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Conley - Animal Behavior

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word describes behaviors that are animals born with instead of being taught?

a)

innate

b)

learned

c)

supplementary

d)

complementary

2.

Pulling your hand away from a flame or running from a loud noise are both examples of ___________.

a)

automatic behaviors.

b)

innate behaviors called instinct.

c)

learned behaviors.

3.

Spiders spinning webs, birds migrating, and rattlesnakes warning with their tails are all examples of __________.

a)

learned behavior.

b)

automatic responses.

c)

instincts

4.

True or False: Even newborn baby animals can learn new information.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Animals use aggressive behaviors to_________.

a)

protect themselves.

b)

get food.

c)

both of these.

6.

Courtship behaviors allow animals to _________.

a)

get food.

b)

find mates.

c)

protect themselves.

7.

People, bees, and chickens all live in a ________ where all members have a specific job.

a)

society.

b)

city.

c)

hive.

d)

nest.

8.

How do ants know where to go to help when another ant from their colony finds food?

a)

sounds only they can hear.

b)

psychic powers.

c)

pheromone signals

d)

perfume.

9.

Some animals ____________ during cold winter months to save energy.

a)

hibernate or sleep.

b)

eat more food.

c)

migrate.

d)

move in slow motion.

10.

Why do animals migrate?

a)

to find warmer weather.

b)

to mate.

c)

to find food.

d)

all of these.

11.

Spiders build webs

a)

for protection.

b)

to live in.

c)

to catch prey.

d)

for protection and to live on

e)

to catch prey and for protection

12.

Behaviors that occur without having to think about them are called

a)

Innate

b)

random

13.

 A behavior that must be taught is called 

a)

innate

b)

learned

14.

Which of the following is an innate behaviors?

a)

a spider knows how to build a web

b)

humans know how to skip

c)

a dog knows how to shake hands on command

d)

a baby knows how to talk

15.

Most human behaviors are

a)

innate

b)

learned

16.

Animals have 

a)

more innate behaviors than humans

b)

fewer innate behaviors than humans

17.

Animals change innate behavior

a)

all the time

b)

never

c)

only when they have to adapt to an environment for survival

18.

The ability to speak is

a)

innate

b)

learned

19.

An adaptation is

a)

man-made change in the DNA of an organism that has no effect on how long the organism survives

b)

natural change in the DNA of an organism that is harmful to the organism 

c)

natural change in the DNA of an organism that helps that organism to survive better

20.

Which of the following is NOT a survival behavior?

a)

A peacock displaying it's colorful feathers towards a female

b)

Ants digging down into the dirt to create a home, or anthill

c)

Meerkats working together as a group to attack a snake and make it leave

21.

The behavior of mouthbrooding is done to

a)

mate with another fish

b)

get enough food to survive 

c)

protect the young

22.

In order to protect their young, the muskox herd - 

Select ALL that are correct.

a)

had a large male charge a wolf to make it back off

b)

moved together as a group with the babies in the center to keep the wolves away

c)

ran away from the wolves as a herd

23.

The male ibex (wild goats) fight each other because

a)

they are stealing food from one another

b)

they are in competetion for a mate

c)

they are getting in each other's way in fleeing from a predator

24.

The male bird of paradise dances to

a)

distract animals from eating him

b)

relax after a hard day

c)

help his babies to find him

d)

get a mate