Extra Practice Sheet

Circle the letter of the correct choice.

1. Examples of animal behaviors include:
(a) a spider spinning its web.
(b) children playing.
(c) animals hunting.
(d) all of the above.
2. The branch of biology that studies animal behavior is
(a) veterinary biology.
(b) ethology.
(c) psychology.
(d) behaviology.
3. Behaviors that are closely controlled by genes with little or no
environmental influence are
(a) innate behaviors.
(b) instinct behaviors.
(c) learning behaviors.
(d) cooperation behaviors.
4. The nature-nurture debate is a discussion of
(a) the effects of nature on behavior.
(b) the effects of one’s parents on their behavior.
(c) whether behaviors are controlled mainly by genes or by the
environment.
(d) the effects of the constant struggle between nature and the
environment.
 5. Social animals
(a) must have a way to communicate.
(b) cooperate together for the good of the group.
(c) can do many things that a lone animal could never do.
(d) all of the above

B] Complete:
1- Behavior that doesn't depend on learning or experience is called --------
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2- Innate behaviors are inherited through -----------------
3- A one-year-old baby's first steps are an example of -----------------
4- Spiders spinning their web is -------------------------------
5- Honey bees dance to communicate is a type of -------------------
6- Chimpanzees using sticks to get food is a type of ----------------------
7- Birds building nest is a type of ---------------------------
8- Rythms such as --------------------- & ------------------ are examples of ----------
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9- Baby geese following their mother as soon as they hatch is an example
of ------------------------------
10- Crows not getting scared of a scarecrow is a type of -------------------