Unit 9 Test Review

Springboks hop on all four legs rather than run away when they spot a predator. How does a behavior that actually increases risk to an individual ensure that genes will be passed along to offspring? Select 2 correct answers

• The behavior draws attention to the herd

• The behvaior alerts the herd

• The behavior confuses predators

• The behavior uses energy

• The behavior decreases opportunity costs

Classify the following as an innate or learned behavior:

Chimpanzees use tools to fish for termites

• innate

• learned

Classify each behavior as innate or learned:

Newly hatched sea turtles crawl into the sea

• innate

• learned

Classify each behavior as innate or learned:

Honeybees associate certain colors and fragrances with nectar

• innate

• learned

Classify each behavior as innate or learned:

Bats fly out of caves at night to eat mosquitoes

• innate

• learned

Classify each behavior as innate or learned:

Penguins dance ecstatically to attract a mate

• innate

• learned

Classify each behavior as innate or learned:

Cockroaches run for dark spaces when lights are turned on

• innate

• learned

Classify each behavior as innate or learned:

Bears fish for salmon out of a running stream

• innate

• learned

Classify each behavior as innate or learned:

Birds avoid eating monarch butterflies because they taste bad

• innate

• learned

Which of the following best explains how behaviors, such as swarming and flocking, help protect organisms against predators?

• Individuals in swarms or flocks act as decoys to distract predators
• Working together is flocks or swards requires less energy
• The movement and size of the swarm or flock confuses and intimidates predators
• Larger predators can overtake small swarms and flocks