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Animal behavior Flashcards

1
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The way an organism reacts with other organisms and its environment

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Behavior

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2
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Causes a reaction/response

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Stimulus

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3
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Something outside the body

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External

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Something from inside the body

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Internal

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5
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How the organism reacts to the stimulus

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Response

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6
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Behavior that an organism is born with

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Innate behavior

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7
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Automatic response that does not involve a message from the brain

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Reflex

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8
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Complex pattern of innate behavior

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Instinct

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9
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Develops during an animal’s lifetime form experience and/or practice

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Learned behavior

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10
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Happens hours after birth

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Imprinting

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11
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Trying until you finally get it right

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Trial and error

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12
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The behavior is changed so that a response to one stimulus becomes a response to a different stimulus

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Conditioning

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13
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Form of reasoning that allows animals to use past experiences to solve new problems

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Insight

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14
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Living in groups

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Social behavior

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15
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Social behaviors are…

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Innate

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16
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Purpose of social behaviors

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Survival

17
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Group of animals of one species living and working together in an organized way; each member has a certain role

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Society

18
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An area an animal defends form other members of the same species

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Territory

19
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Forceful behavior used to dominate or control another animal

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Aggression

20
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Looking smaller, giving in to show you are not a threat

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Submission

21
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Behaviors to find a mate

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Courtship

22
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Chemical made by one animal that affects the behavior of another animal

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Pheromone

23
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Using sounds to communicate with other animals

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Sound communication

24
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Bioluminescence

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Light communication

25
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Out a night

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Nocturnal

26
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Out during the day

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Diurnal

27
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Response to cold temperatures and limited food

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Hibernation

28
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Instinctive, seasonal movement; also may be in response to cold temps and limited food

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Migration

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