Biology Quiz

Which type of question addresses the evolution of behavior?

• how

• why

• what

• when

Which factor controls circadian rhythms?

• temperature

• internal clock

• cycles of dark and light

• seasonal changes in weather and light level

Organ systems that are important in the control and production of behavior.

• sensory

• nervous

• endocrine

• muscular

_____________ behavior does not depend on experience to be produced

Behaviors that animals can use to avoid being eaten by a predator.

• group defense

• hiding

• courtship

• migration

______________ leads to mating in many species.

True or False

Sexual selection occurs when animals defend small areas from other individuals.

• True

• False

True of False

Hibernation and hiding are seasonal behaviors

• True

• False

Define:

Behavior

Which behavior is an Example of a fixed action pattern?

• a person developing language

• a duckling following its mother

• a person yawning after seeing someone else yawn

• an animal learning to associate a particular call with food