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Mini-Quiz: Observing Rat Behavior

by Ron Kurtus (updated 19 January 2022)

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.



1. Why are rats a problem in the city?

They are extremely adaptive to human environments

They are afraid of the wide-open spaces in the country

People don't feed them enough peanuts

2. How are rats able to get into so many places?

Rats can shrink to the size of a mouse

People accidentally let them in

They are very clever and persistent

3. Why don't many people like the looks of rats?

Rats have almost human-like faces

Their long, skinny tail makes them look disgusting

People don't like animals that are furry

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Understanding Behavior. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.


Don't judge the rat by its tail


Resources and references

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Some mean experiments

Rat exploratory behavior following infraorbital differentiation or selective cerebellar lesions - Behavior studies after rat brain surgery, from California Institute of Technology

Rats in nature

"Rats, Mice and History: The Black Death Pandemic and the Middle Ages" lecture by Prof. Ronald E. Zupko, Marquette University, May 2002

Pet rat behavior

Pet Rats on the Web - A list of links

Interaction

Inter-species Interactions - How Norwegian rats interact with other animals

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