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WorksheetsAnimal Behavior and Movement
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What behavior allows newborns to recognize and follow the first moving object they see?
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning
c)
trial and error
d)
reflex
2.
A soccer player kicking a field goal in his first football game is an example of
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning
c)
trial and error
d)
insight
3.
A trainer using fish to reward a dolphin that jumps through a hoop is an example of
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning
c)
trial and error
d)
insight
4.
A gymnast learning how to do a cartwheel is an example of
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning
c)
trial and error
d)
insight
5.
A chick following a lawnmower because it was the first moving object it ever saw is an example of
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning
c)
trial and error
d)
insight
6.
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.
7.
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
8.
The behavior of some animals to attract other animals (think dating)
a)
courtship
b)
dating
c)
showing off
d)
hibernation
9.
Perfecting your tennis game is an example of
a)
conditioning
b)
trial and error
c)
insight or reasoning
d)
instinct
10.
What is a seasonal movement of an animal to another location to find food called?
a)
camouflage
b)
migration
c)
grouping
d)
mimicry
11.
The behavior of some animals to attract other animals
a)
Courtship
b)
Dating
c)
Showing off
d)
Hibernation
12.
Behavioral adaptations can be...
a)
instinctive or learned through experience.
b)
a structural adaptation.
c)
can not be learned.
d)
really hard for animals.
13.
What is a behavior in which newborn animals recognize and follow the first moving object they see?
a)
courtship
b)
mimicry
c)
imprinting
d)
conditioning
14.
What is a process in which an animal learns that a stimulus and its response to that stimulus will bring about a good or bad result?
a)
conditioning
b)
imprinting
c)
inherited behavior
d)
mimicry
15.
A type of behaviour that is shaped by an animal’s experience.
a)
Instinctive Behavior
b)
Learned Behavior
16.
Birds moving from a cold climate to a warmer one is an example of
a)
Migration
b)
Hibernation
c)
Stimulus
d)
Instinct
17.
A baby crying is an example of
a)
learned behaviour
b)
instinct
c)
migration
d)
hibernation
18.
A lion hunting
a)
learned behaviour
b)
instinct
c)
migration
d)
hibernation
19.
A cat is stalking a mouse. What is the stimulus for this behavior?
a)
food (prey)
b)
avoiding predation
c)
seasonal change
d)
reproduction
20.
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
21.
Which of the following is an example of an animal using chemical communication?
a)
pheromone production
b)
social grooming
c)
making an alarm call
d)
showing teeth as a sign of agression
22.
Wolves hunt in packs. Therefore, they rely on which type of behavior to find food?
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
predation defense
d)
cooperative behavior
23.
Raccoons rip trash bags open and sort through the trash when Mr. Robinson leaves the bags outside. The raccoons are exhibiting what type of behavior?
a)
automatic behavior
b)
learned behavior
c)
inherited behavior
d)
instinctive behavior
24.
An animal trying to intimidate another member of the same species is
a)
aggression
b)
territoriality
c)
courtship behavior
d)
circadian rhythm
25.
The way an animal responds to its environment
a)
Behavior
b)
Adaptation
c)
Migration
d)
Communication
26.
Which scientist discovered classical conditioning in dogs?
a)
Konrad Lorenz
b)
Ivan Pavlov
c)
B.K. Skinner
d)
Karl Frish
27.
Which scientist studied imprinting in geese?
a)
Konrad Lorenz
b)
Ivan Pavlov
c)
B.F. Skinner
d)
Karl Frish
28.
Chemicals that send information to another member of the same species
a)
Pheromones
b)
Fertilizers
c)
Pesticides
29.
An animal's reaction to a stimulus is called:
a)
stimulus
b)
reaction
c)
response
d)
molting
30.
The process in which an animal sheds their exoskeleton is called:
a)
fur
b)
exoskeleton
c)
responding
d)
molting
31.
A signal that causes an animal to react in some way is called:
a)
response
b)
stimulus
c)
neuron
d)
reaction
32.
A nerve cell with a unique structure for receiving and passing information is called:
a)
joints
b)
impulse
c)
neuron
d)
stimulus
33.
An electrical message with information that travels in a nerve cell is called:
a)
neuron
b)
stimulus
c)
response
d)
impulse
34.
A place where two or more parts of a skeleton meet is called:
a)
appendage
b)
neuron
c)
joint
d)
cartilage
35.
What happens to a muscle pair when one muscle contracts?
a)
The other muscle also contracts
b)
The other muscle molts
c)
The other muscle relaxes
d)
The other muscle responds
36.
Why are endoskeletons able to grow?
a)
Bones and cartilage are strong
b)
Bones and cartilage are flexible
c)
Bones and cartilage have living cells
d)
Bones and cartilage grow
37.
Fluid-filled cavities surrounded by muscles best describes which of the following types of skeleton:
a)
skeletons without hard parts
b)
endoskeletons
c)
exoskeletons
d)
skeletons
38.
Outer skeleton best describes which of the following types of skeleton:
a)
endoskeleton
b)
skeletons without hard parts
c)
exoskeleton
d)
skeletons
39.
Inner skeleton best describes which of the following types of skeleton:
a)
endoskeleton
b)
skeletons without hard parts
c)
exoskeleton
d)
skeletons
40.
What are the disadvantages of an exoskeleton?
a)
A. they can't grow
b)
B. they are heavy
c)
C. both A and B
d)
D. none
41.
Nerve cells that detect stimuli are called:
a)
neurons
b)
motor neurons
c)
interneurons
d)
sensory neurons
42.
Nerve cells that carry response information to muscles and other organs are called:
a)
neurons
b)
motor neurons
c)
interneurons
d)
sensory neurons
43.
Nerve cells that pass information between neurons are called:
a)
neurons
b)
motor neurons
c)
interneurons
d)
sensory neurons
44.
When you turn on lights, your eyes dilate. The light is an example of:
a)
stimulus
b)
response
45.
When you turn on lights, your eyes dilate. Your eyes dilating is an example of:
a)
stimulus
b)
response
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