Innate Vs Learned Behaviour Quiz
Year 13 Bio Behaviour Quiz by Mrs. Robinson
- 1.Which of the following is an example of INNATE BEHAVIOUR?
- A.
Jerking your hand away from a hot pot
- B.
Doing a complex math sum
- C.
A young person of Pacific or Maori descent not looking an elder directly in the eyes when speaking
- D.
Wearing your uniform correctly because you know that if you don't, there will be a consequence!
- 2.Which of the following is an example of a LEARNED BEHAVIOUR?
- A.
A male kakapo starting his courtship display (booming) only in a year where sufficient food is available
- B.
Not talking and listening for instructions when your teacher counts out loud
- C.
A doctor tapping someone's knee and their leg jerking outwards (stretch reflex)
- 3.Which of the following is a type of INNATE behaviour
- A.
Taxes
- B.
Toxins
- C.
Refox
- D.
Habituation
- E.
Sensitization
- 4.Instincts are a much more complex type of innate behaviour than reflexes. A RELEASER is a stimulus or combination of stimuli that starts a chain of ____________ in an animal.
- 5.PHOTOKINESIS means a directionless response to light by an animal (the response happens in a similar manner no matter which direction the light is coming from). PHOTOKINESIS is an example of ________ behaviour. For example, light from any direction might cause a nocturnal animal to return to its burrow.
- A.
Innate
- B.
Instinctive
- C.
Reflexive
- 6.Which of the following is NOT a type of LEARNED behaviour?
- A.
Conditioning
- B.
Habituation
- C.
Sensitization
- D.
Reflex
- 7.Instincts, kineses, taxes and reflexes are all types of ________ behaviour.
- 8.Which of the following would best describe a REFLEX?
- A.
A rapid innate response to a simple stimulus
- B.
A slow learned response to multiple stimuli
- C.
A slow innate response to multiple stimuli
- 9.The singular of taxes is ...
- A.
Taxi
- B.
Tax
- C.
Taxa
- D.
Taxis
- E.
Taxon
- 10.Choose the list that includes TWO types of LEARNED behaviour and ONE type of INNATE behaviour.
- A.
Taxes, instincts and imprinting
- B.
Taxes, imprinting and conditioning
- C.
Conditioning, taxes and instincts
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