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WorksheetsConley - Animal Behavior
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which word describes behaviors that are animals born with instead of being taught?
innate
learned
supplementary
complementary
Pulling your hand away from a flame or running from a loud noise are both examples of ___________.
automatic behaviors.
innate behaviors called instinct.
learned behaviors.
Spiders spinning webs, birds migrating, and rattlesnakes warning with their tails are all examples of __________.
learned behavior.
automatic responses.
instincts
True or False: Even newborn baby animals can learn new information.
True
False
Animals use aggressive behaviors to_________.
protect themselves.
get food.
both of these.
Courtship behaviors allow animals to _________.
get food.
find mates.
protect themselves.
People, bees, and chickens all live in a ________ where all members have a specific job.
society.
city.
hive.
nest.
How do ants know where to go to help when another ant from their colony finds food?
sounds only they can hear.
psychic powers.
pheromone signals
perfume.
Some animals ____________ during cold winter months to save energy.
hibernate or sleep.
eat more food.
migrate.
move in slow motion.
Why do animals migrate?
to find warmer weather.
to mate.
to find food.
all of these.
Spiders build webs
for protection.
to live in.
to catch prey.
for protection and to live on
to catch prey and for protection
Behaviors that occur without having to think about them are called
Innate
random
A behavior that must be taught is called
innate
learned
Which of the following is an innate behaviors?
a spider knows how to build a web
humans know how to skip
a dog knows how to shake hands on command
a baby knows how to talk
Most human behaviors are
innate
learned
Animals have
more innate behaviors than humans
fewer innate behaviors than humans
Animals change innate behavior
all the time
never
only when they have to adapt to an environment for survival
The ability to speak is
innate
learned
An adaptation is
man-made change in the DNA of an organism that has no effect on how long the organism survives
natural change in the DNA of an organism that is harmful to the organism
natural change in the DNA of an organism that helps that organism to survive better
Which of the following is NOT a survival behavior?
A peacock displaying it's colorful feathers towards a female
Ants digging down into the dirt to create a home, or anthill
Meerkats working together as a group to attack a snake and make it leave
The behavior of mouthbrooding is done to
mate with another fish
get enough food to survive
protect the young
In order to protect their young, the muskox herd -
Select ALL that are correct.
had a large male charge a wolf to make it back off
moved together as a group with the babies in the center to keep the wolves away
ran away from the wolves as a herd
The male ibex (wild goats) fight each other because
they are stealing food from one another
they are in competetion for a mate
they are getting in each other's way in fleeing from a predator
The male bird of paradise dances to
distract animals from eating him
relax after a hard day
help his babies to find him
get a mate
