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Animal Behavior

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of animal behavior
a)
biology
b)
ecology
c)
ethology
d)
behaviorology
2.
What is the definition of behavior
a)
animal's response to a stimulus
b)
animal's type of communication
c)
animal's care of offspring
d)
animal's main characterisitics
3.
Which of the following is an example of COURTSHIP behavior?
a)
growling at foe
b)
barking for attention
c)
nursing young
d)
showing bright feathers
4.
Which animal displays migratory behavior?
a)
geese 
b)
moose
c)
deer
d)
wild hog 
5.
A bark, snort, growl, and hoot are all examples of what type of communication 
a)
non-verbal communication
b)
verbal communication
c)
short distance communication
d)
aggressive communication 
6.
What is the MAIN reason animals engage in play behavior?
a)
to socialize
b)
to strengthen family bonds
c)
to learn about each other
d)
to learn skills like hunting
7.
When animal learns to ignore harmless stimuli like a scarecrow, what type of learning is this? 
a)
innate learning
b)
classical conditioning 
c)
habituation 
d)
trial and error learning 
8.

The scent of food is an example of a (an) ____ stimulus.

a)

innate

b)

external

c)

internal

d)

habitual

9.

A (an) ____ is an environmental change that directly influences the activity of an organism.

a)

stimulus

b)

behavior

c)

innate response

d)

fixed action pattern

10.

Which is an example of innate behavior?

a)

pond ducks flocking to be fed

b)

bears leaning to catch fish

c)

human babies speaking words

d)

birds chirping when hatched

11.

Which is an example of a behavior?

a)

blood flowing through veins

b)

a dog avoiding a foul odor

c)

tree branch providing shade

d)

. a rabbit’s fur turning white

12.

Which behavior is genetically based and NOT linked to past experiences?

a)

innate behavior

b)

habituation

c)

operant conditioning

d)

classical conditioning

13.

A _________ is defined as a way an animal responds to a stimulus.

a)

response

b)

instinct

c)

attitude

d)

behavior

14.

Studies show what 2 factors influence an animal’s behavior?

a)

food & space

b)

genetics & experience

c)

experience & food

d)

genetics & food

15.

A spider making a web is an example of a .........

a)

stimulus

b)

genetic behavior

c)

fixed action patern

d)

learned behavior

16.

________________ behaviors result from an interaction between innate behaviors & past experiences.

a)

Genetic

b)

Hunting

c)

Innate

d)

Learned

17.

This type of innate behavior occurs when an animal carries out a specific set of actions, in sequence, in response to a stimulus.

a)

imprinting

b)

fixed action pattern

c)

habituation

d)

classical conditioning

18.
The interaction between animals of the same species.
a)
innate behavior
b)
response
c)
reflex
d)
social behavior
19.
A period of reduced activity that some animals experience in the summer
a)
estivation
b)
fight or flight
c)
response
d)
social behavior
20.
The process by which certain animals form strong attachments during an early-life critical period.
a)
migration
b)
imprinting
c)
stimulus
d)
dominance
21.
Defense of a space against encroachment by other individuals.
a)
habituation
b)
migration
c)
submission
d)
territoriality
22.
A period of inactivity that some animals experience in winter that allows them to survive on stored body fat.
a)
pheromone
b)
hibernation
c)
submission
d)
estivation
23.
Any physical or verbal behavior intended to intimidate or harm.
a)
aggression
b)
reflex
c)
learned behavior
d)
trial and error
24.
The act of yielding to the authority of another .
a)
hibernation
b)
pheromone
c)
courtship
d)
submission
25.
Problem-solving method in which one possible solution after another is tried until a successful one is found.
a)
fight or flight
b)
learned behavior
c)
estivation
d)
trial and error
26.
A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior of another animal of the same species.
a)
submission
b)
hibernation
c)
pheromone
d)
courtship
27.
Power and influence over others.
a)
dominance
b)
habituation
c)
reflex
d)
innate
28.
A simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus.
a)
territoriality
b)
habituation
c)
reflex
d)
dominance
29.
A social interaction with the sole purpose of finding a mate.
a)
courtship
b)
hibernation
c)
aggression
d)
submission
30.
A reaction caused by adrenaline that prepares one to either fight the stressor or take flight and escape.
a)
courtship
b)
fight or flight
c)
trial and error
d)
habituation
31.
A regular, long-distance change in location due to resource availability.
a)
stimulus
b)
imprinting
c)
migration
d)
classical conditioning
32.
An organism's decreasing response to a stimulus with repeated exposure to it.
a)
reflex
b)
habituation
c)
territoriality
d)
classical conditioning
33.
A type of learning in which an organism associates stimuli to a specific behavior.
a)
classical conditioning
b)
pheromone
c)
migration
d)
territoriality
34.
(6-3.5) Some male birds perform elaborate dances in order to attract females. This is an example of _______.
a)
camouflage
b)
insight
c)
courtship
d)
mimicry
35.
(6-3.5) In the fall, black bears eat so much that they can gain up to 68 kg of fat in just two months.Why do black bears gain so much weight?
a)
to become stronger so they can better defend themselves
b)
to prepare for migration
c)
to attract a mate
d)
to prepare for hibernation
36.
A dog rolls over and gets a treat, so she rolls over again. This is an example of a...
a)
learned behavior
b)
inherited behavior
c)
physical trait
d)
instinct
37.
Smelts are fish that lay their eggs in the sand of a beach. When the eggs hatch, the babies know to go to the water. This is an example of...
a)
inherited behavior
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
learned behavior
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.
You observe a baby duck following closely behind your friend's adult cat.  This is an example of
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning

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