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Chapter 10 - Animal Behavior TEST

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Canada geese fly south in fall to find food. In spring they fly back up north to have their young. What type of behavior is this?

a)

defense

b)

hibernation

c)

courtship

d)

migration

2.

What kind of behavior is speaking Spanish?

a)

instinct

b)

learned behavior

c)

inherited behavior

d)

imprinting

3.

What is one way an endothermic animal can respond to being cold?

a)

panting

b)

shedding

c)

sweating

d)

shivering

4.

In winter, a bat stays in its cave, and its body temperature drops, its heart rate slows to a fraction of its normal rate, and it is barely breathing. What is this behavior called?

a)

Migration

b)

Hibernation

c)

courtship behavior

d)

territorial behavior

5.

This arctic hare is difficult to see against the snowy backdrop, which protects it from predators. What is this called?

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

courtship behavior

d)

camouflage

6.
Salmon knowing which stream they were hatched in is an example of this type of behavior.
a)
Imprinting
b)
Conditioning
c)
Insight
d)
Trial and Error
7.

Which of these is a LEARNED behavior?

a)

a peacock courting

b)

a whale migrating

c)

a dog sitting when told to

d)

a turtle hatchling crawling towards the ocean

8.

What would this beak be most useful for?

a)

cracking and eating seeds

b)

sipping nectar from tubular flowers

c)

ripping and tearing prey animals

d)

scooping and filtering water

9.

The male peacock uses these spectacular tail feathers in a display to try to attract the attention of females of the same species, and to try to find a mate. What is this called?

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

courtship behavior

d)

territorial behavior

10.

Which would best describe the way an organism reacts to other organisms or to its environment?

a)

Instinct

b)

Behavior

c)

Conditioning

d)

Imprinting

11.

What type of behavior is inherited rather than learned?

a)

Instinct

b)

Innate behavior

c)

Imprinting

d)

Society

12.

This would be considered a complex pattern of innate behaviors.

a)

Behavior

b)

Conditioning

c)

Instinct

d)

Imprinting

13.

A group of animals move from one place to another to find food or to mate. What is this behavior called?

a)

Migration

b)

Hibernation

c)

Conditioning

d)

Territory

14.

What is the best definition of hibernation?

a)

Is the way an organism reacts to other organism.

b)

a behavior is modified so that a response to one stimulus becomes associated with different stimulus

c)

a response in which an animal's body temperature, activity, heart rate, and breathing rate decrease during periods of cold weather.

d)

The instinctive, seasonal movement of animals from one place to another.

15.

This behavior happens when an animal forms an attachment to a place or an organism within a specific time period after birth or hatching.

a)

Migration

b)

Instinct

c)

conditioning

d)

imprinting

16.

If a dog starts salivating when a bell is rung, because he associates the bell with receiving a treat, this behavior is called __________________?

a)

Imprinting

b)

Instinct

c)

Innate Behavior

d)

Conditioning

17.
Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?
a)
fur color and pattern
b)
food brand preference
c)
obedience to owner's commands
d)
knowledge of where the treats are kept
18.

... defined as "a remarkable phenomenon, in which a newborn creature bonds to the type of animals it meets at birth.

a)

classical conditioning

b)

habituation

c)

imprinting

d)

oprant conditioning

19.

Punishment strengthens a behaviour by providing an aversive consequence.

a)

True

b)

False

20.
A bird building its nest perfectly the first time is an example of 
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinctive behavior
21.
In the park, you noticed a girl throwing a stick for her dog to fetch.  The dog ran and got the stick every time.  This is an example of
a)
instinctive behavior
b)
learned behavior
22.

The process that produces offspring and passes on genetic information/traits is...

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meosis

c)

Genetics

d)

Reproduction

23.

This type of reproduction requires 2 parents and leads to genetic variation in the offspring

a)

Sexual reproduction

b)

Asexual reproduction

c)

Mitosis

d)

Binary Fission

24.

This type of reproduction only requires one parent and leads to genetically identical offspring

a)

Sexual reproduction

b)

Asexual reproduction

c)

Mitosis

d)

Meosis

25.

______ is a complex set of responses to stimuli

a)

Variation

b)

Genetics

c)

Behavior

d)

Growth

26.

