Animal Behavior - Innate

The scent of food is an example of a (an) ____ stimulus.

• innate

• external

• internal

• habitual

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which is an example of innate behavior?

• pond ducks flocking to be fed

• bears learning 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

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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

• stimulus

• genetic behavior

• innate behavior

• learned behavior

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

________________ behaviors result from an interaction between innate behaviors & past experiences.

• Genetic

• Hunting

• Innate

• Learned

Why is a spider spinning a web an innate behavior?

• It learns how to spin the web from its mother.

• It learns how to spin a web through insight learning.  

• It is born knowing how to spin a web.

• It learns how to spin a web through observational learning.

Which is an example of a learned behavior?

• blinking

• riding a bike

• swallowing

• crying