6. Learned behaviour Flashcards

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What two kinds of behaviour can a organism display

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Inate or learned

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Innate behaviour

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instinctive and animals are born knowing how to carry out the behaviour

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Imprinting

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newly born recognise the first thing they see as being their mom

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Swarming

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group of animals move together as a group

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Migration

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movement of animals from one place to another every year.

This can be carried out for food avalibility or for breeding

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Learned behaviour

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something which organisms have to develop

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Examples of learned behaviour

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walking and talking

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Habituation

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  • When an animal learns not to react to a harmless stimulus

* beneficial as it realises that it is not in danger so it saves energy

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