How do animal behave?

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1. 6-3.5 Illustrate animal behavioral responses (including hibernation, migration, defense, and
courtship) to environmental stimuli. Also covers: 6-1.1, 6-1.2, 6-1.4, 6-1.5, 6-3.4, 6-3.6, 6-3.7
Animal Behavior
Why do animals fight ?
sections
Animals often defend territories from other
1 Types of Behavior
members of the same species. Fighting is
2 Behavioral Interactions usually a last resort to protect a territory
Lab Observing Earthworm
that contains food, shelter, and potential
Behavior
mates.
Lab Animal Habitats
Virtual Lab How do mealworms Science Journal What other behaviors might an
behave in response to various stimuli? animal use to signal that a territory is occupied?
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2. Start-Up Activities
Behavior As you study
behaviors, make the following
Foldable to help you find the
How do animals communicate? similarities and differences between the behav-
iors of two animals.
One way humans communicate is by speak-
ing. Other animals communicate without the
STEP 1 Fold a vertical
use of sound. For example, a gull chick pecks sheet of paper
at its parent’s beak to get food. Try the lab in half from top
below to see if you can communicate without to bottom.
STEP 2 Fold in half from
1. Form groups of students. One at a time, side to side with
have each student choose an object and the fold at the top.
describe that object using gestures.
2. The other students observe and try to STEP 3 Unfold the paper
once. Cut only the
identify the object that is being described.
fold of the top flap
3. Think Critically In your Science Journal, to make two tabs.
describe how you and the other students
were able to communicate without speak- STEP 4 Turn the paper Observed
Behaviors
ing to one another. vertically and of Animal 1
label the front Observed
Behaviors
tabs as shown. of Animal 2
Read and Write Before you read the chapter,
Preview this chapter’s content choose two animals to compare. As you read the
and activities at chapter, list the behaviors you learn about Ani-
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Behavior
When you come home from school, does your dog run to
meet you? Your dog barks and wags its tail as you scratch behind
■ Identify the differences between
its ears. Sitting at your feet, it watches every move you make.
innate and learned behavior. Why do dogs do these things? In nature, dogs are pack animals
■ Explain how reflexes and that generally follow a leader. They have been living with people
instincts help organisms survive. for about 12,000 years. Domesticated dogs treat people as part
■ Identify examples of imprinting of their own pack, as shown in Figure 1.
and conditioning.
Animals are different from one another in their behavior.
They are born with certain behaviors, and they learn others.
Innate behavior helps you survive Behavior is the way an organism interacts with other organisms
on your own. and its environment. Anything in the environment that causes
a reaction is called a stimulus. A stimulus can be external, such
Review Vocabulary as a rival male entering another male’s territory; or internal,
salivate: to secrete saliva in such as hunger or thirst. You are the stimulus that causes your
anticipation of food dog to bark and wag its tail. Your dog’s reaction to you is a
New Vocabulary response.
•• behavior
innate
•• instinct
imprinting

behavior
reflex
•• conditioning
insight
Figure 1 Dogs are pack animals by nature. A pack of
wild dogs must work together to survive. This domesti-
cated dog (right) has accepted a human as its leader.
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4. Cliff swallows build nests
out of mud.
Hummingbirds build delicate
cup-shaped nests on branches
of trees. Figure 2 Bird nests come in
different sizes and shapes. This
Innate Behavior male weaverbird is knotting the
A behavior that an organism is born with is called an innate ends of leaves together to secure
behavior. These types of behaviors are inherited. They don’t the nest.
have to be learned.
Innate behavior patterns occur the first time an animal
responds to a particular internal or external stimulus. For birds
like the swallows and the hummingbird in Figure 2 building a
nest is innate behavior. When it’s time for the female weaverbird
to lay eggs, the male weaverbird builds an elaborate nest, also
shown in Figure 2. Although a young male’s first attempt may be
messy, the nest is constructed correctly.
The behavior of animals that have short life spans is mostly
innate behavior. Most insects do not learn from their parents. In
many cases, the parents have died or moved on by the time the
young hatch. Yet every insect reacts innately to its environment.
A moth will fly toward a light, and a cockroach will run away
from it. They don’t learn this behavior. Innate behavior allows
Reflex A tap on a tendon
animals to respond instantly. This quick response often means in your knee causes your
the difference between life and death. leg to straighten. This is
known as the knee-jerk
Reflexes The simplest innate behaviors are reflex actions. A reflex. Abnormalities in this
reflex is an automatic response that does not involve a message reflex tell doctors of a pos-
from the brain. Sneezing, shivering, yawning, jerking your hand sible problem in the central
nervous system. Research
away from a hot surface, and blinking your eyes when some- other types of reflexes and
thing is thrown toward you are all reflex actions. write a report about them
In humans a reflex message passes almost instantly from a in your Science Journal.
sense organ along the nerve to the spinal cord and back to the
muscles. The message does not go to the brain. You are aware of
the reaction only after it has happened. Your body reacts on its
own. A reflex is not the result of conscious thinking.
