Animal Behavior Quiz

What is the study of animal behavior in a natural environment or habitat called?

• Conditioning

• Ethology

• Temperament

• Behavior

_________ is the training to cause a response in a specific manner to a specific stimulus.

Animals use sounds to communicate among other things: (a)   .

• danger

• feeding

• to mark and defend a territory

Match the following terms with their definitions:

• The study of animal behavior in a natural environment or habitat

• Behavior

• The actions or reactions of an animal under a given set of circumstances

• Temperament

• The manner in which a particular animal behaves and reacts to various stimuli

• Ethology

• Training to cause a response in a specific manner to a specific stimulus

• Conditioning

What are the visual signals made by in animals?

• Ears, eyes, tail, and general posture

• Color, posture, shape, or movement

• Body language

• All of the above.

Visual messages may be communicated by a variety of means such as color, posture, shape, or ______.

(8 letters "V" is 3rd letter)

In a relaxed canine, the mouth is slightly open, and the (a)   is out.

• Tail

• Tongue

• Ears

• Nose

Match the canine state with its visual cue:

• Fear

• Hackles raised

• Submission

• Tail down and relaxed

• Aggression

• Rolled on back with stomach exposed

• Relaxed

• Tail tucked

• Alert

• Ears pricked forward

What is a sign of a friendly cat according to its tail position?

• Tail held high and bristled

• Tail held high and non-bristled

• Tail curved down and bristled

• Tail raised and bristled

In the context of animal behavior, genetics play a role in basic _______ and behavioral characteristics.