Question

name
innate behavior
direction write the term from the word bank that best completes each sentence.
word bank
gravitropism innate phototropism species
behavior courtship habitat instinct reflex stimulus territorial
experience heredity nest building response

1. a ____________ behavior of a peacock is showing off its feathers.
2. when they claim and defend an area, animals are exhibiting ____________ behavior.
3. a plant’s response to light is called ____________.
4. the two main types of ____________ are innate and learned.
5. anything to which an organism reacts is a(n) ____________.
6. behavior is the interaction of experiences and ____________.
7. a(n) ____________ is where each species live in the ecosystem.
8. a pattern of behavior is called a(n) ____________.
9. the roots of a plant growing down is a response to gravity called ____________.
10. a(n) ____________ is a reaction to a stimulus.
11. blinking is an example of a(n) ____________.
12. ____________ by birds is an example of an instinct.
13. each ____________ of birds has its own special song.
14. the way an animal acts is based on its heredity and ____________.
15. a(n) ____________ does not have to be learned; it is inherited.

Explanation:

1. When animals claim and defend an area, it's territorial behavior.
2. A plant's response to light is phototropism.
3. The two main types of behavior are innate and learned.
4. Anything an organism reacts to is a stimulus.
5. Behavior is the interaction of experiences and heredity.
6. Habitat is where each species lives.
7. A pattern of behavior is called a behavior.
8. A plant's response to gravity is gravitropism.
9. Blinking is a reflex.
10. Nest - building by birds is an instinct.
11. Each species of birds has its own special song.
12. The way an animal acts is based on heredity and experience.
13. Innate behavior is inherited and doesn't need to be learned.

Answer:

1. territorial
2. phototropism
3. behavior
4. stimulus
5. heredity
6. habitat
7. behavior
8. gravitropism
9. reflex
10. nest - building
11. species
12. experience
13. innate