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WorksheetsAnimal Behavior & Ecological Interactions Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
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?
defense
hibernation
courtship
migration
Which of these is a LEARNED behavior?
a peacock courting
a whale migrating
a dog sitting when told to
a turtle hatchling crawling towards the ocean
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?
Migration
Hibernation
Courtship behavior
Territorial behavior
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?
hibernation
migration
courtship behavior
territorial behavior
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?
innate behavior
imprinting
learned behavior
migration
A baby sea turtle hatches, digs out of its nest, and starts crawling towards the ocean. What type of behavior is this?
learned behavior
imprinting
migrations
innate behavior
A (an) ____ is an environmental change that directly influences the activity of an organism.
stimulus
behavior
innate response
fixed action pattern
Which is an example of innate behavior?
pond ducks flocking to be fed
bears leaning to catch fish
human babies speaking words
birds chirping when hatched
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)
innate behavior
conditioned behavior
learned behavior
cyclic behavior
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
migration
imprinting
stimulus
dominance
An innate behavior that is a simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus is a
territoriality
habituation
reflex
dominance
What is contained in the bottom layer of the an energy pyramid?
producers or autotrophs
tertiary or 3rd level consumers
secondary or 2nd level consumers
primary or 1st level consumers
The original source of energy for an ecosystem is
the sun.
water.
nutrients in the soil.
plants.
