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Animal Behavior

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

What kind of behavior is speaking Spanish?

a)

instinct

b)

learned behavior

c)

inherited behavior

d)

imprinting

3.

What is one way an endothermic animal can respond to being cold?

a)

panting

b)

shedding

c)

sweating

d)

shivering

4.

In winter, a bat stays in its 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

5.

This arctic hare is difficult to see against the snowy backdrop, which protects it from predators. What is this called?

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

courtship behavior

d)

camouflage

6.
Salmon knowing which stream they were hatched in is an example of this type of behavior.
a)
Imprinting
b)
Conditioning
c)
Insight
d)
Trial and Error
7.

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

8.

What would this beak be most useful for?

a)

cracking and eating seeds

b)

sipping nectar from tubular flowers

c)

ripping and tearing prey animals

d)

scooping and filtering water

9.

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

10.

Which would best describe the way an organism reacts to other organisms or to its environment?

a)

Instinct

b)

Behavior

c)

Conditioning

d)

Imprinting

11.

What type of behavior is inherited rather than learned?

a)

Instinct

b)

Innate behavior

c)

Imprinting

d)

Society

12.

This would be considered a complex pattern of innate behaviors.

a)

Behavior

b)

Conditioning

c)

Instinct

d)

Imprinting

13.

A group of animals move from one place to another to find food or to mate. What is this behavior called?

a)

Migration

b)

Hibernation

c)

Conditioning

d)

Territory

14.

What is the best definition of hibernation?

a)

Is the way an organism reacts to other organism.

b)

a behavior is modified so that a response to one stimulus becomes associated with different stimulus

c)

a response in which an animal's body temperature, activity, heart rate, and breathing rate decrease during periods of cold weather.

d)

The instinctive, seasonal movement of animals from one place to another.

15.

This behavior happens when an animal forms an attachment to a place or an organism within a specific time period after birth or hatching.

a)

Migration

b)

Instinct

c)

conditioning

d)

imprinting

16.

If a dog starts salivating when a bell is rung, because he associates the bell with receiving a treat, this behavior is called __________________?

a)

Imprinting

b)

Instinct

c)

Innate Behavior

d)

Conditioning

17.
Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?
a)
fur color and pattern
b)
food brand preference
c)
obedience to owner's commands
d)
knowledge of where the treats are kept
18.

... defined as "a remarkable phenomenon, in which a newborn creature bonds to the type of animals it meets at birth.

a)

classical conditioning

b)

habituation

c)

imprinting

d)

oprant conditioning

19.

Punishment strengthens a behaviour by providing an aversive consequence.

a)

True

b)

False

20.
A bird building its nest perfectly the first time is an example of 
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinctive behavior
21.
In the park, you noticed a girl throwing a stick for her dog to fetch.  The dog ran and got the stick every time.  This is an example of
a)
instinctive behavior
b)
learned behavior