Orientation in Animals Quiz

What is a taxis?

• A random movement with no relation to the stimulus

• A directional movement towards or away from a stimulus

• A non-directional response to a stimulus

• A type of kinesis

Which of the following is an example of positive chemotaxis?

• Earthworms burrowing away from sunlight

• Moths flying towards light

• Flatworms moving towards a piece of raw meat

• Land snails moving away from gravity

What does the prefix 'photo' in phototaxis refer to?

• Water

• Gravity

• Light

• Temperature

What type of movement do maggots exhibit when responding to light?

• Positive phototaxis

• Orthokinesis

• Klinotaxis

• Tropotaxis

What is the main characteristic of kinesis?

• Movement based on the intensity of the stimulus

• Non-directional response to a stimulus

• Movement away from a stimulus

• Directional movement towards a stimulus

Which of the following is an example of klinokinesis?

• Flatworms turning more quickly in light

• Trout lining up in an upstream direction

• Moths flying towards light

• Slaters moving slower in damp air

What is the response of woodlice in a dry environment?

• They move towards the light

• They move in long straight lines

• They increase their random movements and rate of turning

• They slow down and stop

What is the term for movement towards heat?

• Negative chemotaxis

• Negative geotaxis

• Positive phototaxis

• Positive thermotaxis

Which of the following is an example of orthokinesis?

• Flatworms turning more quickly in light

• Maggots moving in a zigzag line

• Slaters moving slower in damp air

• Trout lining up in an upstream direction

What is the movement of land snails away from gravity called?

• Negative geotaxis

• Positive rheotaxis

• Positive geotaxis

• Negative phototaxis