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5. Instincts An instinct is a complex pattern of innate
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behavior. Spinning a web like the one in Figure 3 is
complicated, yet spiders spin webs correctly on the
first try. Unlike reflexes, instinctive behaviors can take
weeks to complete. Instinctive behavior begins when
the animal recognizes a stimulus and continues until
all parts of the behavior have been performed.
What is the difference between
a reflex and an instinct?
Learned Behavior
All animals have innate and learned behaviors.
Learned behavior develops during an animal’s lifetime.
Animals with more complex brains exhibit more
behaviors that are the result of learning. However, the
Figure 3 Spiders, like this orb behavior of insects, spiders, and other arthropods is mostly
weaver spider, know how to spin instinctive behavior. Fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mam-
webs as soon as they hatch. mals all learn. Learning is the result of experience or practice.
Learning is important for animals because it allows them to
respond to changing situations. In changing environments, ani-
mals that have the ability to learn a new behavior are more likely
to survive. This is especially important for animals with long life
spans. The longer an animal lives, the more likely it is that the
environment in which it lives will change.
Learning also can modify instincts. For example, grouse and
quail chicks, shown in Figure 4, leave their nests the day they
hatch. They can run and find food, but they can’t fly. When
something moves above them, they instantly crouch and keep
perfectly still until the danger has passed. They will crouch with-
out moving even if the falling object is only a leaf. Older birds
have learned that leaves will not harm them, but they freeze
when a hawk moves overhead.
Figure 4 As they grow older,
these quail chicks will learn which
organisms to avoid.
Describe why it is important for
young quail to react the same
toward all organisms.
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6. Figure 5 When feeding chicks in
captivity, puppets of adult condors
are used so the chicks don’t learn to
associate humans with food.
Imprinting Learned behavior includes imprinting, trial and Topic: Captive Breeding
error, conditioning, and insight. Have you ever seen young Visit glencoe.com for Web links to
ducks following their mother? This is an important behavior information about captive
breeding.
because the adult bird has had more experience in finding
food, escaping predators, and getting along in the world. Activity Identify and describe
Imprinting occurs when an animal forms a social attachment, techniques used to raise captive
species and introduce them into
like the condor in Figure 5, to another organism within a spe-
the wild.
cific time period after birth or hatching.
Konrad Lorenz, an Austrian naturalist, developed the con-
cept of imprinting. Working with geese, he discovered that a
gosling follows the first moving object it sees after hatching. The
moving object, whatever it is, is imprinted as its parent. This
behavior works well when the first moving object a gosling sees
is an adult female goose. But goslings hatched in an incubator Figure 6 Were you able to tie
might see a human first and become imprinted on that human. your shoes on the first attempt?
Animals that become imprinted toward animals of another List other things you do every day
species have difficulty recognizing members of their own species. that require learning.
Trial and Error Can you remember when you
learned to ride a bicycle? You probably fell many
times before you learned how to balance on the
bicycle. After a while you could ride without hav-
ing to think about it. You have many skills that
you learned through trial and error, such as feed-
ing yourself and tying your shoes, as shown
in Figure 6.
Behavior that is modified by experience is
called trial-and-error learning. Many animals
learn by trial and error. When baby chicks first try
to feed themselves, they peck at many stones
before they get any food. As a result of trial and
error, they learn to peck only at food particles.
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7. Conditioning Do you have an aquarium in your school or
home? If you put your hand above the tank, the fish probably
will swim to the top of the tank, expecting to be fed. They have
learned that a hand shape above them means food. What would
Observing happen if you tapped on the glass right before you fed them?
Conditioning Soon the fish probably will swim to the top of the tank if you
Procedure just tap on the glass. Because they are used to being fed after you
1. Obtain several photos of tap on the glass, they associate the tap with food.
different foods and land- Animals often learn new behaviors by conditioning. In
scapes from your teacher. conditioning, behavior is modified so that a response to one
2. Show each picture to a stimulus becomes associated with a different stimulus. There are
classmate for 20 s.
two types of conditioning. One type introduces a new stimulus
3. Record how each photo
made your partner feel. before the usual stimulus. Russian scientist Ivan P. Pavlov per-
formed experiments using this type of conditioning. He knew
1. How did your partner feel that the sight and smell of food made hungry dogs secrete
after looking at the photos saliva. Pavlov added another stimulus. He rang a bell before he
of food? fed the dogs. The dogs began to connect the sound of the bell
2. What effect did the land- with food. Then Pavlov rang the bell without giving the dogs
scape pictures have on food. They salivated when the bell was rung even though he did
your partner? not give them food. The dogs, like the one in Figure 7, were
3. Infer how advertising might
conditioned to respond to the bell.
condition consumers to buy
specific food products. In the second type of conditioning, the new stimulus is given
after the affected behavior. Getting an allowance for doing
chores is an example of this type of conditioning. You do your
chores because you want to receive your allowance. You have
been conditioned to perform an activity that you may not have
done if you had not been offered a reward.
