WorksheetsPASS Day 5 - Animals
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A cat is stalking a mouse. What is the stimulus for this behavior?
a)
food (prey)
b)
avoiding predation
c)
seasonal change
d)
reproduction
2.
Why is a spider spinning a web an innate behavior?
a)
It learns how to spin the web from its mother.
b)
It learns how to spin a web through insight learning.
c)
It is born knowing how to spin a web.
d)
It learns how to spin a web through observational learning.
3.
Which of the following terms is another term for innate?
a)
instinct
b)
learned
c)
trial and error
d)
copying
4.
A rabbit is running away from a fox. What is the stimulus for this behavior?
a)
avoiding a predator
b)
food
c)
migration
d)
estivation
5.
A mother is born knowing how to nurse her puppies. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
learned
b)
trial and error
c)
operant conditioning
d)
Innate
6.
Getting use to something after being exposed to it for a long period of time is an example of which type of learned behavior?
a)
insight learning
b)
playing
c)
habituation
d)
observational learning
7.
Which type of behavior is most likely to occur due to a seasonal change stimulus?
a)
migration
b)
estivation
c)
reproduction
d)
social grooming
8.
An octopus can change its color to match its surroundings. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
cooperative behavior
d)
estivation
9.
A pine snake moves it tail quickly in pine needles so it sounds like a rattle snake. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
estivation
d)
migration
10.
Michael went to the circus and saw a seal balance a beach ball on its nose. This is an example of a...
a)
instinct
b)
mimicry
c)
camouflage
d)
learned behavior
11.
a)
protective coloration
b)
counter shading
c)
protective resemblance
d)
mimicry
12.
a)
protective coloration
b)
counter shading
c)
protective resemblance
d)
mimicry
13.
Which of these choices is an example of something that is needed for survival?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Food
c)
Water
d)
All of the above
14.
A frog lives in a pond in the northern portion of the United States. Why does the frog bury itself in the mud at the bottom of the pond during the winter months?
a)
to migrate to warmer waters
b)
to mimic a larger animal
c)
to camouflage itself from predators
d)
to hibernate during cold weather
15.
The way an animal responds to its environment
a)
Behavior
b)
Adaptation
c)
Migration
d)
Communication
16.
The behavior of some animals to attract other animals
a)
Courtship
b)
Dating
c)
Showing off
d)
Hibernation
17.
Which is an example of courtship?
a)
A peacock shows off his feathers
b)
A rabbit runs away from a wolf
c)
A bear hibernates
d)
Bees communicating with phromones
18.
A female is more likely to select a...
a)
Peacock with large, bright feathers
b)
Peacock with small, dull feathers
19.
Animals compete for...
a)
Food
b)
Mates
c)
Territory
d)
All of these
20.
Traveling to a different region during different times of the year
a)
Migration
b)
Communication
c)
Hibernation
d)
Competition
21.
Hibernation is a...
a)
Resting state
b)
Active state
22.
Which of the following is NOT true about hibernation?
a)
Metabolism slows down
b)
Body temperature goes up
c)
The animal is in a resting state
23.
This is a response to cold and is when the body shakes to turn energy into body heat:
a)
shivering
b)
blinking
c)
sweating
d)
panting
24.
What are cues from within that an animal has for survival called?
a)
behavior
b)
grouping
c)
internal stimuli
d)
imprinting
25.
What is a seasonal movement of an animal to another location to find food called?
a)
camouflage
b)
migration
c)
grouping
d)
mimicry
26.
This stimulus cues an animal to eat, food is for energy:
a)
thirst
b)
sleepiness
c)
sweating
d)
hunger
27.
What do we call an animals response to heat when it loses hair of fur?
a)
panting
b)
shedding
c)
sweating
28.
This is a response to cold and is when the body shakes to turn energy into body heat:
a)
shivering
b)
blinking
c)
sweating
d)
panting
29.
This is a cue that an animal has to take in water:
a)
hunger
b)
sleepiness
c)
thirst
d)
sweating
30.
What is it called when a newborn animal recognizes and foollows the first moving object it sees?
a)
shivering
b)
inherited behaviors
c)
instincts
d)
imprinting
31.
This is a behavior where an animal looks like a more dangerous animal for defense purposes:
a)
camouflage
b)
blending
c)
grouping
d)
mimicry
32.
This is a behavior when certain animals travel together for protection:
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
grouping
d)
blending
33.
This is required to restore the body's ability to function:
a)
hunger
b)
thirst
c)
sweating
d)
sleep
34.
What do we call an animals response to heat when it gets rid of excess body heat by evaporating water?
a)
shedding
b)
sweating/panting
c)
spitting
35.
THis is an automatic response to protect eyse from objects, drying out or infection:
a)
blinking
b)
sleep
c)
sweating and panting
36.
Which animal below is a mammal?
a)
turtle
b)
snake
c)
pelican
d)
bear
37.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
38.
My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water. What am I?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Bird
d)
Fish
39.
My body is warm and covered in feathers. I lay eggs which hatch into chickens. What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Amphibian
c)
Mammal
d)
Bird
40.
All insects have _____ legs.
a)
6
b)
8
c)
10
41.
Fishes take in oxygen through their
a)
fins.
b)
gills.
c)
scales.
d)
vertebrae.
42.
All vertebrates have muscles, protective skin covering, a nervous system, and a(n) _____.
a)
endoskeleton
b)
exoskeleton
c)
endothermic
d)
ectothermic
43.
Which of the following animals is categorized as an arthropod?
a)
worm
b)
crab
c)
snake
d)
lizard
44.
A squirrel survives winter by:
a)
hibernating or sleeping a lot.
b)
migrating south.
c)
growing thicker fur.
d)
all of the above.
45.
Which grouping of animals are ALL endotherms?
a)
fish, reptiles, and amphibians
b)
mammals and birds
c)
reptiles, amphibians, and birds
d)
mammals and reptiles
46.
Which animal would be in the same class as the animal in the picture?
a)
shark
b)
snail
c)
lobster
d)
whale
47.
What is the primary purpose for these structures?
"A bald eagle's wings and feet used to take off and fly through the air."
"A bald eagle's wings and feet used to take off and fly through the air."
a)
defense
b)
movement
c)
obtaining resources
d)
camouflage
48.
What is the primary purpose for these structures?
"Tentacles that allow an octopus to grab and hold on to its prey."
"Tentacles that allow an octopus to grab and hold on to its prey."
a)
defense
b)
movement
c)
obtaining resources
d)
mimicry
49.
What is the primary purpose for these structures?
"The claws on a crayfish."
"The claws on a crayfish."
a)
defense
b)
movement
c)
obtaining resources
d)
behaviors
50.
Which animal group has "radial symmetry"?
a)
mollusks
b)
mammals
c)
sponges
d)
echinoderms
51.
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding endothermic animals?
a)
body temperature changes throughout the day
b)
birds are endothermic
c)
also have endoskeletons
d)
are vertebrates
52.
Using this picture, what defense is this Hawk Moth displaying?
a)
camouflage
b)
emitting smells
c)
mimicry
d)
panting
53.
Some animals use structures for defense to make an attack painful. Which of the following would be effective for this?
a)
venom, claws
b)
quills, horns
c)
stingers, sharp teeth
d)
all of the above
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