WorksheetsAnimal Behavior
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
males of many bird species display brightly-colored feathers or other body parts in an attempt to attract.........
a)
food
b)
predators
c)
mates
d)
whales
2.
Males may fight for?
a)
Mates
b)
territory
c)
food
d)
All of the above
3.
Males may build structures for.....
a)
predators
b)
bob
c)
females
d)
prey
4.
What behavior allows newborns to recognize and follow the first moving object they see?
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning
c)
trial and error
d)
reflex
5.
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
6.
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
7.
A gymnast learning how to do a cartwheel is an example of
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning
c)
trial and error
d)
insight
8.
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
9.
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.
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.
The behavior of some animals to attract other animals (think dating)
a)
courtship
b)
dating
c)
showing off
d)
hibernation
12.
Perfecting your tennis game is an example of
a)
conditioning
b)
trial and error
c)
insight or reasoning
d)
instinct
13.
What is a seasonal movement of an animal to another location to find food called?
a)
camouflage
b)
migration
c)
grouping
d)
mimicry
14.
Behaviors that are passed on from parents to offspring without teaching or training are called what?
a)
inherited or innate behaviors
b)
learned behaviors
c)
instincts
d)
imprinted behaviors
15.
The behavior that is set in an animal at birth
a)
Learned
b)
Imprinting
c)
Instinct
d)
Conditioning
16.
Behavior where an animal associates a certain response with a certain stimulus.
a)
Instinct
b)
Social
c)
Conditioning
d)
Ingestive
17.
The conditioning stimuli Pavlov introduced to dogs to gain the response of salivation.
a)
Clapped hands
b)
Ringing a bell
c)
Food
d)
Blew a whistle
18.
Order of social dominance
a)
Hierarchy
b)
Estrus
c)
Heat
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.
Which of the following terms is another term for innate?
a)
instinct
b)
learned
c)
trial and error
d)
copying
21.
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
22.
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
23.
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
24.
Which type of behavior is most likely to occur due to a seasonal change stimulus?
a)
migration
b)
estivation
c)
reproduction
d)
social grooming
25.
Which of the following best describes a social behavior?
a)
One monkey grooming another.
b)
A predator chasing prey.
c)
An animal defending its territory.
d)
An animal hibernating.
26.
Migration is an innate behavior.
a)
true
b)
false
27.
Operant conditioning is an example of which type of enrichment?
a)
food related
b)
novel object
c)
sensory
d)
training
28.
A way of learning that involves a reward or punishment is called?
a)
observational learning
b)
operant conditioning
c)
habituation
d)
playing
29.
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
30.
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
31.
A female is more likely to select a...
a)
Peacock with large, bright feathers
b)
Peacock with small, dull feathers
32.
Territory is...
a)
Space
b)
Food
c)
Mates
33.
Animals compete for...
a)
Food
b)
Mates
c)
Territory
d)
All of these
34.
birds chirp loudly as a hunter enters the forest
a)
investigative
b)
communication
c)
social
d)
maladaptive
35.
Hatchling ducks recognize any organism they see after they hatch as mother. This is what type of behavior?
a)
imprinting
b)
habituation
c)
classic conditioning
d)
distraction display
36.
Songs, sounds, chemical, and vocalizations are used in the animal kingdom to:
a)
fix an action pattern
b)
show altruism
c)
teach cognition
d)
signal each other
37.
The ability to be able to run a maze is an example of ___.
a)
imprinting
b)
classical conditioning
c)
operant conditioning
d)
cognitive learning
38.
A bird building its nest perfectly the first time is an example of
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinctive behavior
39.
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
40.
Examine the pictures below. In which picture are the animals most likely displaying courtship?
a)
b)
c)
d)
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