Animal Behavior and Communication Quiz – Study Guide, Practice Questions and Key Concepts Review

Animal Behavior and Communication Quiz – Study Guide, Practice Questions and Key
Concepts Review



What is behavior? - correct answer ✔✔An activity or action that helps an organism survive its
environment. (Behavior can be thought of the way an animal acts.) (Examples: Blinking, eating,
running, walking, flying)



What are the four reasons why animals behave in certain ways? - correct answer ✔✔-To find
food

-To interact in social groups

-To avoid predators

-To reproduce



What are the two types of behavior? - correct answer ✔✔Innate (behavior) and learned
(behavior).



What is innate behavior? - correct answer ✔✔Existing from birth and not taught. It is instinct
they are born with.



What are some examples of innate behavior? - correct answer ✔✔-Fish: Ability to swim

-Chickens: Pecking

-Lovebirds: Nest building

-Mammals: Suckling to get milk



What is learned behavior? - correct answer ✔✔Modified by experience or taught over a period
of time.



What is communication? - correct answer ✔✔Transfer of a signal or message from one animal
to another that results in some sort of response.

, What are the four types of communication (also within social behavior)? - correct answer ✔✔-
Sound

-Touch

-Chemical

-Sight



What is sound (communication)? - correct answer ✔✔-Make noises to communicate

-Can reach over a large area

-Different frequencies

-Convey information



What are some examples of sound communication? - correct answer ✔✔-Dolphins whistle or
clicking

-Elephant rumble

-Wolf howls



What is touch (communication)? - correct answer ✔✔-Used to calm and comfort

-Grooming

-Shows friendship

-Shows relationships



What are some examples of touch communication? - correct answer ✔✔-Chimp grooming

-Primates holding one another for comfort

-Otters rub one another's faces for social friendship



What is chemical (communication)? - correct answer ✔✔-Communicate through pheromones