Ecology Test

Pavlov's dogs salivate every time he would ring a bell, whether food was there or not. What type of behavior is this?

• conditioning

• hibernation

• habituation

• innate learning

A bear cub watches its mother every time they go hunting. From its mother, it has learned how to catch salmon from a river. What is this an example of?

• innate behavior

• operant conditioning

• learned behavior

• instinct

What is a benefit of migration?

• there are no benefits

• it allows animals to live in a cool place

• it allows animals to be dormant when its too hot or cold

• It allows the organism to have access to resources and mates

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Hibernation occurs in the winter when animals go dormant because of cold temperatures. What is this behavior called in the summer?

• starvation

• estivation

• also hibernation

• habituation

Mammals are born with the insticnt to suckle after they are born in order to get food. What would happen to an organism who is not born with this instinct?

• they will learn from siblings on how to suckle

• they will survive longer

• they will die because they can't get food

• they will teach themselves

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Animals that leave chemical trails for other animals to interpret are leaving behind:

• chemtrails

• oils

• waxes

• pheromones

Ants typically use pheromones as a form of:

• war

• communication

• making an ant hill

Our fish, Mr. Fishington, is a betta. Betta fish are very territorial. What happens if two male bettas are in the same bowl?

• they will fight each other to the death for space

• they will morph into one giant fish

• they will ignore each other

• they will try to find mates

A bird stops responding to a warning call when not followed by an attack due to this behavior:

• territoriality

• betrayal

• insticnt

• habituation

Prairie dogs bark at each other to warn them of danger. This is an example of:

• communication

• instinct

• innate learning

• pheromones