find food. In spring they fly back up north to have their young. What type of behavior is this?

• defense

• hibernation

• courtship

• migration

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

In winter, a bear stays in its den or cave, and its body temperature drops, its heart rate slows to a fraction of its normal rate, and it is barely breathing. What is this behavior called?

• Migration

• Hibernation

• Courtship behavior

• Territorial behavior

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The male peacock uses these spectacular tail feathers in a display to try to attract the attention of females of the same species, and to try to find a mate. What is this called?

• hibernation

• migration

• courtship behavior

• territorial behavior

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A bear cub came too close to a skunk, and was sprayed by its foul smelling chemical spray. Now, the cub stays away from skunks. What type of behavior is this?

• innate behavior

• imprinting

• learned behavior

• migration

A baby sea turtle hatches, digs out of its nest, and starts crawling towards the ocean. What type of behavior is this?

• learned behavior

• imprinting

• migrations

• innate behavior

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

• stimulus

• behavior

• innate response

• fixed action pattern

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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

A spider making a web is a complex instinctive behavior that takes time to develop. Spiders are born knowing how to spin a web, therefore it is a(n)

• innate behavior

• conditioned behavior

• learned behavior

• cyclic behavior

The process by which certain animals form strong social attachments during an early-life critical period (like ducks following their mother) is an early learned behavior called

• migration

• imprinting

• stimulus

• dominance