Chapter 21

Question 1

What is ethology?

Answer 1

The study of animal behavior.

Question 2

What is learning? Hint: it involves past experiences and behavior.

Answer 2

When animals alter behavior based on past experiences.

Question 3

True or false: genes passed from OFFSPRING to PARENT influence behavior?

Answer 3

False, parents pass down genes to offspring, which influence their behavior.

Question 4

What is imprinting?

Answer 4

An animal forms attachments as it matures.

Question 5

What is filial imprinting? Name a species that imprints.

Answer 5

An immediate attachment to the first object or organism seen following hatching. This occurs in birds, especially in ducks.

Question 6

Do animals show cognitive behavior? Do they process info and respond in a manner that suggests the ability to think? Various species are known to use t _ _ _ s. Is this evidence of thinking in animals?

Answer 6

Yes, they do show cognitive thinking. The ability to use tools is evidence of thinking in animals.