_______ is a behavioral process whereby adults of a species try to attract a mate

a)

Courtship

b)

Behavior

c)

Growth

d)

Defense

27.

______ is a state of greatly reduced body activity in order to conserve food and energy within the body

a)

Camouflage

b)

Defense

c)

Herding

d)

Hibernation

28.

______ is the movement of animals from one place to another, usually along the same route, and to find available food

a)

Courtship

b)

Behavior

c)

Migration

d)

Hibernation

29.

Which of these is NOT a defense behavior?

a)

Mimicry

b)

Smells

c)

Stingers

d)

Dancing

30.

Which of these is NOT a defense behavior?

a)

Camouflage

b)

Ejection

c)

Herding

d)

Singing

31.

Birds use a variety of methods for attracting a mate. Which is NOT a method birds would use to attract a mate?

a)

Singing

b)

Dancing

c)

Bright feathers

d)

Flying

32.

Why do peacocks have very bright feathers?

a)

To attract a mate

b)

To blend in to their environment

c)

To scare off predators

d)

To mimic other animals

33.

An ecosystem factor that influences living organisms

a)

adaptations

b)

environmental factors

c)

genetic factors

d)

growth

34.

The process of increasing in size and maturity

a)

Growth

b)

Adaptation

c)

Organism

d)

Genetics

35.

The process of becoming better suited for the environment in which you live is

a)

genetics

b)

adaptation

c)

behavior

d)

organism

36.

A self-contained living thing is called a(n)

a)

adaptation

b)

organism

c)

behavior

d)

environmental factor

37.

The result from specific alleles carried by an individual

a)

Growth

b)

Behavior

c)

Genetic Factors

d)

Environmental Factors

38.

The interaction between animals of the same species, generally involving some form of communication.

a)

innate behavior

b)

response

c)

reflex

d)

social behavior

39.
A period of reduced activity that some animals experience in the summer
a)
estivation
b)
fight or flight
c)
response
d)
social behavior
40.
The process by which certain animals form strong attachments during an early-life critical period.
a)
migration
b)
imprinting
c)
stimulus
d)
dominance
41.
Defense of a space against encroachment by other individuals.
a)
habituation
b)
migration
c)
submission
d)
territoriality
42.
A period of inactivity that some animals experience in winter that allows them to survive on stored body fat.
a)
pheromone
b)
hibernation
c)
submission
d)
estivation
43.
A behavior that has been developed from experience.
a)
social
b)
innate
c)
learned
d)
aggression
44.
Any physical or verbal behavior intended to intimidate or harm.
a)
aggression
b)
reflex
c)
learned behavior
d)
trial and error
45.

Any biological behavior/process that functions on a 24 hour cycle.

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

estivation

d)

circadian rhythm

46.
Problem-solving method in which one possible solution after another is tried until a successful one is found.
a)
fight or flight
b)
learned behavior
c)
estivation
d)
trial and error
47.
A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior of another animal of the same species.
a)
submission
b)
hibernation
c)
pheromone
d)
courtship
48.

Using past learned experiences to respond to a new situation or challenge

a)

insight

b)

reflex

c)

instinct

d)

circadian rhythm

49.
A behavior that is inherited rather than acquired.
a)
learned
b)
innate
c)
social
d)
trial and error
50.
A simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus.
a)
territoriality
b)
habituation
c)
reflex
d)
dominance
51.
A social interaction with the sole purpose of finding a mate.
a)
courtship
b)
hibernation
c)
aggression
d)
submission
52.
A reaction to a stimulus.
a)
territoriality
b)
courtship
c)
response
d)
trial and error
53.

A reaction caused by hormones that prepares an animal to either face an intense activity or remove themselves from the activity.

a)

courtship

b)

fight or flight

c)

trial and error

d)

habituation

54.
A regular, long-distance change in location due to resource availability.
a)
stimulus
b)
imprinting
c)
migration
d)
classical conditioning
55.
An organism's decreasing response to a stimulus with repeated exposure to it.
a)
reflex
b)
habituation
c)
territoriality
d)
classical conditioning
56.
A signal to which an organism responds.
a)
imprinting
b)
habituation
c)
classical conditioning
d)
stimulus
57.
A type of learning in which an organism associates stimuli to a specific behavior.
a)
classical conditioning
b)
pheromone
c)
migration
d)
territoriality

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