AP Animal Behavior

Which of these behaviors represents an example of migration?

• a skunk sprays a foul-smelling oil when a predator comes too close to it

• a male bird sings a specific song to attract female birds of the same species

• a beaver slows down its activities and remains in its home throughout the winter

• Caribou travel hundreds of kilometers before winter starts, and then return in the spring.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the behavior seen in this photo?

• It is a complex behavior: both innate and learned

• It is not usually taught to cubs by their mother

• It may be learned by watching other bears

• it may be improved upon the more the bear does it

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NGSS.4-LS1-2

In winter, a bat stays in its cave, and its body temperature drops, its heart rate slows to a fraction of its normal rate, and it is barely breathing. What is this behavior called?

• Migration

• Hibernation

• courtship behavior

• territorial behavior

The male peacock uses these spectacular tail feathers in a display to try to attract the attention of females of the same species, and to try to find a mate. What is this called?

• hibernation

• migration

• courtship behavior

• territorial behavior

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Hatchling ducks recognize any organism they see after they hatch as mother.  This is what type of behavior?

• imprinting

• habituation

• classic conditioning

• distraction display

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

What is imprinting?

• the behavior pattern used to identify mates

• instinct used for migration

• an irreversible form of learning

• color patterns on the egg shells

Behavior which benefits another organism and seems to give no gain the the benefactor is called:

• Habituaton

• taxis

• imprinting

• altruistic 

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NGSS.HS-LS2-8

These adaptations include migration, marking territory, flight or fight responses, etc.

• Physiological

• Behavioral

• Physical

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Maggots turn and move away from bright light towards a dark area. This is an example of:

• negative phototaxis

• klinokinesis

• orthokinesis

• positive phototaxis

A baby sea turtle hatches, digs out of its nest, and starts crawling towards the ocean. What type of behavior is this?

• learned behavior

• imprinting

• migrations

• innate behavior