Animal Behavior Quiz Part 2

Which of the following is an example of a hereditary behavior?

• Skateboarding

• Hovering in the air

• Communicating with sign language

• Using tools to catch termites

What distinguishes physical traits from behaviors in animals?

• Physical traits are what an animal does, behaviors are how an animal looks

• Physical traits are learned, behaviors are inherited

• Physical traits refer to appearance, behaviors refer to actions

• Physical traits are instinctual, behaviors are a result of observation

What are examples of learned behaviors according to the tutorial? (Select all that apply)

• Hovering in the air

• Using tools to break shells

• Eating food from human trash cans

• Catching termites with sticks

How do animals typically learn new behaviors?

• Through observation of other species

• Through playing computer games

• Through repeated experiences and observation

• Through natural instincts

Which animal has been taught sign language to communicate?

• Chimpanzee

• Raccoon

• Sea otter

• Gorilla

In the tutorial, what is described as a tool used by chimpanzees?

• Rocks

• Sticks

Why do raccoons often eat from human trash cans?

• Due to their natural diet of human food

• Because they are omnivores

• They have not learned to find other food sources

• They have learned that human trash cans can provide food

What behavior have sea otters learned to help them eat?

• Using sticks to catch termites

• Hovering in the air

• Using rocks to break open shells

• Skateboarding

What makes winking a learned behavior?

• It is an inherited trait passed down from parents

• It requires practice to send a message to close one eye

• It is instinctual in humans

• It is a unique behavior only humans possess

What do hereditary behaviors in animals refer to?

• Learned actions passed down through generations

• Behaviors that must be observed from other species

• Actions animals are born already knowing how to do

• Learned traits that are shaped by the environment