Animal Behaviours

Animal Behaviours

5th - 9th Grade

42 Qs

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Animal Behaviours

Animal Behaviours

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th - 9th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-LS1-8, MS-LS1-5, MS-LS2-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Woodward

Used 25+ times

FREE Resource

42 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

In the park, you noticed a girl throwing a stick for her dog to fetch.  The dog ran and got the stick every time.  This is an example of
instinctive behavior
learned behavior

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You observe a baby duck following closely behind your friend's adult cat.  This is an example of
imprinting
conditioning

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Raccoons rip trash bags open and sort through the trash when Mr. Robinson leaves the bags outside.   The raccoons are exhibiting what type of behavior?    
automatic behavior
learned behavior
inherited behavior
instinctive behavior

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of an animal showing an instinctive behavior?
a dog sitting on command when the owner says, "Sit!"
a woman sneezing when she gets pepper in her nose
a bird building a perfect nest the first time it tries
a bear sitting in a cave to keep from getting wet in a rain storm

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A type of learned behaviour in which an animal learns to associate a response to a particular stimulus.

classical conditioning

operant conditioning

agressive behaviour

instinctual behaviour

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Pavlov did experiments to test _____________________ by ringing a bell every time a dog was fed. The response was ____________.

operant conditioning, drooling when the bell was rung

operant conditioning, ringing the bell when they drooled

classical conditioning, drooling when the bell was rung

classical conditioning, ringing the bell when they drooled

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: In classical conditioning the animal responds AFTER the stimulus, and in operant conditioning the animal responds BEFORE the reward appears.

True

False

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