Animal Behavior and Plant Response Quiz

Chickens, wolves, and baboons all form social groups in which some animals become leaders and others become followers. What is the principal advantage of this type of behavior?

• male’s offspring inherits his father’s position and doesn’t have to fight for his place

• the followers become workers

• while fighting for a place in the order, the animals gain experience in self-defense

• stress and fighting in the populations are reduced

Which of these is an example of imprinting?

• A chimpanzee searches for a longer pole to reach a distant fruit.

• A bird makes a nest of grasses and twigs.

• A group of very young ducklings follow their mother.

• An artist can draw a picture of a person he saw the previous day.

Birds in a cornfield are frightened away by a scarecrow at first, but after a few days they ignore it and come back to feed. This is an example of which of the following?

• habituation

• aggressive behavior

• conditioning

• territorial behavior

Which term refers to a state of reduced metabolism that occurs in animals living in conditions of intense heat?

• circadianism

• hibernation

• estivation

• migration

A famous pianist can play a melody after hearing someone hum a few bars, even though she has never heard the melody before. This type of behavior is called

• experience.

• insight.

• conditioning.

• rhythmic response.

Owls sleep during the day and stay awake at night. Which of the following concepts best explains this type of behavior?

• circadian rhythm

• estivation

• habituation

• conditioning

When a male sea lion patrols the area of a beach where his female sea lions rest, he is displaying

• territorial behavior.

• habituation.

• pecking order.

• circadian rhythm.

When a bird sings to signal others of the same species to keep away, it is showing signs of

• cheerfulness.

• conditioning.

• courtship behavior.

• aggression.

An insect orients its body in response to light. This type of behavior is an example of which of the following?

• phototropism

• phototaxis

• territoriality

• geotropism

Which statement correctly describes the plant behaviors in the diagram?

• A shows a negative phototropism for stem.

• C shows a positive thigmotropism for stem.

• B shows a positive geotropism for stem.

• B shows a positive thigmotropism for stem.