Figure 7 In Pavlov’s experi-
ment, a dog was conditioned to How does conditioning modify behavior?
salivate when a bell was rung.
It associated the bell with food.
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8. Insight How does learned behavior help an animal deal with Figure 8 This illustration shows
a new situation? Suppose you have a new math problem to how chimpanzees may use insight
solve. Do you begin by acting as though you’ve never seen it to solve problems.
before, or do you use what you have learned previously in math
to solve the problem? If you use what you have learned, then
you have used a kind of learned behavior called insight. Insight
is a form of reasoning that allows animals to use past experi-
ences to solve new problems. In experiments with chimpanzees,
as shown in Figure 8, bananas were placed out of the chim-
panzees’ reach. Instead of giving up, they piled up boxes found
in the room, climbed them, and reached the bananas. At some
time in their lives, the chimpanzees must have solved a similar
problem. The chimpanzees demonstrated insight during the
experiment. Much of adult human learning is based on insight.
When you were a baby, you learned by trial and error. As you
grow older, you will rely more on insight.
Summary Self Check
Behavior 1. Compare and contrast a reflex and an instinct.
• Animals are born with certain behaviors,
while other behaviors are learned.
2. Compare and contrast imprinting and conditioning.
3. Think Critically Use what you know about conditioning
• A stimulus is anything in the environment
that causes a reaction.
to explain how the term mouthwatering food might
have come about.
Innate and Learned Behaviors
• Innate behaviors are those behaviors an organ-
ism inherits, such as reflexes and instincts.
• Learned behavior allows animals to respond
to changing situations.
4. Use a Spreadsheet Make a spreadsheet of the behav-
iors in this section. Sort the behaviors according to
whether they are innate or learned behaviors. Then
• Imprinting, trial and error, conditioning, and
insight are examples of learned behavior.
identify the type of innate or learned behavior.
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9. Behavioral Interactions
Instinctive Behavior Patterns
Complex interactions of innate behaviors between organ-
isms result in many types of animal behavior. For example,
■ Explain why behavioral adapta-
courtship and mating within most animal groups are instinctive
tions are important. ritual behaviors that help animals recognize possible mates.
■ Describe how courtship behavior Animals also protect themselves and their food sources by
increases reproductive success. defending their territories. Instinctive behavior, just like natural
■ Explain the importance of social hair color, is inherited.
behavior and cyclic behavior.
Social Behavior
Organisms must be able to commu- Animals often live in groups. One reason, shown in Figure 9,
nicate with each other to survive. is that large numbers provide safety. A lion is less likely to attack
a herd of zebras than a lone zebra. Sometimes animals in large
Review Vocabulary groups help keep each other warm. Also, migrating animal
nectar: a sweet liquid produced
in a plant’s flower that is the groups are less likely to get lost than animals that travel alone.
main raw material of honey Interactions among organisms of the same species are exam-
ples of social behavior. Social behaviors include courtship and
New Vocabulary
mating, caring for the young, claiming territories, protecting
•• social
society
behavior
each other, and getting food. These inherited behaviors provide
•• aggression
courtship behavior
advantages that promote survival of the species.
•• pheromone
cyclic behavior
Why is social behavior important?
•• hibernation
migration
Figure 9 When several zebras
are close together, their stripes
make it difficult for predators to
pick out one individual.
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10. Figure 10 Termites built this
large mound in Australia. The
mound has a network of tunnels
Societies Insects such as ants, bees, and the termites shown and chambers for the queen
in Figure 10, live together in societies. A society is a group of termite to deposit eggs into.
animals of the same species living and working together in an
organized way. Each member has a certain role. Usually a spe-
cific female lays eggs, and a male fertilizes them. Workers do all
the other jobs in the society.
Some societies are organized by dominance. Wolves usually
live together in packs. A wolf pack has a dominant female. The
top female controls the mating of the other females. If plenty of
food is available, she mates and then allows the others to do so.
If food is scarce, she allows less mating. During such times, she
is usually the only one to mate.
Figure 11 A tiger’s territory may
cover several miles. It will confront
Territorial Behavior any other tiger who enters it.
Many animals set up territories for feeding, mating, and rais- Explain what may be happening in
ing young. A territory is an area that an animal defends from this photo.
other members of the same species.
Ownership of a territory occurs in dif-
ferent ways. Songbirds sing, sea lions
bellow, and squirrels chatter to claim
territories. Other animals leave scent
marks. Some animals, like the tiger in
Figure 11, patrol an area and attack
other animals of the same species who
enter their territory. Why do animals
defend their territories? Territories
contain food, shelter, and potential
mates. If an animal has a territory, it
will be able to mate and produce off-
spring. Defending territories is an
instinctive behavior. It improves the
survival rate of an animal’s offspring.
