Animal Behavior Exam Fall 23

A period of reduced activity that some animals experience in the summer

• estivation
• fight or flight
• response
• social behavior

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

• migration
• imprinting
• stimulus
• dominance

Defense of a space against encroachment by other individuals.

• habituation
• migration
• submission
• territoriality

A period of inactivity that some animals experience in winter that allows them to survive on stored body fat.

• pheromone
• hibernation
• submission
• estivation

A behavior that has been developed from experience.

• social
• innate
• learned
• aggression

Any physical or verbal behavior intended to intimidate or harm.

• aggression
• reflex
• learned behavior
• trial and error

Problem-solving method in which one possible solution after another is tried until a successful one is found.

• fight or flight
• learned behavior
• estivation
• trial and error

A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior of another animal of the same species.

• submission
• hibernation
• pheromone
• courtship

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-8

A behavior that is inherited rather than acquired.

• learned
• innate
• social
• trial and error

A simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus. (like squinting in the sun)

• territoriality
• habituation
• reflex
• dominance

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8