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Chapter 7 Animal Behaviors & Reproduction

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of behavior is when an animal may take several attempts to become successful.

a)

trial and error

b)

cognitive

c)

instinct

d)

reflex

2.

What are cues from within that an animal has for survival called?

a)

behavior

b)

external stimuli

c)

internal stimuli

d)

imprinting

3.

What is a seasonal movement of an animal to another location to find food called?

a)

camouflage

b)

migration

c)

grouping

d)

mimicry

4.

This internal stimulus cues an animal to eat food for energy.

a)

thirst

b)

sleepiness

c)

sweating

d)

hunger

5.

What do we call a behavior that is gained from direct observations?

a)

innate behavior

b)

learned behavior

c)

instinct

d)

reflex

6.

This is a internal cue that an animal has to consume water.

a)

hunger

b)

sleepiness

c)

thirst

d)

sweating

7.

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

a)

shivering

b)

inherited behavior

c)

instinct

d)

imprinting

8.

What is the behavior when an animal decreases its activity rate, heart rate and breathing rate called?

a)

reflex

b)

hibernation

c)

imprinting

d)

cognitive behavior

9.

What do we call a change in behavior so a response becomes associated with a different stimulus?

a)

imprinting

b)

hibernation

c)

migration

d)

conditioning

10.

These are complex innate behaviors, like birds building a special kind of nest:

a)

reflex

b)

imprinting

c)

learned behavior

d)

instinct

11.

This type of learned behavior requires thinking, reasoning and problem solving.

a)

reflex

b)

cognitive

c)

mimicry

d)

instinct

12.

Behaviors passed on from parents to offspring without teaching or training are called what?

a)

innate behaviors

b)

learned behaviors

c)

responses

d)

imprinted behaviors

13.

These are what we call a complex set of responses to changes in the environment (stimuli).

a)

stimuli

b)

behaviors

c)

thirst

d)

hunger

14.

Which of the following would be an internal stimuli animals would need to respond to?

a)

hunger

b)

thirst

c)

illness

d)

All of these are correct.

15.

What are cues from outside of an animal that it will need to respond to for survival called?

a)

shivering

b)

external stimuli

c)

internal stimuli

d)

sweating/panting

16.

Which of the following is not an example of innate behavior?

a)

puppy's tendency to chew

b)

dogs ability to sit and stay

c)

bee's tendency to fly

d)

newborn whale's ability to swim

17.

An automatic response that does not require a signal from the brain; example - blinking.

a)

reflex

b)

instinct

c)

hibernation

d)

imprinting

18.

How might animals defend their territory?

a)

Submission

b)

Courtship Behavior

c)

Physical Markings

d)

Aggression

19.

The ability of some animals to give off light.

a)

Pheromone

b)

Bioluminescence

c)

Body Language

d)

Aggression

20.

A group of animals of the same species living and working together in an organized way.

a)

Society

b)

Family

c)

Group

d)

Class

21.

An area that animals may set up and defend for feeding, mating, and raising young.

a)

Society

b)

Territory

c)

Habitat

d)

Aggression

22.

How might animals mark their territory?

a)

making noises

b)

physical markings

c)

marking the area using pheromones

d)

All of these

23.

A chemical that is produced by one animal and influences the behavior of another animal of the same species.

a)

Bioluminescence

b)

Aggression

c)

Pheromone

d)

Submission

24.

Type of behavior animals will use to help them attract a mate.

a)

Cognitive Behavior

b)

Submission Behavior

c)

Avoidance Behavior

d)

Courtship Behavior

25.

Which activity is NOT a use of bioluminescence?

a)

luring prey

b)

producing light

c)

marking territory

d)

attracting mates

26.

What are some of the reasons why animals communicate?

a)

all of these

b)

safety & protection

c)

locating other members of their group

d)

finding mates for reproduction

27.

An example of an animal society is a

a)

lion attacking a giraffe.

b)

bowerbird building a nest.

c)

group of hyenas that live and hunt together.

d)

male dog and the territory it has marked.

28.

Aggression is a type of behavior most commonly used to

a)

defend a territory.

b)

warn others of danger.

c)

signal the location of food.

d)

locate other members of a group.

29.

What type of behavior includes defending an area for feeding, mating, or raising young.

a)

Courtship Behavior

b)

Territorial Behavior

c)

Cognitive Behavior

d)

Submission Behavior

30.

What type of communication uses touching to convey a message?

a)

Visual Cues

b)

Auditory Cues (Sound)

c)

Tactile Cues

d)

Pheromones

31.

What are some reasons that animals will use pheromones to communicate?

a)

Signal the presence of danger

b)

All of these

c)

Signal presence of food

d)

Mark their territory

32.

Nonverbal communication through gestures, facial expressions, behaviors, and posture.

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Chemicals

d)

Body language

33.

What is the main benefit to organizing a society based on dominance?

a)

reduce the amount of fighting

b)

animals live in fear of one another

c)

animals will not have enough resources

d)

animals do not know their place in the society

34.

A(n) ______________ is formed when a sperm cell and an egg cell fuse. Also known as a fertilized egg.

a)

gamete

b)

zygote

c)

male reproductive cell

d)

female reproductive cell

35.

Which type of reproduction occurs when a single individual produces offspring that are genetically identical?

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Internal Reproduction

d)

Asexual Reproduction

36.

______________ fertilization occurs outside the body of an animal.

a)

Internal

b)

Existential

c)

External

d)

Ingestional

37.

What is the name of the female reproductive cell?

a)

Sperm

b)

Testes

c)

Egg

d)

Ovaires

38.

The length of time between fertilization and birth is ________________.

a)

Cycle

b)

Periodical

c)

Gestation

d)

Metamorphosis

39.

______________ is a developmental process in which the form of the body changes. Transforming from an egg to an adult.

a)

Gestation

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

Birth Cycle

d)

Transformation

40.

What is female reproductive organ that produces egg cells?

a)

Zygote

b)

Ovaries

c)

Testes

d)

Gamete

41.

A unfertilized reproductive cell is known as a _________.

a)

Zygote

b)

Organ

c)

Gamete

d)

Gestation

42.

Is the gestation period the same for all animals?

a)

Yes

b)

No

43.

An unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development. This developmental stage that follows the zygote stage.

a)

Sperm

b)

Embryo

c)

Gamete

d)

Egg

44.

What type of reproduction occurs when two individuals of the same species produce genetically unique offspring?

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Asexual Reproduction

c)

Sexual Reproduction

d)

Cloning

45.

What is the name of the male reproductive cell?

a)

Sperm cell

b)

Gamete cell

c)

Zygote cell

d)

Egg cell

46.

In ____________ development, the embryo develops within the mother’s body.

a)

Internal

b)

Ingestional

c)

Existential

d)

External

47.

What is male reproductive organ that produces sperm cells?

a)

Gametes

b)

Testes

c)

Zygote

d)

Ovaries