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11. Aggression Have you ever watched as
one dog approached another dog that was
eating a bone? What happened to the
appearance of the dog with the bone? Did
its hair on its back stick up? Did it curl its
lips and make growling noises? This
behavior is called aggression. Aggression
is a forceful behavior used to dominate or
control another animal. Fighting and
threatening are aggressive behaviors ani-
mals use to defend their territories, pro-
tect their young, or to get food.
Many animals demonstrate aggres-
sion. Some birds let their wings droop
Figure 12 Young wolves roll below their tail feathers. It may take another bird’s perch and
over and make themselves as small thrust its head forward in a pecking motion as a sign of aggres-
as possible to show their submis- sion. Cats lay their ears flat, arch their backs, and hiss.
sion to adult wolves.
Submission Animals of the same species seldom fight to the
death. Teeth, beaks, claws, and horns are used for killing prey or
for defending against members of a different species.
To avoid being attacked and injured by an individual of its
own species, an animal shows submission. Postures that make
Figure 13 During the waggle an animal appear smaller often are used to communicate sur-
dance, if the food source is far from render. In some animal groups, one individual is usually domi-
the hive, the dance takes the form nant. Members of the group show submissive behavior toward
of a figure eight. The angle of the the dominant individual. This stops further aggressive behavior
waggle is equal to the angle from by the dominant animal. Young animals also display submissive
the hive between the Sun and nec- behaviors toward parents or dominant animals, as shown in
tar source. Figure 12.
Communication
In all social behavior, communication is
important. Communication is an action by a
sender that influences the behavior of a
receiver. How do you communicate with the
people around you? You may talk, make noises,
or gesture like you did in this chapter’s Launch
Lab. Honeybees perform a dance, as shown in
Figure 13, to communicate to other bees in the
hive the location of a food source. Animals in a
group communicate with sounds, scents, and
actions. Alarm calls, chemicals, speech, court-
ship behavior, and aggression are forms of
communication.
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12. Figure 14 This male Emperor of
Germany bird of paradise attracts
mates by posturing and fanning
its tail.
List other behaviors animals use to
attract mates.
Courtship Behavior A male bird of paradise, shown in
Figure 14, spreads its tail feathers and struts. A male sage grouse
fans its tail, fluffs its feathers, and blows up its two red air sacs.
These are examples of behavior that animals perform before
mating. This type of behavior is called courtship behavior.
Courtship behaviors allow male and female members of a
species to recognize each other. These behaviors also stimulate
males and females so they are ready to mate at the same time. Demonstrating
This helps ensure reproductive success. Chemical
In most species the males are more colorful and perform Communication
courtship displays to attract a mate. Some courtship behaviors Procedure
allow males and females to find each other across distances. 1. Obtain a sample of per-
fume or air freshener.
Chemical Communication Ants are 2. Spray it into the air to leave
sometimes seen moving single file toward a scent trail as you move
a piece of food. Male dogs frequently urinate on objects and around the house or apart-
ment to a hiding place.
plants. Both behaviors are based on chemical communication. 3. Have someone try to dis-
The ants have laid down chemical trails that others of their cover where you are by
species can follow. The dog is letting other dogs know he has following the scent of
been there. In these behaviors, the animals are using chemicals the substance.
called pheromones (FER uh mohnz) to communicate. A chem- Analysis
ical that is produced by one animal to influence the behavior of 1. What was the difference
another animal of the same species is called a pheromone. They between the first and last
are powerful chemicals needed only in small amounts. They room you were in?
remain in the environment so that the sender and the receiver 2. Would this be an efficient
way for humans to com-
can communicate without being in the same place at the same municate?
time. They can advertise the presence of an animal to predators, Explain.
as well as to the intended receiver of the message.
Males and females use pheromones to establish territories,
warn of danger, and attract mates. Certain ants, mice, and snails
release alarm pheromones when injured or threatened.
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13. Figure 15 Many animals use
sound to communicate.
Pileated woodpecker calls often Howler monkeys got their name
can be heard above everything because of the sounds they make.
else in the forest.
Frogs often croak loud enough to
be heard far away.
Sound Communication Male crickets rub one forewing
against the other forewing. This produces chirping sounds that
attract females. Each cricket species produces several calls that
are different from other cricket species. These calls are used by
researchers to identify different species. Male mosquitoes have
hairs on their antennae that sense buzzing sounds produced by
females of their same species. The tiny hairs vibrate only to the
frequency emitted by a female of the same species.
Vertebrates use a number of different forms of sound com-
munication. Rabbits thump the ground, gorillas pound their
chests, beavers slap the water with their flat tails, and frogs, like
the one in Figure 15, croak. Do you think that sound communi-
cation in noisy environments is useful? Seabirds that live where
waves pound the shore rather than in some quieter place must
Morse Code Samuel B. rely on visual signals, not sound, for communication.
