WorksheetsAnimal Behavior
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
What kind of behavior is speaking Spanish?
instinct
learned behavior
inherited behavior
imprinting
What is one way an endothermic animal can respond to being cold?
panting
shedding
sweating
shivering
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?
Migration
Hibernation
courtship behavior
territorial behavior
This arctic hare is difficult to see against the snowy backdrop, which protects it from predators. What is this called?
hibernation
migration
courtship behavior
camouflage
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
What would this beak be most useful for?
cracking and eating seeds
sipping nectar from tubular flowers
ripping and tearing prey animals
scooping and filtering water
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
Which would best describe the way an organism reacts to other organisms or to its environment?
Instinct
Behavior
Conditioning
Imprinting
What type of behavior is inherited rather than learned?
Instinct
Innate behavior
Imprinting
Society
This would be considered a complex pattern of innate behaviors.
Behavior
Conditioning
Instinct
Imprinting
A group of animals move from one place to another to find food or to mate. What is this behavior called?
Migration
Hibernation
Conditioning
Territory
What is the best definition of hibernation?
Is the way an organism reacts to other organism.
a behavior is modified so that a response to one stimulus becomes associated with different stimulus
a response in which an animal's body temperature, activity, heart rate, and breathing rate decrease during periods of cold weather.
The instinctive, seasonal movement of animals from one place to another.
This behavior happens when an animal forms an attachment to a place or an organism within a specific time period after birth or hatching.
Migration
Instinct
conditioning
imprinting
If a dog starts salivating when a bell is rung, because he associates the bell with receiving a treat, this behavior is called __________________?
Imprinting
Instinct
Innate Behavior
Conditioning
... defined as "a remarkable phenomenon, in which a newborn creature bonds to the type of animals it meets at birth.
classical conditioning
habituation
imprinting
oprant conditioning
Punishment strengthens a behaviour by providing an aversive consequence.
True
False
