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Animal Behavior & Ecological Interactions Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Instinctively, Canada geese fly south in fall to find food. In spring they fly back up north to have their young. What type of behavior is this?

a)

defense

b)

hibernation

c)

courtship

d)

migration

2.

Which of these is a LEARNED behavior?

a)

a peacock courting

b)

a whale migrating

c)

a dog sitting when told to

d)

a turtle hatchling crawling towards the ocean

3.

In winter, a bear stays in its den or cave, and its body temperature drops, its heart rate slows to a fraction of its normal rate, and it is barely breathing. What is this behavior called?

a)

Migration

b)

Hibernation

c)

Courtship behavior

d)

Territorial behavior

4.

The male peacock uses these spectacular tail feathers in a display to try to attract the attention of females of the same species, and to try to find a mate. What is this called?

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

courtship behavior

d)

territorial behavior

5.

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

a)

innate behavior

b)

imprinting

c)

learned behavior

d)

migration

6.

A baby sea turtle hatches, digs out of its nest, and starts crawling towards the ocean. What type of behavior is this?

a)

learned behavior

b)

imprinting

c)

migrations

d)

innate behavior

7.

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

8.

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

9.

A spider making a web is a complex instinctive behavior that takes time to develop. Spiders are born knowing how to spin a web, therefore it is a(n)

a)

innate behavior

b)

conditioned behavior

c)

learned behavior

d)

cyclic behavior

10.

The process by which certain animals form strong social attachments during an early-life critical period (like ducks following their mother) is an early learned behavior called

a)

migration

b)

imprinting

c)

stimulus

d)

dominance

11.
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
12.

An innate behavior that is a simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus is a

a)

territoriality

b)

habituation

c)

reflex

d)

dominance

13.
Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
14.

What is contained in the bottom layer of the an energy pyramid?

a)

producers or autotrophs

b)

tertiary or 3rd level consumers

c)

secondary or 2nd level consumers

d)

primary or 1st level consumers

15.

The original source of energy for an ecosystem is

a)

the sun.

b)

water.

c)

nutrients in the soil.

d)

plants.