Question 1
pts
Read the following text and use the information to answer the questions
below.
, Animal Intelligence
1. Are animals intelligent? If they are, which
animals are the most intelligent? These are
not easy questions to answer. No one is quite
sure what intelligence is. We often say that
intelligence means being able to solve
problems Some animals seem able to do
this. For example, dogs and cats often find
their way home from long distances. To do
this they have to use their intelligence.
Remembering and thinking are processes
they have to do. But many birds find their
way over long distances, too. They travel
thousands of kilometers every year when
they move from cool to warmer countries. We
are not thoroughly sure how they do this but
we are certain that they don’t use their
intelligence. They do not remember places
and direction and then make decisions.
Actually, young birds are able to make these
journeys without help as soon as they can fly.
They are born with this ability. Certainly, this
can't be classified as intelligence. A much
more accurate name is instinct.
2. Often, we cannot be sure whether an animal
is acting intelligently or instinctively. When a
dog hears a strange noise, it barks. This is
instinct. It cannot stop itself doing this. But
supposing a house is on fire and the dog
pts
Read the following text and use the information to answer the questions
below.
, Animal Intelligence
1. Are animals intelligent? If they are, which
animals are the most intelligent? These are
not easy questions to answer. No one is quite
sure what intelligence is. We often say that
intelligence means being able to solve
problems Some animals seem able to do
this. For example, dogs and cats often find
their way home from long distances. To do
this they have to use their intelligence.
Remembering and thinking are processes
they have to do. But many birds find their
way over long distances, too. They travel
thousands of kilometers every year when
they move from cool to warmer countries. We
are not thoroughly sure how they do this but
we are certain that they don’t use their
intelligence. They do not remember places
and direction and then make decisions.
Actually, young birds are able to make these
journeys without help as soon as they can fly.
They are born with this ability. Certainly, this
can't be classified as intelligence. A much
more accurate name is instinct.
2. Often, we cannot be sure whether an animal
is acting intelligently or instinctively. When a
dog hears a strange noise, it barks. This is
instinct. It cannot stop itself doing this. But
supposing a house is on fire and the dog
