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Animal Behavior Test Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
the science of animal behavior
a)
ethology
b)
instinct
c)
colony
d)
cecum
2.
the ability of an animal, based on its genetic makeup, to respond to an environmental stimulus
a)
instinct
b)
thology
c)
imprinting
d)
intelligence
3.
a kind of behavior common to some newly hatched birds or newly born animals that causes them to adopt the first person, animal, or object they see as their parent
a)
imprinting
b)
colony
c)
scout bees
d)
stallion
4.
the ability to learn
a)
intelligence
b)
instinct
c)
imprinting
d)
ethology
5.
process of learning by associating a certain response with a certain stimulus
a)
conditioning
b)
cloning
c)
colony
d)
cecum
6.
how animals act when they interact with each other
a)
social behavior
b)
ingestive behavior
c)
ruminants
d)
grubs
7.
The manipulation of information by the mind is called: 
a)
Operant conditioning
b)
polyandrous
c)
imprinting
d)
cognition
8.
Behavior which benefits another organism and seems to give no gain the the benefactor is called:
a)
Habituaton
b)
taxis
c)
imprinting
d)
altruistic 
9.
Songs, sounds, chemical, and vocalizations are used in the animal kingdom to:
a)
fix an action pattern
b)
show altruism
c)
teach cognition
d)
signal each other 
10.
The training of animals usually involves ____. 
a)
imprinting
b)
classical conditioning 
c)
operant conditioning 
d)
cognitive learning 
11.
The ability to be able to run a maze is an example of ___.
a)
imprinting
b)
classical conditioning 
c)
operant conditioning
d)
cognitive learning 
12.
In Pavlov's dog experiment, he tested classic conditioning by:
a)
putting them in a pen with a lever they could push for food 
b)
puting them in a maze with food at the end or with no food at the end.
c)
imprinting the puppies with a mama cat 
d)
teaching them to salivate at the ringing of a bell 
13.
Why is a spider spinning a web an innate behavior?
a)
It learns how to spin the web from its mother.
b)
It learns how to spin a web through insight learning.  
c)
It is born knowing how to spin a web.
d)
It learns how to spin a web through observational learning.
14.
Getting use to something after being exposed to it for a long period of time is an example of which type of learned behavior?
a)
insight learning
b)
playing
c)
habituation
d)
observational learning
15.
Which of the following best describes a social behavior?
a)
One monkey grooming another.
b)
A predator chasing prey.
c)
An animal defending its territory.
d)
An animal hibernating.
16.
An animal trying to intimidate another member of the same species is 
a)
aggression
b)
territoriality
c)
courtship behavior
d)
circadian rhythm
17.
The behavior of some animals to attract other animals
a)
Courtship
b)
Dating
c)
Showing off
d)
Hibernation
18.
A female is more likely to select a...
a)
Peacock with large, bright feathers
b)
Peacock with small, dull feathers
19.
The way an animal responds to its environment
a)
Behavior
b)
Adaptation
c)
Migration
d)
Communication
20.
Which scientist studied imprinting in geese?
a)
Konrad Lorenz
b)
Ivan Pavlov
c)
B.F. Skinner
d)
Karl Frish
21.
A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.
a)
Population
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Ecosphere
22.

A scientist observes a pair of bald eagles as they raise their chicks. The adult eagles fly from the nest to a nearby lake, where they hunt for fish.

Which question would the scientist MOST LIKELY ask to determine whether fishing is an instinct or a learned behavior in bald eagles?

a)

Do the eagles eat anything other than fish?

b)

How old are the chicks when they start to fish?

c)

Will the adult eagles show the chicks how to fish?

d)

How is an instinct different from a learned behavior?

23.

A wolf pup follows its mother, plays with other pups, barks, and hides in a den.

Which trait is MOST LIKELY an instinct?

a)

barking

b)

hiding in a den

c)

following its mother

d)

playing with other wolves

24.

A scientist observes trees along a coast. the trunks of the trees bend away from the coast.

Which is the BEST question the scientist could ask to determine whether the bending of the tree trunks is an inherited or an acquired physical trait?

a)

How tall are the trees?

b)

Do the trees have flowers or cones?

c)

If young trees are given extra water, do they grow up with bent trunks?

d)

If seeds from the trees are planted away from the coast, do they grow up with bent trunks?

25.

A rabbit has two ears, brown fur, a swollen foot, and large front teeth.

Which characteristic is MOST Likely an acquired physical trait?

a)

two ears

b)

brown fur

c)

swollen foot

d)

large front teeth

26.

A student observes monkeys at a zoo. A zookeeper brings a tub of melons. The monkeys race to the tub and eat the melons.

Which question would the student MOST LIKELY ask to determine whether eating melons is an instinct or a learned behavior in these monkeys?

a)

What do the monkeys eat in nature?

b)

Are melons a regular part of the monkeys' diet?

c)

How does a new monkey react the first time it sees the melons?

d)

Are learned behaviors more important than instincts for monkeys?

27.

A robin sings a song, hunts worms on a school lawn, builds a nest, and sleeps at night.

Which behavior did the bird MOST LIKELY inherit from its parents?

a)

building a nest

b)

singing a song

c)

hunting worms

d)

sleeping at night

28.

A student gives a toy to a cat. The cat rolls and plays with the toy.

Which is the BEST question the student could ask to determine whether playing with toys is an instinct or a learned behavior in cats?

a)

What is the toy made of?

b)

Does the cat play with the toy every day?

c)

Do the cat's brothers and sisters also play with toys?

d)

When the cat was young, did ti see its mother play with toys?

29.
What behavior allows newborns to recognize and follow the first moving object they see?
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning
c)
trial and error
d)
reflex
30.
A soccer player kicking a field goal in his first football game is an example of
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning
c)
trial and error
d)
insight
31.
A trainer using fish to reward a dolphin that jumps through a hoop is an example of
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning
c)
trial and error
d)
insight
32.
The long seasonal movement of animal is called: 
a)
Foraging
b)
migration
c)
fixed action pattern
d)
altruisic behavior
33.
In the old story, about the boy who cried wolf so many times that nobody was alarmed anymore, the story illustrates which type of learning? 
a)
habituation
b)
imprinting
c)
classic conditioning
d)
cognition
34.
Songs, sounds, chemical, and vocalizations are used in the animal kingdom to:
a)
fix an action pattern
b)
show altruism
c)
teach cognition
d)
signal each other 
35.
A frog lives in a pond in the northern portion of the United States.   Why does the frog bury itself in the mud at the bottom of the pond during the winter months? 
a)
to migrate to warmer waters
b)
to mimic a larger animal
c)
to camouflage itself from predators
d)
to hibernate during cold weather
36.
What adaptation allows humans to exercise for long periods of time without overheating?
a)
Getting hungry and eating food cools us down.
b)
Getting tired and taking a rest.
c)
Getting thirsty and drinking water lets us sweat and cool down.
d)
Breathing deeply lets us cool down.
37.
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
38.
Which of these is a learned behavior for a crow?
a)
eating plants and insects
b)
building nests in trees
c)
choosing a different mate each spring
d)
dropping nuts in front of cars
39.
Which external stimulus would cause a dormouse to enter hibernation?
a)
shorter day length
b)
longer day length
c)
warming temperatures
d)
hormone production
40.
Which of the following is a stimulus?
a)
hiding 
b)
pain
c)
eating 
d)
drinking

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