Animal Behavior

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

Which of the following is an example of COURTSHIP behavior?

• growling at foe
• barking for attention
• nursing young
• showing bright feathers

Which animal displays migratory behavior?

• geese 
• moose
• deer
• wild hog 

A bark, snort, growl, and hoot are all examples of what type of communication 

• non-verbal communication
• verbal communication
• short distance communication
• aggressive communication 

A bearded dragon will hunt small insects like worms and crickets to eat. What type of behavior this?

• parental care
• foraging 
• courtship
• communication

What is the MAIN reason animals engage in play behavior?

• to socialize
• to strengthen family bonds
• to learn about each other
• to learn skills like hunting

When animal learns to ignore harmless stimuli like a scarecrow, what type of learning is this? 

• innate learning
• classical conditioning 
• habituation 
• trial and error learning 

The interaction between animals of the same species, generally involving some form of communication.

• innate behavior

• response

• reflex

• social behavior

The process by which certain animals form strong attachments during an early-life critical period.

• migration
• imprinting
• stimulus
• dominance