Animal Behavior

An animals ability to use tools is a sign of cognition.

Migration and hibernation are triggered by _____.

Anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism is called a stimulus.

Control of a specific area is called 

Behavior that  associates a neutral stimulus with a reward or punishment is called 

Learning by observing another organisms behavior is called 

Defensive behaviors include aggressive actions to protect both the individual and group.

The frogs mating call attracts a female. This is communication by 

Bees, wasp and termites are examples of animals with eusocial behaviors.

Behavior that occurs early and quickly in a young animal's life and can't be changed is called

The cost of foraging behavior is 

Rewarding a specific behavior with positive or negative reinforcement is called 

Sensory cells send information about stimuli to

Cognitive ability in animals does not need instincts.

A chemical released by an animal to mark its territory is called 

The shorter day can trigger birds to start eating for migration

Altruism is when an individual sacrifices them self so the group can survive. 

Paying attention during Quiz will help me on my Final test.

Insight is the ability to solve a problem mentally without trial and error.

Social groups with intelligence have smaller brains for their body size.

A dog with it tail between its legs is a ____ communication signal.

Waking and sleeping is a daily cycle of all animals what is this cycle called?

Animal behavior that is inborn is called _____.

Which of the following is an example of a releaser trigger?

Which of the following is not an internal stimuli?

An example of cognition is the animals ability to 

The change in behavior or reaction to a stimulus is called a response.

Behavior that causes movement in a specific direction is called kinesis.

Social behavior in which an animal reduces its own fitness to help others is 

Probability of surviving to a particular age is called 

A child playing the piano is innate behavior.

Social interactions between animals improves both survival and reproduction of the individual.

The ability to problem solve by trial and error is called insight.

A behavior that has to be taught is called 

An example of cultural behavior is the use of tools.

Birds learn to recognize members of its own species by

Innate behaviors are triggered by a signal called a releaser.

Behavior that is controlled by an internal mechanism is called 

Ability to form friendships is not important to animals in complex social groups.

Which is not a Social behavior benefit?

Animal behaviors favored by natural selection will increase the animals

A behavior that is not learned through experience (automatic) is called ______.

Courtship displays are behaviors used to warn away predators.

Behavior that causes random movement is called taxis.

The process of eventually ignoring a repeated stimulus is called _____.

Eusocial species have a colony with a queen with workers or soldiers.

Hibernation and migration are examples of _____.

Which of the following is not an external stimuli?

The colder temperatures and shorter day can trigger hibernation.

Culture behavior in elephants is spread by instinct.