Biology: The Dynamics of Life, North Carolina Edition

Section 1: Innate Behavior

Innate Behavior

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Look at the chart. On which of these days does the data support that the animals were most likely hibernating?
A)day 690
B)day 280
C)day 45
D)day 405
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Which of these statements is NOT true?
A)Behavior patterns that allow animals to survive and reproduce have adaptive value.
B)An animal's behavior can change as the amount of sunlight in a day gets longer.
C)They way an animal responds to a stimulus is governed by its genetic makeup.
D)A specific animal behavior is never the result of natural selection.
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Which of these is NOT an example of innate behavior?
A)automatic responses
B)fixed-action patterns
C)migration
D)instincts
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A person is watching a baseball game while sitting behind a fence near home plate. A ball flies off the bat toward the person, who reacts by quickly ducking. The person's behavior is an example of __________.
A)hibernation
B)a reflex
C)a territory
D)migration
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When a female hanging fly follows her instinct to mate with a male hanging fly that provides the largest object, the two animals exhibit __________.
A)courtship behavior
B)migration
C)fight-or-flight response
D)aggressive behavior
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