Morse created a code in
1838 using numbers to Light Communication Certain kinds of flies, marine organ-
represent letters. His isms, and beetles have a special form of communication called
early work led to Morse
code. Naval ships today
bioluminescence. Bioluminescence, shown in Figure 16, is the
still use Morse code to ability of certain living things to give off light. This light is pro-
communicate with each duced through a series of chemical reactions in the organism’s
other using huge flash- body. Probably the most familiar bioluminescent organisms in
lights mounted on the North America are fireflies. These insects are not flies, but bee-
ships’ decks. In your tles. The flash of light that is produced on the underside of the
Science Journal, write last abdominal segments is used to locate a prospective mate.
what reasons you believe
that Morse code is still Each species has its own characteristic flashing. Males fly close
used by the Navy. to the ground and emit flashes of light. Females must flash an
answer at exactly the correct time to attract males.
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14. NGS TITLE
VISUALIZING BIOLUMINESCENCE
Figure 16
any marine organisms use
bioluminescence as a form of
communication. This visible light
is produced by a chemical reaction and
often confuses predators or attracts mates.
Each organism on this page is shown in its
normal and bioluminescent state.
▼ KRILL The blue dots shown below
this krill are all that are visible when ▼
krill bioluminesce. The krill may use JELLYFISH This jellyfish
bioluminescence to confuse predators. lights up like a neon sign
when it is threatened.

BLACK DRAGONFISH The black
dragonfish lives in the deep ocean
where light doesn’t penetrate. It has
light organs under its eyes that it uses
like a flashlight to search for prey.
DEEP-SEA SEA STAR The sea star uses light
to warn predators of its unpleasant taste.
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15. Uses of Bioluminescence Many bioluminescent animals
are found deep in oceans where sunlight does not reach. The
ability to produce light may serve several functions. One species
of fish dangles a special luminescent organ in front of its mouth.
This lures prey close enough to be caught and eaten. Deep-sea
shrimp secrete clouds of a luminescent substance when dis-
turbed. This helps them escape their predators. Patterns
of luminescence on an animal’s body may serve as marks of
recognition similar to the color patterns of animals that live in
sunlit areas.
Cyclic Behavior
Why do most songbirds rest at night while some species of
owls rest during the day? Some animals like the owl in Figure 17
Topic: Owl Behavior show regularly repeated behaviors such as sleeping in the day
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information about owl behavior.
and feeding at night.
A cyclic behavior is innate behavior that occurs in a repeat-
Activity List five different types ing pattern. It often is repeated in response to changes in the
of owl behavior and describe how
each behavior helps the owl survive.
environment. Behavior that is based on a 24-hour cycle is called
a circadian rhythm. Most animals come close to this 24-hour
cycle of sleeping and wakefulness. Experiments show that even
if animals can’t tell whether it is night or day, they continue to
behave in a 24-hour cycle.
Animals that are active during the day are diurnal (dy UR nul).
Animals that are active at night are nocturnal. Owls are nocturnal.
Figure 17 Barn owls usually They have round heads, big eyes, and flat faces. Their flat faces
sleep during the day and hunt at reflect sound and help them navigate at night. Owls also have soft
night. feathers that make them almost silent while flying.
Identify the type of behavior the
owl is exhibiting. What is a diurnal behavior?
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16. Hibernation Some cyclic
behaviors also occur over long
periods of time. Hibernation
is a cyclic response to cold
temperatures and limited food
supplies. During hibernation,
an animal’s body temperature
drops to near that of its sur-
roundings, and its breathing
rate is greatly reduced. Ani-
mals in hibernation, such as
the bats in Figure 18, survive
on stored body fat. The animal
remains inactive until the
weather becomes warm in the spring. Some mammals and Figure 18 Many bats find a
many amphibians and reptiles hibernate. frost-free place like this abandoned
Animals that live in desertlike environments also go into a coal mine to hibernate for the win-
state of reduced activity. This period of inactivity is called esti- ter when food supplies are low.
vation. Desert animals sometimes estivate due to extreme heat,
lack of food, or periods of drought.
How can you determine which animals hibernate?
M any animals hibernate in the winter.
During this period of inactivity, they
survive on stored body fat. While they are
Average Body Temperatures
of Hibernating Animals
Normal Body Hibernating Body
hibernating, they undergo several physical Animal
Temperature (°C) Temperature (°C)
changes. Heart rate slows down and body
Woodchuck 37 3
temperature decreases. The degree to
which the body temperature decreases Squirrel 32 4
varies among animals. Scientists disagree Grizzly bear 32–37 27–32
about whether some animals truly hiber- Whippoorwill 40 18
nate or if they just reduce their activity and Hoary 37 10
go into a light sleep. Usually, a true hiber- marmot
nator’s body temperature will decrease sig-
nificantly while it is hibernating.
Solving the Problem
Identifying the Problem 1. Which animals would you classify as true
The table on the right shows the differ- hibernators and which would you classify as
ence between the normal body tempera- light sleepers? Explain.
ture and the hibernating body temperature 2. Some animals such as snakes and frogs also
of several animals. What similarities do hibernate. Why would it be difficult to record
you notice? their normal body temperature?
