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Animal Behavior Review


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Which characteristic is NOT true of animals?
a.
They are multicellular.
c.
They make their own food.
b.
They usually reproduce sexually.
d.
They have tissues.
 

 2. 
Living in groups
a.
attracts predators.
c.
helps animals find food.
b.
helps prey spot predators.
d.
All of the above
 

 3. 
Warning coloration is
a.
a kind of camouflage.
b.
a way to warn predators away.
c.
always black and white.
d.
always a sign that an animal is poisonous to eat.
 

 4. 
Some birds use Earth's magnetic field
a.
to attract mates.
c.
to set their biological clocks.
b.
to navigate.
d.
to defend their territory.
 

 5. 
To defend against predators, an animal might use
a.
camouflage.
c.
toxins.
b.
warning coloration.
d.
All of the above
 

 6. 
____ is NOT an example of how animals might deal with a food shortage.
a.
Migration
c.
Social behavior
b.
Estivation
d.
Hibernation
 

 7. 
Reading is an example of
a.
an innate behavior.
c.
a learned behavior.
b.
a behavior controlled by genes.
d.
an inherited behavior.
 

 8. 
All ____ lack a skull and a backbone.
a.
vertebrates
c.
multicellular organisms
b.
eukaryotes
d.
invertebrates
 

 9. 
Which statement about communication between animals is NOT true?
a.
Animals use it to find mates.
b.
It helps animals find their food.
c.
It helps animals avoid enemies.
d.
It occurs only between members of the same species.
 

 10. 
The relationship between a worm and a robin can be expressed as
a.
vertebrate : invertebrate.
c.
producer : consumer.
b.
prey : predator.
d.
prokaryote : eukaryote.
 

 11. 
The use of ____ is an example of chemical communication.
a.
camouflage
c.
hibernation
b.
pheromones
d.
estivation
 

 12. 
Any animal with a skull and a backbone is classified as
a.
a vertebrate.
c.
a mammal.
b.
a consumer.
d.
multicellular.
 

 13. 
Scientists have named about one million species of animals. Most of them are ____, meaning they do not have a backbone.
a.
insects
c.
invertebrates
b.
nonvertebrates
d.
vertebrates
 

 14. 
Which of the following is a vertebrate?
a.
amphibian
c.
starfish
b.
beetle
d.
spider
 

 15. 
Which of the following is an invertebrate?
a.
human
c.
butterfly
b.
reptile
d.
bird
 

 16. 
A natural sponge is a(n)
a.
plant.
c.
invertebrate.
b.
vertebrate.
d.
porous rock.
 

 17. 
One-fourth of all animal species are invertebrates called
a.
humans.
c.
mollusks.
b.
mammals.
d.
beetles.
 

 18. 
Less than five percent of known animal species are
a.
vertebrates.
c.
avertebrates.
b.
invertebrates.
d.
nonvertebrates.
 

 19. 
The majority of the known animal species are invertebrates called
a.
mammals.
c.
insects.
b.
reptiles.
d.
worms.
 

 20. 
Animal cells are surrounded by
a.
only cell membranes.
c.
a double cell wall.
b.
a cell wall.
d.
a cell wall and a cell membrane.
 

 21. 
Animals usually reproduce by
a.
asexual reproduction.
c.
budding and division.
b.
sexual reproduction.
d.
cloning.
 
 
The pie chart below shows the major phyla and subgroups of the animal kingdom. Use the chart to answer the questions that follow. The Pie Chart can also be found in your book if it does not show up here.

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 22. 
There are 4,000 species of mammals and 38,300 species of other vertebrates. What percentage of all vertebrates do mammals represent?
a.
9.4 percent
c.
19.6 percent
b.
10.4 percent
d.
11.4 percent
 

 23. 
Beetles, ants, bees, wasps, moths, and butterflies represent about ____ of all known animal species.
a.
one-fourth
c.
two-thirds
b.
one-half
d.
three-quarters.
 

 24. 
All animals are
a.
producers.
c.
consumers.
b.
decomposers.
d.
Both (a) and (b)
 

 25. 
A walking stick blends in with its environment. Therefore, a walking stick uses ____ to protect itself from predators.
a.
deadly toxins
c.
camouflage
b.
irritating chemicals
d.
warning coloration
 

 26. 
A skunk uses____ to protect itself from predators.
a.
deadly toxins
c.
camouflage
b.
irritating chemicals
d.
warning coloration
 

 27. 
Which of the following colors would most likely be found on a poisonous animal?
a.
blue
c.
brown
b.
green
d.
orange
 

 28. 
Which of the following describes an animal's use of camouflage?
a.
mimicking a leaf or a rock
b.
not moving so its natural color blends in with the background
c.
changing color to match the environment
d.
all of the above
 

 29. 
Innate behaviors are influenced by
a.
environment.
c.
genes.
b.
experiences.
d.
observation.
 

 30. 
A bird does not sing until it is nearly grown even though the tendency of a bird to sing is
a.
an innate behavior.
b.
a learned behavior.
c.
influenced by observing parents singing.
d.
Both (b) and (c)
 

 31. 
Which of the following is a learned behavior?
a.
a person's tendency to speak
c.
a baby's tendency to suck
b.
a person's use of a specific language
d.
a baby's tendency to walk
 

 32. 
The fact that a puppy can be trained to not chew on things other than food shows that
a.
a puppy's tendency to chew is learned.
b.
a puppy's tendency to chew is inherited.
c.
a learned behavior can be modified.
d.
an innate behavior can be modified.
 

 33. 
When birds fly south for the winter and return north for the summer, they are
a.
hibernating.
c.
estivating.
b.
migrating.
d.
just exercising.
 

 34. 
Each winter, monarch butterflies travel to central Mexico to wait for spring. This behavior is an example of
a.
estivation.
c.
migration.
b.
competition.
d.
hibernation.
 

 35. 
Surviving on stored body fat, decreased body temperature, and inactivity during the winter describes a seasonal behavior called
a.
migration.
c.
estivation.
b.
hibernation.
d.
navigation.
 

 36. 
Which of the following animals hibernate?
a.
birds
c.
whales
b.
chimpanzees
d.
squirrels
 

 37. 
Which of the following animals experience estivation?
a.
desert squirrels
c.
bears
b.
butterflies
d.
salmon
 

 38. 
Which of the following activities is controlled by circadian rhythm?
a.
storing food for the winter
c.
waking up at the same time every day
b.
flying south for the winter
d.
sleeping through the winter
 

 39. 
The word circadian means
a.
"around the clock."
c.
"daily."
b.
"around the day."
d.
"hourly."
 

 40. 
Which of the following behaviors is controlled by a biological clock?
a.
estivation
c.
stockpiling food
b.
breeding
d.
all of the above
 

 41. 
Each year, arctic terns make a 38,000 km round trip from the Northern Hemisphere to Antarctica. This trip is an example of
a.
migration.
c.
estivation.
b.
hibernation.
d.
a circadian rhythm.
 

 42. 
Jet lag is a result of
a.
being too excited to sleep.
c.
a seasonal biological clock.
b.
circadian rhythms.
d.
estivation.
 

 43. 
Which of the following are NOT used by animals to navigate?