Question 1 (1 point)
An earthworm is crawling on top of the grass on a very sunny afternoon. It will immediately begin to dig back under the soil because of its sensitivity to light. What type of behavior is this?
A. inherited
B. learned
C. mimicked
D. imprinted
Question 2 (1 point)
Jody notices a trend in the information in the table. The trend that she sees suggests that
A. warm-blooded animals usually need to learn how to swim.
B. animals born in water usually need to learn how to swim.
C. warm-blooded animals usually know how to swim instinctively.
D. animals born on land usually need to learn how to swim.
Question 3 (1 point)
A wolf attacks a porcupine and gets stung with quills. The wolf no longer attacks porcupines. What type of behavior does the wolf exhibit?
A. innate behavior
B. social behavior
C. imitation
D. trial and error learning
Question 4 (1 point)
What behavior allows newborn animals to recognize and follow the first moving object they see?
A. conditioning
B. courting
C. mimicking
D. imprinting
Question 5 (1 point)
Circus and animal trainers rely on conditioning to train animals to perform tricks. How does this conditioning work?
A. The trainer uses a stimulus, paired with a reward to get the response they want.
B. The animals inherit these amazing abilities from their parents.
C. The trainers can imprint certain behaviors on the very young animals.
D. The animals are punished for their natural behaviors.
Question 6 (1 point)
What is the difference between learned and inherited behavior?
A. Learned behavior is something that animals are born with. Inherited behavior is taught to a newborn animal.
B. Learned behavior is something that cannot change over time. Inherited behavior changes over time.
C. Learned behavior is obtained during an animal’s life span. Inherited behavior is something that animals are born with.
D. Learned behavior is passed down through each generation. Inherited behavior is obtained from watching other species.
Question 7 (1 point)
Which of the following is a learned behavior?
A. A person touching a red burner on the stove and pulling it back quickly.
B. Baby ducks follow their mother immediately after birth.
C. Infant babies breathe as soon as they are born
Question 8 (1 point)
You approach the edge of a pond filled with ducks. The ducks are swimming, but when they see you, they approach the shore and congregate around you.
What might best explain this behavior?
A. The ducks have associated people with food handouts and so they become close.
B. The ducks are diurnally migrating to humans.
C. The ducks are competing for territories on the shore.
D. The ducks have imprinted on the humans.
Question 9 (1 point)
A study of cuckoos found that all cuckoos sing the same song, even when they have no contact with other cuckoos. What does this indicate?
A. Cuckoos are born with an innate ability to sing a song.
B. Cuckoos must learn the cuckoo song from other cuckoos.
C. Cuckoos sing the song because of internal stimuli.
D. Cuckoos sing the song because of external stimuli.
Question 10 (1 point)
While on a family outing at the beach, Ben noticed that seagulls tend to hover over family groups. The gulls were often rewarded with food by the families. The seagulls are exhibiting —
A. An imprinted behavior.
B. A random behavior instinct.
C. A behavior learned through conditioning.
D. An instinctual inherited behavior.
Question 11 (1 point)
Which of the following is an inherited behavior?
A. Birds that nest near highways do not respond to traffic noise.
B. Kindergarten students share different toys.
C. Knowledge of how to play the piano.
D. Infant babies breathe as soon as they are born.
Question 12 (1 point)
A male fiddler crab waves his claw to attract a female crab.
What is this type of complex behavior called?
A. reflex
B. instinct
C. learned behavior
D. inborn behavior