Innate Behavior
What is innate behavior?
Behavior that is present at birth.
T/F: Learned behaviors are present at birth
False
What channels do animals use to communicate (select all that apply)?
a) smells
b) electricity
c) actions
d) sounds
e) all of the above
d, all of the above
The response of a plant to gravity is called:
a) rooting
b) photosynthesis
c) gravirtopism
c) gravitropism
What is Ms. Randi's favorite color?
Mint green
An instinct is a:
a) learned behavior
b) pattern of behavior
c) desire to be better
b) pattern of behavior
What is imprinting?
Learning in which an animal bonds with the first object it sees.
Dogs and cats mark their territory with _________.
urine
Behavior that claims and defends an area is called _____________ ____________.
Where is Ms. Coeling's son going to college in the fall?
Michigan State University
Nest building is an example of
a) material behavior
b) stimulus
c) instinct
c) instinct
______________ ____________ is where animals learn by watching or listening to another animal.
observational learning
Why do fireflies use flashes of light?
To find a mate
Define phototropism.
The response of plants to light
What is a math teacher's favorite kind of tree?
A Geom a tree!
False. Birds use song, frogs have a sound, fireflies use light etc.
Who is the scientist that studied behavior in rats?
B F Skinner
How many different types of human language have been studied?
more than 3,000
Anything to which an organism reacts is called a...
stimulus
What is the lie?
Ms. Coeling has three children
Ms. Coeling played volleyball in college
Ms. Coeling likes to build things
Ms. Coeling only has two children
What are two ways that animals use territorial behavior?
Birds claim territories with song, some animals mark their territory with urine.
The work of Ivan Povlov is a famous example of _______________.
Conditioning
Communication helps species _____________.
survive
The ability to solve a new problem based on experience is:
a) trial and error
b) insight
c) learned behavior
insight
Ms. Coeling loves caramel
Ms. Coeling has had her appendix out
Ms. Coeling has worn glasses since she was 7
I didn't get glasses until high school.