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Animal Behavior Lesson 3
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Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following describes an organism that obtains its food from plants or other animals?
A
autotroph
B
heterotroph
C
producer
D
crepuscular
2) Which of the following is an example of an organism that is born on its primary food source?
A
tomato hornworm
B
cougar
C
Madagascar hissing cockroach
D
tree frog
3) Which term best describes the process of looking for an obtaining food?
A
photosynthesis
B
foraging
C
ambush predator
D
autotroph
4) Which of the following is an example of optimal foraging theory?
A
Crocodiles spend hours sitting still to stalk their prey.
B
Crows in British Columbia dig up many clams on the beaches, but only spend the time opening the largest
C
Assassin bugs can use a spider's web against it by luring it over and then ambushing it.
D
Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed so the babies have a primary food source when they're born
5) Which describes the idea that an animal will try to minimize the risks and maximize the benefits when searching for food?
A
Optimal ambush predator theory
B
Optimal taxis theory
C
Optimal foraging theory
D
Optimal kinesis
6) Predators that sneak up on their prey are called _______.
A
Ambush Predators
B
Autotrophs
C
Optimal Foragers
D
Heterotrophs
7) Which of the following describes an animal's ability to blend in with its environment?
A
Mimicry
B
Kinesis
C
Optimal foraging
D
Camouflage
8) Many animals have developed special adaptations that let them change their coloration as their surroundings change. Which of these is a *natural* occurrence which would lead to this type of change?
A
deforestation
B
earthquake
C
the changing of the seasons
D
urbanization
9) Which of the following describes an ambush predator?
A
Bobbit worms bury themselves in ocean mud and use their bristles to detect animals nearby. Once alerted, they attack!
B
Crows in British Columbia dig up many clams on the beaches, but only spend the time opening the largest.
C
Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed so the babies have a primary food source when they're born
D
Deer will choose to feed in an area with less food if it has less of a chance of encountering a predator.
10) Which type of movement is random (non-direction) in response to a stimulus?
A
Phototaxis
B
Kinesis
C
Crepuscular
D
Sessile
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