Life Science

Chapter 16: Animal Behavior

Section 1 Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1.
Dogs are __________ in nature.
A)solitary animals
B)conditioned
C)herbivores
D)pack animals
2.
What describes the way an organism interacts with other organisms?
A)reflex
B)behavior
C)imprinting
D)territorial
3.
A bird builds a nest when it is time for it to lay eggs. What is this an example of?
A)innate behavior
B)a reflex
C)learned behavior
D)conditioning
4.
Which of these is a reflex action?
A)chewing
B)running
C)yawning
D)writing
5.
Which of these is true?
A)Instinctive behaviors can take a period of time to complete.
B)Instinctive behaviors happen instantly.
C)Animals are not born with instinctive behavior.
D)An instinctive behavior is the result of conscious thinking.
6.
Which of these is true?
A)Cats are capable of only instinctive behavior.
B)Almost all human behavior is instinctive.
C)None of a beetle's behaviors are instinctive.
D)Most of a spider's behaviors are instinctive.
7.
In order to learn to throw a ball easily, you have to practice this skill over and over. What type of learned behavior is this?
A)imprinting
B)instinct
C)trial and error
D)cyclic
8.
A gosling follows a goose shortly after hatching, and from that point on considers that goose its parent. What is this an example of?
A)reflex action
B)conditioning
C)imprinting
D)regeneration
9.
Ivan P. Pavlov conducted famous experiments to study behavior and __________.
A)migration
B)conditioning
C)reproduction
D)bioluminescence
10.
Your math teacher assigns questions that you've not worked on before. You solve them by remembering similar problems. What type of behavior are you using?
A)insight
B)trial and error
C)reflex behavior
D)hibernation
11.
A rhinoceros defends its territory in the wild. What type of behavior is this?
A)learned
B)instinctive
C)conditioned
D)submissive
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