AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following describes the behavior observed when a stickleback fish sees the color red and begins to attack?
A
aggressive behavior
B
forging behavior
C
altruistic behavior
D
innate behavior
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Instinct, imprinting, conditioning, and imitation are the four types of animal behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -A stimulus is a change in the environment that produces a behavioral response. It may be an object or an event perceived through an animal’s senses. Stimuli may include the sight of food, the sound of a potential predator, or the smell of a mate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Barking, purring, and playing are just some of the ways in which dogs and cats behave. These are examples of animal behaviors. Animal behavior is any way that animals act, either alone or with other animals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Before class, write this list of ten types on animal behaviors on the board or on an overhead for projection: Sexual, Maternal, Communicative, Social, Feeding, Eliminative, Shelter seeking, Investigative, Allelomimetic and Maladaptive.

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