Animal Behavior Review

The process by which certain animals form strong attachments during an early-life critical period.

• migration
• imprinting
• stimulus
• dominance

A period of inactivity that some animals experience in winter that allows them to survive on stored body fat.

• pheromone
• hibernation
• submission
• estivation

A behavior that has been developed from experience.

• social
• innate
• learned
• aggression

Any physical or verbal behavior intended to intimidate or harm.

• aggression
• reflex
• learned behavior
• trial and error

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-8

Any biological behavior/process that functions on a 24 hour cycle.

• hibernation

• migration

• estivation

• circadian rhythm

Problem-solving method in which one possible solution after another is tried until a successful one is found.

• fight or flight
• learned behavior
• estivation
• trial and error

A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior of another animal of the same species.

• submission
• hibernation
• pheromone
• courtship

Using past learned experiences to respond to a new situation or challenge

• insight

• reflex

• instinct

• circadian rhythm

A behavior that is inherited rather than acquired.

• learned
• innate
• social
• trial and error

A social interaction with the sole purpose of finding a mate.

• courtship
• hibernation
• aggression
• submission

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4