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17. Figure 19 Many monarch but- Migration Instead of hibernating, many animals move to new
terflies travel from the United locations when the seasons change. This instinctive seasonal
States to Mexico for the winter. movement of animals is called migration. Most animals migrate
to find food or to reproduce in environments that are more
favorable for the survival of offspring. Many bird species fly for
hours or days without stopping. The blackpoll warbler flies more
than 4,000 km, nearly 90 hours nonstop from North America to
its winter home in South America. Monarch butterflies, shown in
Figure 19, can migrate as far as 2,900 km. Gray whales swim
from arctic waters to the waters off the coast of northern Mexico.
After the young are born, they make the return trip.
Summary Self Check
Instinctive Behavior Patterns 1. Describe some examples of courtship behavior and how
• Instinctive behavior patterns are inherited. this behavior helps organisms survive.
• Courtship and mating are instinctive for most
animal groups.
2. Identify and explain two reasons that animals migrate.
3. Compare and contrast hibernation and migration.
Social and Territorial Behaviors 4. Think Critically Suppose a species of frog lives close to
• Interactions among organisms of a group are
examples of social behavior.
a loud waterfall. It often waves a bright blue foot in the
air. What might the frog be doing?
• Many animals protect a territory for feeding,
mating, and raising young.
Communication and Cyclic Behavior
• Species can communicate with each other
using behavior, chemicals, sound, or
5. Solve One-Step Equations Some cicadas emerge from
the ground every 17 years. The population of one type
of caterpillar peaks every five years. If the peak cycle of
bioluminescence.
the caterpillars and the emergence of cicadas coincided
• Cyclic behaviors occur in response to
environmental changes.
in 1990, in what year will they coincide again?
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18. Observing
EarthwDrm Behavior
Earthworms can be seen at night wriggling
across wet sidewalks and driveways. Why don’t
you see many earthworms during the day?
Flashlight
Real-World Question
How do earthworms respond to light?
■ Predict how earthworms will behave in the
presence of light.
scissors paper
shoe box with lid moist paper towels Notebook paper
flashlight earthworms Paper towel
tape timer Earthworms
Safety Precautions Conclude and Apply
1. Identify which direction the earthworms
moved when the light was turned on.
Procedure 2. Infer Based on your observations, what can
you infer about earthworms?
1. Cut a round hole, smaller than the end of
the flashlight, near one end of the lid. 3. Explain what type of behavior the earth-
worms exhibited.
2. Tape a sheet of paper to the lid so it hangs
just above the bottom of the box and about 4. Predict where you would need to go to find
earthworms during the day.
10 cm away from the end with the hole in it.
3. Place the moist paper towels in the bottom
of the box.
4. Place the earthworms in the end of the box
that has the hole in it.
Write a story that describes a day in the life
5. Hold the flashlight over the hole and turn it on. of an earthworm. List activities, dangers,
6. Leave the box undisturbed for 30 minutes, and problems an earthworm might face.
then open the lid and observe the worms. Include a description of its habitat. For more
7. Record the results of your experiment in help, refer to the Science Skill Handbook.
your Science Journal.
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19. Model and Invent
Abimal Habitats
Goals Real-World Question
■ Research the natural Zoos, animal parks, and aquariums are safe
habitat and basic needs places for wild animals. Years ago, captive ani-
of one animal. mals were kept in small cages or behind glass
■ Design and model an windows. Almost no attempt was made to pro-
appropriate zoo, ani- vide natural habitats for the animals. People
mal park, or aquarium who came to see the animals could not observe
environment for this the animal’s normal behavior. Now, most cap-
animal. Working coop- tive animals are kept in exhibit areas that
eratively with your closely resemble their natural habitats. These
classmates, design an areas provide suitable environments for the
entire zoo or animal animals so that they can interact with mem-
park. bers of their same species and have healthier,
longer lives. What types of environments are
Possible Materials best suited for raising animals in captivity?
poster board How can the habitats provided at an animal
markers or colored pencils park affect the behavior of animals?
materials that can be used
to make a scale model
Make a Model
1. Choose an animal to research. Find out where this animal is found
in nature. What does it eat? What are its natural predators? Does it
exhibit unique territorial, courtship, or other types of behavior?
How is this animal adapted to its natural environment?
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20. 2. Design a model of a proposed habitat in which this animal can live successfully.
Don’t forget to include all of the things, such as shelter, food, and water, that your
animal will need to survive. Will there be any other organisms in the habitat?
3. Research how zoos, animal parks, or aquariums provide habitats for animals.
Information may be obtained by contacting scientists who work at zoos, animal
parks, and aquariums.
4. Present your design to your class in the form of a poster, slide show, or video.
Compare your proposed habitat with that of the animal’s natural environment.
Make sure you include a picture of your animal in its natural environment.
Test Your Model
1. Using all of the information you have gathered, create a model exhibit area for
your animal.
2. Indicate what other plants and animals may be present in the exhibit area.
Analyze Your Data
1. Decide whether all of the animals studied in this lab can coexist in the same
zoo or wildlife preserve.
2. Analyze problems that might exist in your design. Suggest some ways you
might want to improve your design.
