Animal Behavior

Lizards change their color to blend with their surroundings. This is an example of what animal behavior?

• Marking territories

• Avoiding danger

• Defending resources

• Courtship

Living in groups______.

• attracts predators

• helps prey spot predators

• helps animals find food

• all of the above

Warning coloration is_________.

• a kind of camouflage

• a way to warn predators

• always black and white

• always a sign that an animal is poisonous to eat

Some animals use the Earth's magnetic field to_______.

• defend their territory

• set their biological clock

• to navigate

• to attract mates

To defend against predators, an animal might use______.

• camouflage

• toxins

• warning coloration

• all of the above

Refer to the handout provided to complete the concept map in the right order: estivation, hibernation, biological clock, migration, circadian rhythms, seasonal behaviors

• estivation, seasonal behaviors, circadian rhythms, biological clock,migration, seasonal behaviors, hibernation

• biological clock, circadian rhythms,seasonal behaviors, estivation, migration, hibernation

• hibernation, seasonal behaviors, estivation, biological clock,migration, circadian rhythms

______ is a complex set of responses to stimuli

• Variation

• Genetics

• Behavior

• Growth

_______ is a behavioral process whereby adults of a species try to attract a mate

• Courtship

• Behavior

• Growth

• Defense

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______ is a state of greatly reduced body activity in order to conserve food and energy within the body

• Camouflage

• Defense

• Herding

• Hibernation

______ is the movement of animals from one place to another, usually along the same route, and to find available food

• Courtship

• Behavior

• Migration

• Hibernation