7th Grade, Chapter 13 Test: Animal Behavior

1.) An animal's reaction to a stimulus is a(n)

• Sign of learning

• Instinct

• Response

Answer explanation

2.) In ______________________, an animal uses what is already knows to figure out a problem.

• Imprinting

• Conditioning

• Insite Learning

Answer explanation

3) Pavlov's dog is an example of an animal that has been subjected to ...

• Conditioning

• Instinct

• Hibernation

Answer explanation

4.) An area occupied and defended by an animal or group of animals is a

• Neighborhood

• Home

• Territory

Answer explanation

5.) In order to ensure that mating and reproduction occur, some animals perform ...

• Courtship behavior.

• Hibernation.

• None of the above.

Answer explanation

6.) When some birds fly south in the winter, they are showing _________________ behavior

• Migration

• Hibernation

• Territorial

Answer explanation

7.) Ants are animals that live in a specific group called a(n) ____________________, where all the individuals work in a highly organized way.

• Territory

• Society

• Group

8.) Chemical means of communication include

• Hearing

• Pheromones

• Speaking

9.) ________________________ occurs in some birds and mammals when they recognize and follow the first moving object they see.

• imprinting

• Conditioning

10.) Some birds _____________ in the winter, when they fly to warmer areas to find food.

Word Bank: aggression, migrate, instincts