Conclude and Apply
1. Interpret Data Using the information provided by the
rest of your classmates, design an entire zoo or aquarium
that could include the majority of animals studied.
2. Predict which animals could be grouped together in
exhibit areas.
3. Determine how large your zoo or wildlife preserve
needs to be. Which animals require a large habitat?
Give an oral presentation to another class
on the importance of providing natural
habitats for captive animals. For more help,
refer to the Science Skill Handbook.
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21. SOMETIMES
GREAT
DISCOVERIES
HAPPEN BY
ACCIDENT!
While they were
walking, the doctor
was called away.
A few moments
later, the doc-
tor returned
but the dog
and the soldier
were gone!
A simple and surprising stroll Searching the
showed that dogs really are paths frantically,
humans’ best friends Dr. Stalling made
Y
ou’ve probably seen visually impaired an astonishing
people walking with their trusted “see- discovery. His pet
ing-eye” dogs. Over 85 years ago, a had led the soldier
doctor and his patient discovered this canine safely around the
ability entirely by accident! hospital grounds.
German shepherds make
Near the end of World War I in Germany, Inspired by what
excellent guide dogs.
Dr. Gerhard Stalling and his dog strolled his dog could do,
with a patient—a German soldier who had Dr. Stalling set up the first school in the
been blinded—around hospital grounds. world dedicated to training dogs as guides.
German shepherds, golden retrievers,
and Labrador retrievers seem to make the
best guide dogs. They learn hand gestures
and simple commands to lead visually
impaired people safely across streets and
around obstacles. This is what scientists call
“learned behavior.” Animals gain learned
behavior through experience. But, a guide
dog doesn’t just learn to respond to special
commands; it also must learn when not to
obey. If its human owner urges the dog to
cross the street and the dog sees that a car is
approaching, the dog refuses because it has
learned to disobey the command. This trait,
called “intelligent disobedience,” ensures the
safety of the owner and the dog—a sure sign
A dog safely guides its owner across a that dogs are still humans’ best friends.
street.
Write Lead a blindfolded partner around the
classroom. Help your partner avoid obstacles. Then
trade places. Write in your Science Journal about your For more information, visit
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22. Types of Behavior Behavioral Interactions
1. Behavior that an animal has when it’s born 1. Behavioral adaptations such as defense
is innate behavior. Other animal behaviors of territory, courtship behavior, and social
are learned through experience. behavior help species of animals survive
2. Reflexes are simple innate behaviors. An and reproduce.
instinct is a complex pattern of innate 2. Courtship behaviors allow males and females
behavior. to recognize each other and prepare to mate.
3. Learned behavior includes imprinting, in 3. Interactions among members of the same
which an animal forms a social attachment species are social behaviors.
immediately after birth. 4. Communication among organisms occurs
4. Behavior modified by experience is learning in several forms, including chemical, sound,
by trial and error. and light.
5. Conditioning occurs when the response 5. Cyclic behaviors are behaviors that occur in
to one stimulus becomes associated with repeating patterns. Animals that are active
another. Insight is the ability to use past during the day are diurnal. Animals that are
experiences to solve new problems. active at night are nocturnal.
Copy and complete the following concept map on types
of behavior.
Behavior
can be can be
Innate
such as such as
such as such as Insight
such as such as
Trial and
error
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23. 13. Which animals depend least on instinct
and most on learning?
aggression p. 292 insight p. 289 A) birds C) mammals
behavior p. 284 instinct p. 286 B) fish D) amphibians
conditioning p. 288 migration p. 298
courtship behavior p. 293 pheromone p. 293 14. What is a spider spinning a web an
cyclic behavior p. 296 reflex p. 285 example of?
hibernation p. 297 social behavior p. 290 A) conditioning C) learned behavior
imprinting p. 287 society p. 291
B) imprinting D) an instinct
innate behavior p. 285
15. What is a forceful act used to dominate
or control another called?
Explain the differences between the pairs of
A) courtship C) aggression
vocabulary words given below. Then explain
B) reflex D) hibernation
how the words are related.
16. What is an organized group of animals
1. conditioning—imprinting
doing specific jobs called?
2. innate behavior—social behavior A) community C) society
3. insight—instinct B) territory D) circadian rhythm
4. social behavior—society 17. What is the response of inactivity and
slowed metabolism that occurs during
5. instinct—reflex
cold conditions?
6. hibernation—migration A) hibernation C) migration
7. courtship behavior—pheromone B) imprinting D) circadian rhythm
8. cyclic behavior—migration 18. Which of the following is a reflex?
A) writing C) sneezing
9. aggression—social behavior
B) talking D) riding a bicycle
10. behavior—reflex
Use the photo below to answer question 19.
