Across
- 1. – Oriented movement of a motile organism in response to an external stimulus, as toward or away from light.
- 5. – The mannerisms or habits that an animal uses during the intake of food.
- 6. – Manipulation necessary to care for animals.
- 7. – How animals act when they interact with each other.
- 8. – Threatening or harmful behavior toward others of the same or different species.
- 11. zone – The distance that an animal is caused to flee from an intruder.
- 12. – A movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation.
- 17. – The ability of an animal, based upon its genetic makeup, to respond to an environmental stimulus; it does not involve a mental decision.
- 19. – Behaviors a less-dominant animal exhibits toward a more-dominant animal to prevent being subjected to aggression.
- 21. – The tendency of one animal in a group to exert its social influence or presence over others in the group. Also referred to as social order or pecking order.
- 23. – Refers to an animal that is gentle in nature.
Down
- 2. – A kind of behavior common to some newly hatched birds or newborn animals that cause them to adopt the first animal, person, or object they see as their parent.
- 3. – The tendency of an animal to take sudden flight when alarmed.
- 4. – At the animal's shoulder; the point where a handler can move an animal forward or backward.
- 9. – The study of animal behavior of animals in their natural surroundings, focusing on instinctive or innate behavior.
- 10. – The ability to learn.
- 13. – The learned response of an animal to a stimulus.
- 14. – A type of operant conditioning. An animal’s ability to ignore something that occurs often enough.
- 15. – The habit of congregating in large flocks; inherent in sheep.
- 16. – A physical, emotional, or chemical factor causing body or mental strain or tension.
- 18. – Disposition of an animal or person.
- 20. – The actions or reactions of a person or animal in response to external or internal stimuli.
- 22. – Anything new or sudden in an animal’s environment. operant conditioning – Learning that is primarily influenced by its effects.
