MCQ's of Behaviour Chapter 19 with answers|40 MCQS|12th Class|part–1

 MCQ's of Behavior Chapter 19 with answers|40 MCQS|12th Class|part–1

Biology class 12 behavior MCQ with answers. Behavior is the response of an organism to external stimuli or the environment. The stimuli may originate outside the organism or within the organism. Behavior is what an organism does and how it does it. Walking, running, sleeping, mating, and eating are all different types of behaviors. It is defined as "the aggregate of responses to stimuli in a given situation". All living organisms show a variety of forms of behavioral activity.

Practice these 40 MCQs for best preparation.

1. The study of animal behavior is called _____.

            A. Ecology

            B. Ethology

            C. Cytology

            D. Histology

The correct option is : B (Ethology).

2. The factors that influence animal behavior are: 

            A. Genes ( inherited)

            B. Environment (non-inherited)

            C. Both A & B

            D. None of these

The correct option is: C (both A and B).

 3. Animals show a decrease in activities and metabolism during the winter season. This phenomenon is known as:

           A. Hibernation

            B. Aestivation

            C. Dormancy

            D. Both A & B

The correct option is: A (Hibernation).

4. The adult forms of many plants and animals, especially insects, die at the end of each __________.

             A. Winter season 

             B. Summer season

             C. Spring season

             D. Autumn season

The correct option is: B (summer season).

5. The repeated sequences of events that occur at about 24-hour intervals are called:

            A. Dormancy

            B. Repeated cycles

            C. Circadian rhythms

            D. None of these

The correct option is : C (circadian rhythms).

7. The animals that are active and show their greatest degree of activity during the night are called ________.

            A. Nocturnal

            B. Diurnal

            C. Corpuscular

            D. All of these

The correct option is : A (nocturnal).

8. Some animals that have their greatest activity during the Twilight hours are called_______.

            A. Nocturnal

            B. Diurnal

            C. Corpuscular

            D. All of these

The correct option is : C (corpuscular).

9. A behavior that is inherited or inborn is performed effectively the first time without being taught.

            A. Innate behavior

            B. Learning behavior

            C. Social behavior

            D. Territorial behavior

The correct option is: A (innate behavior).

10. The migration of birds is __________.

             A. Social

             B. Territorial

             C. Innate 

             D. None of these

The correct option is: C (innate).

11. The human suckling reflex is an example of __________.

            A. Learned behavior

            B. Complex behavior

            C. Complex, learned behavior

            D. Complex, unlearned behavior

The correct option is: D (complex, unlearned behavior).

12. Innate behavior is:

           A. Intrinsic and heritable

           B. Inflexible and consummate

           C. Stereotypic and encoded in DNA

            D. All of these

The correct option is: D (all of these).

13. Female spider build her web the same way every time. What kind of behavior it is?

            A. Learning behavior

            B. Innate behavior

            C. Social behavior

            D. Territorial behavior 

The correct option is: B (innate behavior).

14. __________ is a motor or neural reaction to a specific stimulus in the environment.

            A. Reflexes

            B. Innate behavior

            C. Orientation behavior

            D. Learning behavior

The correct option is: A (reflexes).

15. A coordinated movement (walking, swimming) that occurs in response to an external stimulus.

             A. Habituation

             B. Learning behavior

             C. Orientation behavior

             D. Social behavior

The correct option is: C(orientation behavior).

16. _________ is random, undirected movement.

               A. Kinesis

               B. Taxis

               C. Both A & B

                D. None of these

The correct option is: A (kinesis).

17. Some common types of taxis are :

                  A. Phototaxis

                  B. Chemotaxis

                  C. Positive taxis

                   D. All of these 

The correct option is: D (all of these).

18. Movement away from stimulus is called __________.

                  A. Positive taxis

                  B. Negative taxis

                  C. Chemotaxis

                  D phototaxis

The correct option is: B(negative taxis).

19. House flies or moths show exhibiting _______ type of taxes towards light.

                A. Positive taxis

                B. Negative taxis

                C. Chemotaxis

                 D. None of these

The correct option is: A (positive taxis).

