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Animal Behavior Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organs or body systems don't interact to produce a behavioral response?

a)

sense organs

b)

nervous system

c)

muscle system

d)

immune system

2.

What is the main difference between innate and learned behavior?

a)

Innate is behavior based on experience

b)

Learned is behavior based on the what is passed down through your genes

c)

Innate is behavior that is full functional the very first time its done

d)

Learned is behavior that you only learn from your parents

3.

Choose the four major types of learning:

a)

classical conditioning

b)

migration

c)

operant conditioning

d)

insight

e)

habituation

4.

What is a stimulus?

a)

signal that is given when you are hurt

b)

signal that carries information

c)

signal that stimulates your senses

5.

What is a response?

a)

a random reaction to a stimulus

b)

a noise that is made do to a stimulus

c)

a specific reaction to a stimulus

6.

How does natural selection affect animal behavior?

a)

Organisms with better adaptive behaviors are better able to survive and reproduce.

b)

Natural selection has nothing to do with behaviors.

c)

If an organism can change all its behaviors, then it can survive and reproduce.

7.

A dog learns to expect food whenever a bell is rung. This is an example of what type of learning?

a)

operant conditioning

b)

classical conditioning

c)

instinct

d)

habituation

8.

What are three ways in which animal behavior is related to environmental cycles?

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

courtship

d)

circadian rhythms

9.

What is a courtship ritual?

a)

behaviors animals use to communicate to each other about food

b)

behaviors animals use to attract a mate

c)

behaviors animals use to fight disputes between each other

d)

behaviors animals use to reproduce

10.

This picture is an example of which type of learning?

a)

insight learning

b)

imprinting

c)

classical conditioning

d)

operant conditioning

11.

Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of hibernation?

a)

Hibernation is a state of greatly reduced body activity, used to conserve food stored in the body

b)

Hibernation is a behavioral process whereby adults of the same species attract each other for a potential mate.

c)

Hibernation is the movement of animals from one place to another in response to season changes.

d)

Hibernation is a social behavior in which certain animals travel together in groups to protect each other.

12.

Examine the picture below and determine which defense mechanism is being displayed.

a)

Mimicry

b)

Camouflage

c)

Stinger

d)

Migration

13.

Reasoning, habituation, and conditioning would both be classified as which type of behaviors…

a)

Inherited behaviors

b)

Learned Behaviors

c)

Innate Behaviors

d)

None of the above

14.

Read each of the following behavioral responses. Which is an example of an inherited behavior?

a)

Chimpanzee using small sticks to dig for insects

b)

A young whale beginning to swim

c)

A child understanding that a hot stove will burn his hand

d)

A young lion catching his prey on the third trial

15.

Which of the following statements distinguishes an inherited behavior from a learned behavior

a)

A learned behavior passes from the parent to offspring and is with the animal from birth while an inherited behavior is the result of direction observations or experiences.

b)

Both learned and inherited behaviors pass from the parent to the offspring.

c)

Both learned and inherited behaviors are the result of direct observation or experience.

d)

An inherited behavior passes from the parent to offspring and is with the animal from birth while a learned behavior is the result of direct observation or experience.

16.

Read each of the explanations below. Which of the following most appropriately explains courtship.

a)

Courtship is a behavior in which animals move from place to place in response to seasonal changes.

b)

Courtship is a behavior in which an animal’s body temperature drops and heartbeat slows down.

c)

Courtship is a behavior in which adults of a species try to attract a potential mate.

d)

Courtship is a behavior in which certain animals travel together in groups to protect each other.

17.

Which of the following stimuli would be useful to warn others in your society of danger or useful to attract a mate?

a)

hibernation

b)

circadian rhythm

c)

habituation

d)

pheromones

18.

Which of the following would be affected in you fly from one side of the world to the other?

a)

reasoning

b)

circadian rhythm

c)

habituation

d)

innate behavior

19.

A (an) ____ is an environmental change that directly influences the activity of an organism.

a)

stimulus

b)

behavior

c)

innate response

d)

fixed action pattern

20.

What is it called when a newborn animal recognizes and follows the first moving object it sees?

a)

shivering

b)

innate behaviors

c)

instincts

d)

imprinting

21.

What do we call a trial and error learning when a behavior is repeated to get a reward or to avoid punishment?

a)

classical conditioning

b)

operant conditioning

c)

habituation

d)

insight learning

22.

What do we call a type of learned behavior that is done by using what you know from past experiences and apply it to a new situation?

a)

classical conditioning

b)

operant conditioning

c)

habituation

d)

insight learning

23.

Which statement below DOES NOT describe learned animal behavior?

a)

behavior acquired through experience

b)

behavior acquired through stimuli with the environment

c)

behavior acquired from birth

d)

behavior acquired through adaptation

24.

The ability of an animal to hunt by watching their mothers is considered a(an) ___________ behavior.

a)

Innate

b)

learned

c)

both innate and learned

25.

Which statement below best describes innate animal behavior?

a)

behavior acquired through experience

b)

behavior acquired through stimuli with the environment

c)

behavior acquired from birth

d)

behavior acquired through adaptation

26.

The ability of an animal to breathe is considered a(an) Innate behavior.

a)

Innate

b)

learned

c)

both innate and learned

27.

The ability of an animal to swim is considered a(an) _____________ behavior.

a)

Innate

b)

learned

c)

both innate and learned

28.

The ability of a bird to attract mates is considered a(an) ___________ behavior.

a)

Innate

b)

learned

c)

both innate and learned

29.

Which statement below best describes innate animal behavior?

a)

behavior acquired through practice

b)

behavior acquired through stimuli with the environment

c)

behavior acquired by developing on their own

d)

behavior acquired through adaptation

30.

