Animal Behavior
Practice Test
1.
What do we call special behaviors used by males and females to attract one another for mating?
a.
pheromones
b.
reproduction
c.
learned behaviors
d.
courting behaviors
Hint
2.
What are chemicals that affect the behavior of members of the same species?
a.
glucose
b.
enzymes
c.
pheromones
d.
catalysts
Hint
3.
Many people hold an onion under water while cutting it so that their eyes will not water. What kind of behavior is this?
a.
courting behavior
b.
learned behavior
c.
instinct
d.
innate behavior
Hint
4.
What kind of behavior is the act of a spider making a web?
a.
learned behavior
b.
courting behavior
c.
parental care
d.
innate behavior
Hint
5.
What do we call it when animals move from one place to another in response to the season?
a.
hunting
b.
running
c.
hibernation
d.
migration
Hint
6.
In a situation where a mouse and an owl are in the same area, which of the following may be a response of the mouse?
a.
running along the path, unaware of the approach of the owl
b.
sitting motionless, unaware of the approach of the owl
c.
running into a hole
d.
walking past a stone in its path
Hint
7.
What word describes all the ways an animal acts?
a.
play
b.
attack
c.
flight
d.
behavior
Hint
8.
What is a complex pattern of behavior that an animal is born with?
a.
reading
b.
breathing
c.
instinct
d.
learned behavior
Hint
9.
What kind of behavior is the act of a firefly blinking its abdomen?
a.
courting behavior
b.
learned behavior
c.
protective behavior
d.
parental care
Hint
10.
A peacock spreading its tail feathers is an example of what kind of behavior?
a.
learned behavior
b.
parental care
c.
protective behavior
d.
courting behavior
Hint
