Animal Behavior Review

What causes animals to hibernate? 

• very cold air temperatures 
• lack of food
• a need to survive
• all of the above 

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Why do hibernating animals wake up in the  spring? 

• it rains too much, and their homes get wet. 
• The birds wake them up.
• They can find food, and its warmer
• All of the above

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During hibernation, an animal’s heart rate slows down. What will happen when the animal wakes up?

• It's heart rate will slow down more
• It's heart rate speeds back up
• It's heart stops breathing
• It's body temperature goes down

Which of these is a sign of hibernation?

• slow heart rate
• fast heart rate
• fast breathing
• high body temperature

How does an animal prepare for migration?

• The animal plays until it gets tired

• It finds shelter

• The animal eats lots of food and stores it as fat

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Why do animals migrate?

• They want to go some where warm

• They need to find food

• Both a and b

Instead of hibernating, some animals _______ to warmer places. 

• survive
• sleep
• burrow
• migrate

Which of the following is an example of COURTSHIP behavior?

• growling at foe
• barking for attention
• nursing young
• showing bright feathers

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Which of the following behaviors in an animal would be prompted by the presence of other animals of the same species?

• hibernation

• shedding

• mimicry

• courtship

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What is courtship?

• an animal's response to changes in the environment

• a state of greatly reduced body activity

• the movement of an animal from one place to another

• a behavior of an adult of a species that is trying to attract a mate.

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