Animal Behavior 2023

A foal (baby horse) is able to get up, walk, and run within minutes of being born. This behavior is

• learned

• imprinted

• innate

• only observed in some foals

Learning to speak in humans happens during

• a proximate period

• a critical period

• a social period

• any time during life

The drongo bird warns meerkats of predators by making specific sounds. It also uses the sound to trick meerkats into thinking there is a predator and then stealing the food from meerkats. When meerkats start ignoring the warning sounds, they exhibit

• habituation

• operant conditioning

• classical conditioning

• imprinting

FAP stands for

• formal activity procedures

• flight avoidance pattern

• fear avoidance pattern

• fixed action patterns

A pack of wolves in Yellowstone National Park keeps the elk population under control. Wolves hunt by using

• packing

• cooperation

• kin selection

• dominance

Two male giraffes fighting over territory or access to females exhibit

• dominance hierarchy

• imprinting

• altruistic behavior

• cooperation

Elk choosing a longer route and using a bridge rather than trying to cross a river show

• tool use behavior

• altruistic behavior

• problem solving behavior

• antagonistic behavior

Learning by trial and error is

• operant conditioning

• classical conditioning

• innate behavior

• habituation

An earthworm turning away from light is an example of

• kinesis

• chemotaxis

• positive taxis

• negative taxis

Two dogs growling at each other over a toy or food, but not harming each other, is an example of

• innate behavior

• agonistic behavior

• altruistic behavior

• cooperation