Behavior Cards

Question 1

A response carried out in response to a stimulus, internal or external

Answer 1

Behavior

Question 2

The movement towards or away from a stimulus; light

Answer 2

Taxis

Question 3

Instinctive or inborn behvior

Answer 3

Innate Behavior

Question 4

A fixed action pattern carried out by all members of a species

Answer 4

Instinct

Question 5

Behavior that must be learned instead of automatic behviors

Answer 5

Learned Behavior

Question 6

The periodic movement and return of animals from one place to another

Answer 6

Migration

Question 7

A period of torpor or dormancy during winter

Answer 7

HIbernation

Question 8

A period of torpor or dormancy during summer or hut/dry periods

Answer 8

Estivation

Question 9

Learning process in which an animal makes a mental connection between a stimulus and some kind of reward or punishment

Answer 9

Classical Conditioning

Question 10

Learning that occurs at an early experience; once the imprinting has occurred it cannot be changed

Answer 10

Imprinting

Question 11

Learning in which an organism responds to rewards and punishments

Answer 11

Trial and Error

Question 12

The passing of information from one organism to another

Answer 12

Communication

Question 13

The behaviors in which an animal or group of animals protects its territory

Answer 13

Territorial Defense

Question 14

A chemical messenger that affects the behavior of other animals of the same species

Answer 14

Pheromones

Question 15

Behavior in which an animals sends out stimuli in order to attract members of the opposite sex

Answer 15

Courtship

Question 16

Frogs in Australia enter a state of reduced metabolism in long hot periods. What type of behavior is this

Answer 16

Estivation

Question 17

Male beta fish, upon seeing another male beta fish, flare up their fins and attack the other fish. What type of behavior is this

Answer 17

Territorial Defense

Question 18

Some insects are “attracted to the light.” What type of behavior is this an example of

Answer 18

Taxis

Question 19

Many organisms in the ocean raise up at night and descend during the day. This is an example of what type of behavior

Answer 19

Taxis

Question 20

Baby ducks learn “who their mother is” a few hours after birth. What type of behavior is this

Answer 20

Imprinting

Question 21

A wolf enters a new area. The wolves in that area fight him and chase him off. What type of behavior is this

Answer 21

Territorial Defense

Question 22

Students learn to “get up and leave the class when the bell rings.” What type of behavior is this

Answer 22

Classical Conditioning

Question 23

Bees and ants communicate with each other via chemicals. What is the classification of these types of chemicals

Answer 23

Pheromones

Question 24

Male Birds of Paradise have elaborate dances and rituals they use to attract the attention of females. What type of behavior is this

Answer 24

Courtship

Question 25

Some species of hummingbirds fly to the Bahamas in the winter and to the East Coast in summer. What type of behavior is this

Answer 25

Migration