20. A response in which a plant grows either toward or away from an environmental stimulus.

                  A. Habituation

                  B. Geotropism

                  C. Tropism 

                  D. Both B & C

The correct option is: D (both B & C).

21. ________ movement occurs in response to touch.

                A. Phototropism 

                B. Nastic movement

                C. Thigmonastic movement

                D. Nyctinastic movement

The correct option is: C (thigmonastic movement).

22. Pollen tubes growing towards the ovule is an example of ______ type of movement.

                A. Chemotropism movement

                B. Thigmonastic movement

                C. Gravitropism movement

                 D. Phototropism 

The correct option is: A (chemotropism movement).

23. Persistent change in behavior that occur as a result of experience.

                  A. Learning behavior 

                  B. Innate behavior

                 C. Orientation behavior

                 D. None of these

The correct option is: A (learning behavior). 

24. Learned behavior will always be:

                 A. Non heritable

                 B. Extrinsic

                 C. Progressive 

                 D. All of these

The correct option is: D (all of these).

25. A learned behavior in which an individual's response to stimuli decreases over time is called _________.

                  A. Habituation

                  B. Insight learning 

                  C. Imprinting

                  D. Instrumental learning 

The correct option is: A (habituation).

26. Lack of continued response to strong odor is a common example of ________. 

                 A. Sensory habituation 

                 B. Innate learning 

                 C. Non-sensory habituation 

                 D. None of these

The correct option is: A (sensory habituation).

27. __________ contains both learned and innate components.

                  A. Habituation

                  B. Orientation

                  C. Imprinting

                  D. All of these

The correct option is: C (imprinting).

28. Genetic and environmental influences on animal behavior:

                A. Innate behavior 

                B. Imprinting

                C. Learned behavior 

                D. Classical learning 

The correct option is: B (imprinting).

29. The other name for instrumental learning is: 

                 A. Type 1 learning 

                 B. Operant learning 

                 C. Insight learning 

                 D. Classical learning 

The correct option is: B(operant learning).

30. What type of learning uses reason to form conclusions, inferences, or judgments, to solve a problem?

                 A. Operant learning

                 B. Classical learning

                 C. Instrumental learning

                 D. Insight learning

The correct option is: D (insight learning).

31. A set of interactions among individuals of the same species is called:

                  A. Innate behavior

                  B. Learned behavior

                  C. Social behavior

                  D. Territorial behavior

The correct option is: C (social behavior).

32. Examples of relative social animals include:

               A. Mosquitoes and polar bear 

               B. School of fishes 

               C. Ants and termites

               D. All of these

The correct option is: D (all of these).

33. A group of behavioral activities such as threat posture, rituals, and occasionally physical attacks on other organisms.

                A. Aggression

               B. Dominance

               C. Altruistic

               D. Habituation

The correct option is: A (aggression).

34. A form of social behavior in which one organism puts itself at risk or personal disadvantage for the good of other members of the species.

                  A. Agnostic 

                  B. Altruistic 

                  C. Territorial

                  D. Aggression

The correct option is: B (altruistic).

35. The female baboon protects and cares its offspring for at least:

                 A. Six years 

                 B. Seven years

                 C. Eight years

                 D. Nine years

The correct option is: A (six years).

36. Those animals which are active in the twilight hours are :

                 A. Diurnal

                 B. Corpuscular

                 C. Nocturnal

                 D. Both A & C

The correct option is: B (corpuscular).

37. Insight learning was studied by:

                 A. Kohler

                 B. Pavlov 

                 C. Lorenz

                 D. Mendel

The correct option is: A (Kohler).

38. Classical conditioning is also known as  ____________.

                A. Altruistic learning

                B. Habituation

                C. Operant learning 

                D. Type one learning

The correct option is: D (type one learning).

39. The pattern or sequence may change over time is :

                   A. Extrinsic

                   B. Adaptable

                   C. Permutable

                   D. Progressive

The correct option is: C (permutable).

40. The response of an organism to stimuli is called __________.

               A. Behavior

               B. Reaction

               C. Positive feedback 

               D. None of these

The correct option is: A (behavior).

*Exercise MCQ'S of Chapter 19 (Behavior) class 2nd year.