Choose the word or phrase that best answers the
11. What is an instinct an example of?
A) innate behavior
B) learned behavior
C) imprinting
D) conditioning 19. The photo above is an example of what
12. What is an area that an animal defends type of communication?
from other members of the same A) light communication
species called? B) sound communication
A) society C) migration C) chemical communication
B) territory D) aggression D) cyclic behavior
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24. 20. Explain the type of behavior involved when 28. Poster Draw a map showing the migration
the bell rings at the end of class. route of monarch butterflies, gray whales,
21. Describe the advantages and disadvantages or blackpoll warblers.
of migration as a means of survival.
22. Explain how a habit, such as tying your
shoes, is different from a reflex. Use the graphs below to answer question 29.
23. Explain how behavior increases an animal’s
chance for survival using one example. Day 1
24. Infer Hens lay more eggs in the spring 120
Number of bees
100
when the number of daylight hours 80
increases. How can farmers use this 60
knowledge of behavior to their advantage? 40
20
25. Record Observations Make observations of a 0 . . . . . . .
dog, cat, or bird for a week. Record what .M .M .M .M .M .M .M
0A 0A 0A 0A 0P 0P 0P
you see. How did the animal communicate 8:0 9:0 10:0 11:0 12:0 1:0 2:0
Time
with other animals and with you?
26. Classify Make a list of 25 things that you do
regularly. Classify each as an innate or Day 2
learned behavior. Which behaviors do you 60
Number of bees
have more of?
40
27. Concept Map Copy and complete the follow-
ing concept map about communication. 20
Use these words: sound, chirping, biolumi-
0 . . . . . . .
nescence, and buzzing. .M .M .M .M .M .M .M
0A 0A 0A 0A 0P 0P 0P
8:0 9:0 10:0 11:0 12:0 1:0 2:0
Time
Communication
29. Bee Foraging Bees were trained to forage from
1:00 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. in New York and then were
can be can be
flown to California. The graphs above show the
number of bees looking for food during the first
two days in California. What was the difference
Light in peak activity from day 1 to day 2? Was there
a difference in the proportion of bees active
during peak hours ?
such as such as such as
30. Bird Flight A blackpoll warbler flies 4,000 km
nonstop from North America to South America
in about 90 hours. What is its rate of speed?
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25. Record your answers on the answer sheet 5. Which of the following is an example of
provided by your teacher or on a sheet of paper. territorial behavior?
1. Which of the following is true about innate A. A honeybee performs a waggle dance
behaviors? when it returns to the hive.
A. They are learned behaviors. B. A peacock fans his tail while approach-
B. They are observed in only some animals. ing a peahen.
C. They are the result of conscious thought. C. A mountain goat charges and attacks an
D. They include reflexes. unfamiliar mountain goat.
D. A group of bats remain in hibernation
2. A spider spinning its web is an example of for the winter.
a(n)
A. reflex. C. imprinting. Use the photo below to answer questions 6 and 7.
B. instinct. D. conditioning.
Use the illustration below to answer questions 3 and 4.
6. The male wolf lying on its back is displaying
3. The illustration above describes what kind what kind of behavior to the other male wolf?
of learned behavior? A. aggressive behavior
A. conditioning B. submissive behavior
B. trial and error C. cyclic behavior
C. imprinting D. courtship behavior
D. insight 7. Which of the following statements best
4. Which of the following best describes this describes the behavior of the wolf that is
learned behavior? standing?
A. The dog learns to salivate when pre- A. The wolf is displaying its dominance
sented with food. over the wolf on the ground.
B. The dog learns to eat only if the bell is B. The wolf is displaying courtship behav-
rung. ior to the other wolf.
C. The dog is conditioned to stop salivating C. The wolf is using bioluminescence to
when a bell is rung. communicate with the other wolf.
D. The dog is conditioned to salivate when D. The wolf is watching the other wolf per-
a bell is rung. form the waggle dance.
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26. Record your answers on the answer sheet Record your answers on a sheet of paper.
provided by your teacher or on a sheet of paper. 15. Compare and contrast the innate behav-
8. Give an example of an innate behavior in iors of animals with short life spans and
a hummingbird. animals with long life spans.
16. Give three examples of ways biolumines-
9. Which is simpler and more automatic,
cence is used for communication.
instincts or reflexes?
17. Explain the difference between a diurnal
Use the illustration below to answer questions 10 and 11. animal and a nocturnal animal. Give an
example of each.
18. Compare and contrast hibernation and
estivation.
Use the photo below to answer questions 19 and 20.
10. What type of learning is shown above?
11. What is required in order for an animal
to use this type of learning to solve a
problem?
12. Could a young child solve a problem using
insight? Why or why not?
13. Give three examples of social behaviors. 19. Explain the type of behavior that is shown
above.
14. Why might an animal be submissive to
another animal? 20. How is this behavior related to why zoos
feed newborn condors with hand puppets
that look like adult condors?
Compare and Contrast Make sure each part of the question is 21. A male antelope approaches a female ante-
answered when listing discussion points. For example, if the lope during the breeding season. Is the
question asks you to compare and contrast, make sure you list male antelope responding to an external
both similarities and differences. stimulus, an internal stimulus, or both?
Explain.
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