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WorksheetsChapter 7 Animal Behaviors & Reproduction
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
This type of behavior is when an animal may take several attempts to become successful.
trial and error
cognitive
instinct
reflex
What are cues from within that an animal has for survival called?
behavior
external stimuli
internal stimuli
imprinting
What is a seasonal movement of an animal to another location to find food called?
camouflage
migration
grouping
mimicry
This internal stimulus cues an animal to eat food for energy.
thirst
sleepiness
sweating
hunger
What do we call a behavior that is gained from direct observations?
innate behavior
learned behavior
instinct
reflex
This is a internal cue that an animal has to consume water.
hunger
sleepiness
thirst
sweating
What is the learned behavior called when a newborn animal recognizes and follows the first moving object it sees?
shivering
inherited behavior
instinct
imprinting
What is the behavior when an animal decreases its activity rate, heart rate and breathing rate called?
reflex
hibernation
imprinting
cognitive behavior
What do we call a change in behavior so a response becomes associated with a different stimulus?
imprinting
hibernation
migration
conditioning
These are complex innate behaviors, like birds building a special kind of nest:
reflex
imprinting
learned behavior
instinct
This type of learned behavior requires thinking, reasoning and problem solving.
reflex
cognitive
mimicry
instinct
Behaviors passed on from parents to offspring without teaching or training are called what?
innate behaviors
learned behaviors
responses
imprinted behaviors
These are what we call a complex set of responses to changes in the environment (stimuli).
stimuli
behaviors
thirst
hunger
Which of the following would be an internal stimuli animals would need to respond to?
hunger
thirst
illness
All of these are correct.
What are cues from outside of an animal that it will need to respond to for survival called?
shivering
external stimuli
internal stimuli
sweating/panting
Which of the following is not an example of innate behavior?
puppy's tendency to chew
dogs ability to sit and stay
bee's tendency to fly
newborn whale's ability to swim
An automatic response that does not require a signal from the brain; example - blinking.
reflex
instinct
hibernation
imprinting
How might animals defend their territory?
Submission
Courtship Behavior
Physical Markings
Aggression
The ability of some animals to give off light.
Pheromone
Bioluminescence
Body Language
Aggression
A group of animals of the same species living and working together in an organized way.
Society
Family
Group
Class
An area that animals may set up and defend for feeding, mating, and raising young.
Society
Territory
Habitat
Aggression
How might animals mark their territory?
making noises
physical markings
marking the area using pheromones
All of these
A chemical that is produced by one animal and influences the behavior of another animal of the same species.
Bioluminescence
Aggression
Pheromone
Submission
Type of behavior animals will use to help them attract a mate.
Cognitive Behavior
Submission Behavior
Avoidance Behavior
Courtship Behavior
Which activity is NOT a use of bioluminescence?
luring prey
producing light
marking territory
attracting mates
What are some of the reasons why animals communicate?
all of these
safety & protection
locating other members of their group
finding mates for reproduction
An example of an animal society is a
lion attacking a giraffe.
bowerbird building a nest.
group of hyenas that live and hunt together.
male dog and the territory it has marked.
Aggression is a type of behavior most commonly used to
defend a territory.
warn others of danger.
signal the location of food.
locate other members of a group.
What type of behavior includes defending an area for feeding, mating, or raising young.
Courtship Behavior
Territorial Behavior
Cognitive Behavior
Submission Behavior
What type of communication uses touching to convey a message?
Visual Cues
Auditory Cues (Sound)
Tactile Cues
Pheromones
What are some reasons that animals will use pheromones to communicate?
Signal the presence of danger
All of these
Signal presence of food
Mark their territory
Nonverbal communication through gestures, facial expressions, behaviors, and posture.
Sound
Light
Chemicals
Body language
What is the main benefit to organizing a society based on dominance?
reduce the amount of fighting
animals live in fear of one another
animals will not have enough resources
animals do not know their place in the society
A(n) ______________ is formed when a sperm cell and an egg cell fuse. Also known as a fertilized egg.
gamete
zygote
male reproductive cell
female reproductive cell
Which type of reproduction occurs when a single individual produces offspring that are genetically identical?
Metamorphosis
Sexual Reproduction
Internal Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
______________ fertilization occurs outside the body of an animal.
Internal
Existential
External
Ingestional
What is the name of the female reproductive cell?
Sperm
Testes
Egg
Ovaires
The length of time between fertilization and birth is ________________.
Cycle
Periodical
Gestation
Metamorphosis
______________ is a developmental process in which the form of the body changes. Transforming from an egg to an adult.
Gestation
Metamorphosis
Birth Cycle
Transformation
What is female reproductive organ that produces egg cells?
Zygote
Ovaries
Testes
Gamete
A unfertilized reproductive cell is known as a _________.
Zygote
Organ
Gamete
Gestation
Is the gestation period the same for all animals?
Yes
No
An unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development. This developmental stage that follows the zygote stage.
Sperm
Embryo
Gamete
Egg
What type of reproduction occurs when two individuals of the same species produce genetically unique offspring?
Metamorphosis
Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
Cloning
What is the name of the male reproductive cell?
Sperm cell
Gamete cell
Zygote cell
Egg cell
In ____________ development, the embryo develops within the mother’s body.
Internal
Ingestional
Existential
External
What is male reproductive organ that produces sperm cells?
Gametes
Testes
Zygote
Ovaries
