Animal Structures and Behavior

What do you call a behavior in which newborn animals recognize and follow the first moving object they see. Usually this moving object is the mother.

• imprinting

• learned behavior

• inherited

• defense

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Inherited behaviors or instincts are behaviors passed down from the parent to the offspring and are with the animal from birth. An example of an instinct would be which of the following?

• The ability to swim in whales or fish. They do not need to be taught how to swim.

• Teaching a child how to ride a bike without training wheels

• Learning how to write cursive in the third grade

• Teaching a first grader how to tie a shoe

Crabs waving its claw to attract a female is an example of what kind of response?

• courtship

• defense

• migration

• hibernation

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Internal stimuli can cause an animal to change their __________________.

• clothes

• eye color

• behavior

• genus

What do you call a defense that allows an animal to copy another animal?

• camouflage

• mimicry

• crying

• hibernation

A parrot learns that every time it says "Pretty Please" its owner gives it a piece of fruit. What is this an example of?

• instinct

• imprinting

• conditioning

• inherited behavior

A leafy sea dragon has a thin body and structures that look like leaf-covered branches. It blends in with clusters of seaweed on the ocean floor. What type of adaptation is this?

• instinct

• mimicry

• imprinting

• camouflage

Which of these is true of any endothermic animal?

• its body slows down throughout the winter

• its body stays at or near a constant temperature

• its body is not affected by changes in temperature

• its body temperature changes with the outside temperature

What do all invertebrates have in common?

• They have fur or feathers.

• They do not have a backbone.

• They have jointed legs for moving.

• They breathe with gills instead of lungs.

Baleen whales have structures in their mouths that let them filter objects out of water. What do these structures do for the whale?

• provide movement

• help them find a mate

• help them obtain resources

• help them defend against predators

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