Animal Behavior

A mother otter teaches her pup to catch fish. First, she feeds her pup a fish from her mouth. Later, she throws her pup a fish from a short distance away. The pup swims and dives for the fish. Finally, the pup learns to fish on its own.

• Learned

• Innate

A caterpillar making a cocoon.

• Learned

• Innate

A bee building a bee hive.

• Learned

• Innate

A parrot saying, "Hello".

• Learned

• Innate

An elephant sucking up water with its trunk.

• Learned

• Innate

Which is an example of innate behavior?

• pond ducks flocking to be fed

• bears leaning to catch fish

• human babies speaking words

• birds chirping when hatched

A _________ is defined as a way an animal responds to a stimulus.

• response

• instinct

• attitude

• behavior

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A dog rolls over and gets a treat, so she rolls over again. This is an example of a...

• learned behavior

• inherited behavior

• physical trait

• instinct

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

• Genetic

• Hunting

• Innate

• Learned

What is the definition of behavior

• animal's response to a stimulus

• animal's type of communication

• animal's care of offspring

• animal's main characterisitics

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8