Animal Behavior and Courtship Strategies

Which of the following is a behavior that helps animals find mates?

• Sleeping

• Eating

• Courtship behaviors

• Hibernating

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What does the term 'selective' mean?

• Careful to choose only the best

• Ignoring all options

• Randomly choosing

• Quickly deciding

Fill in the blank: Animals attract mates by communicating in a variety of ways, including the use of sound, light, chemicals, and ________.

• A) Water

• B) Body language

• C) Food

• D) Shelter

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What do male bowerbirds do during courtship?

• Sing loudly

• Build elaborate nests

• Dance

• Hunt for food

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Fill in the blank: When a flock of birds flies together, it is a ________ behavior.

• Group

• Individual

• Random

• Solitary

Which of the following is an example of innate behavior?

• A) A dog learning to fetch

• B) A moth's attraction to light

• C) A bird singing a song

• D) A fish swimming upstream.

Fill in the blank: Male animals often bring female animals gifts of ______.

• food

• songs

• dances

• nests

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Fill in the blank: Tadpoles know how to swim ______.

• automatically

• after learning

• by observing others

• with practice

What behavior do elephants exhibit to protect their young?

• Building nests

• Herding

• Flying

• Swimming

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What is still unknown about traits in animals?

• If they are determined by genetics

• If they are determined by the environment

• If they are determined by both genetics and the environment

• All of the above.

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