Behavioral Traits Quiz

Match the following behaviors with their types.

• Instinctual behavior

• Birds, whales, and butterflies migrate to find food and a warm environment.

• Learned Behavior: Cooperative hunting

• A chimpanzee uses a twig as a tool to get termites out of a termite mound.

• Learned Behavior: Tool use

• Orca whales hunt in packs because it helps them catch prey.

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Which of the following is an example of learned behavior?

• Spiders weave webs to catch their food.

• A bird is eating a monarch but spits it out because it tastes bad (poisonous), so it stops hunting monarchs.

• Sea turtle hatchlings return to their natural habitat, the sea, to avoid predators on or near the shore.

(a)   are instinctual but improved through learning.

• Birds instinctively build nests. Ho
• A rattlesnake rattles its tail to w
• Bears hibernate during the winter t

(a)   is a behavior that results from both instinct and learning.

• Penguins huddle together to keep wa
• Bees perform a waggle dance to comm
• Salmon swim upstream to spawn, but

Which of the following is an example of a behavior that is primarily learned?

• Geese fly in a V formation during migration.

• A dog learns to sit on command after being trained by its owner.

• Salmon return to their birthplace to spawn.

Which of the following is an example of a behavior that is primarily instinctual?

• A cat learns to open a door by watching its owner.

• A parrot mimics human speech after hearing it repeatedly.

• Elephants use their trunks to drink water.

A wolf cub came too close to a skunk, and was sprayed by its foul smelling chemical spray. Now, the wolf cub stays away from skunks. What type of behavior is this?

• innate behavior

• imprinting

• learned behavior

• migration

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A behavior that is developed from experience...

• innate bahavior

• learned behavior

• cooperative behavior

• animal behavior

In the park, you noticed a girl throwing a stick for her dog to fetch.  The dog ran and got the stick every time.  This is an example of

• instinctive behavior
• learned behavior

Which of the following is an example of a behavior that is primarily instinctual?

• A human baby crying when hungry.

• A dog learning to roll over on command.

• A cat using a litter box after being trained.