Glencoe Biology

Chapter 31: Animal Behavior

Chapter Test Practice-English

1
The scent of food is an example of a (an) ____ stimulus.
A)external
B)internal
C)innate
D)habitual
2
A ___ is a cycle, such as sleeping or waking, that occurs every day.
A)migratory behavior
B)circadian rhythm
C)dominance hierarchy
D)fixed action pattern
3
Animals associate stimuli with a reward or punishment during ____.
A)imprinting
B)classical conditioning
C)operant conditioning
D)reflex response
4
Combative interaction between two animals of the same species is called ____.
A)territorial behavior
B)dominance
C)agonistic behavior
D)classical conditioning
5
How are innate behaviors different from learned behaviors?
A)They are genetically based.
B)They are linked to past experiences.
C)They are formed by mimicking parents.
D)They are harmful to a species.
6
What does the ringing bell represent in this experiment?

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A)a learned behavior
B)a stimulus related to food
C)a behavioral response
D)a stimulus unrelated to food
7
What is the purpose of this behavior?

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A)increases survival of offspring
B)trains offspring for hunting
C)it is a type of communication
D)provides exercise for mother bird
8
What is the term for learning that occurs within a specific time period and is permanent?
A)innate response
B)imprinting
C)operant conditioning
D)competitive behavior
9
What kind of behavior is being displayed when wolves howl?
A)agonistic behavior
B)pheromone communication
C)kin selection
D)auditory communication
10
What theory may explain some kinds of altruistic behaviors?
A)biological rhythms
B)kin selection
C)dominance hierarchy
D)operant conditioning
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