Which statement below best describes a reflex? Select all that apply.

a)

a response to a stimulus

b)

it is automatic

c)

learned by practice

d)

learned by mimicry

31.

The ability of a deer to fend off predators is considered a(an) __________ behavior.

a)

Innate

b)

learned

c)

both innate and learned

32.

The ability of a bird to build a nest is considered a(an) ____________ behavior.

a)

learned

b)

Innate

c)

both innate and learned

33.

The ability of a chimpanzee to poke a stick in soil to find food is considered a(an) ___________ behavior.

a)

Innate

b)

learned

c)

both innate and learned

34.

Which statement below best describes a stimulus? Select all that apply.

a)

something that causes a change in an organism

b)

something that causes a reaction in an organism

c)

learned by practice

d)

learned by mimicry

35.

Which statement below best describes learned animal behavior? Select all that apply.

a)

behavior acquired by experience

b)

more common in highly intelligent species

c)

is based on reflexes

d)

behavior is inherited at birth

36.

The ability of a dog to fetch is considered a(an) _____________ behavior.

a)

Innate

b)

learned

c)

both innate and learned

37.

The ability of a wolf to hunt in groups is considered a(an) _____________ behavior.

a)

learned

b)

Innate

c)

both innate and learned

38.
An octopus can change its color to match its surroundings. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
cooperative behavior
d)
estivation
39.
What does it mean to hibernate?
a)
To change your physical characteristics
b)
To sleep for an extended period of time during the winter
c)
To travel to a warmer location
d)
To eat all the oreos
40.
Imprinting is when an animal follows the first thing they see. 
a)
True
b)
False
41.
An inherited behavior is...
a)
something passed down from the parent
b)
something taught
42.
A behavior in which animals use to attract a mate.
a)
Hibernation
b)
Defense
c)
Migration
d)
Courtship
43.
A pine snake moves it tail quickly in pine needles so it sounds like a rattle snake. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
estivation
d)
migration
44.
A rabbit is running away from a fox. What is the stimulus for this behavior?
a)
avoiding a predator
b)
food
c)
migration
d)
estivation
45.
What is a learned behavior
a)
Something that is taught
b)
Something that is already known
46.
An octopus might use this in order to flee from a predator.
a)
Swimming
b)
Running
c)
Ejection
d)
Smell
47.
Animals will respond to body temperature changes in which of the following ways?
a)
Sweating
b)
Coughing
c)
Smiling
d)
Dancing
48.
Mimicry is when an animal does which of the following?
a)
resemblance to a unpleasant animal
b)
cryng chickens
c)
the minimom of crying chickens
d)
ttc,hvguck
49.
The word prey is related to which of the following?
a)
food being hunted
b)
animal that is hunting
c)
beast
d)
Hit the quan
50.
Sweat is a source of which of the following? 
a)
Cooling off
b)
Going places 
c)
Cold
d)
None of the above 
51.
What is a response to cold weather?
a)
migration
b)
Defense
c)
sweating
d)
None of the above 
52.
The word predator is related to which of the following?
a)
an interconnected set of food chains
b)
an organism that hunts and feeds on another animal
c)
grow well or strong
d)
a path of energy transfer from one organism to another
53.
When an animal learns that a particular stimulus and its response will lead to a specific result is known as what?
a)
Imprinting
b)
Conditioning
c)
Mimicry
d)
Inherited behavior
54.
Panting and sweating are related to which of the following answers?
a)
Animals response to colder temperatures
b)
Animals response to warmer temperatures
c)
Animals response to hunger
d)
Animals response to a bell ringing
55.
Which of the following is an automatic response that helps protect the eye?
a)
Blinking
b)
Food Gathering
c)
Storing nutrition in the form of fat
d)
Shivering
56.
Which type of behavior is most likely to occur due to a seasonal change stimulus?
a)
migration
b)
estivation
c)
reproduction
d)
social grooming
57.
A sixth grader gets home late from football practice and then stays up even later to finish his math homework.   
Why does he fall asleep in class the next day?   
a)
he needs to rebuild his muscles
b)
he needs to replenish the amount of water in his body
c)
he needs to restore his body's ability to function
d)
he needs to cool down from running in the gym
58.
Look at the picture below.  What type of defense is the animal using to protect itself?
a)
mimicry
b)
grouping
c)
camouflage
d)
migration
59.
The image shows an animal structure that helps with which means of survival?
a)
movement
b)
defense
c)
obtaining resources
60.
A behavior that allows males and females of the same species to recognize each other and prepare to mate.
a)
migration
b)
hibernation
c)
defense
d)
courtship
61.
When a lion hunts, it is responding to what stimulus?
a)
thirst
b)
heat
c)
sleep
d)
hunger
62.
What survival stimulus makes an animal thirsty?
a)
need for food
b)
need for a mate
c)
need for water
d)
need for sleep
63.
Which of the following happens to an animal in order to keep cool during the warm summer months?
a)
Snakes shed their skin
b)
Reptiles develop layers of fat
c)
Mammals shed their thick fur
d)
Amphibians become dormant
64.
The skin helps regulate body temperature. When your body becomes too warm you ____.
a)
Sweat
b)
Blink
c)
Shiver
d)
Yawn
65.
When an animal consumes microorganisms found in the water, this is known as what?
a)
filter feeding
b)
eating
c)
inking
d)
blinking
66.
Animals must keep their bodies in balance in order to survive. In response to the body becoming too tired, the animal will need to ____.
a)
sweat
b)
sleep
c)
shiver
d)
drink
67.
The animal in the picture uses the pointy quills on its body for what purpose?
a)
To dig tunnels for hiding
b)
To hide from a predator
c)
To change its size
d)
To make a direct and painful attack

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