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Chapter 11 Flashcards

1
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Why should we care about an animal’s behavior?

A

We come into contact with animals almost daily.

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What does natural selection shape?

A

Behavior

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What is behavior?

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Response to a stimulus, an environmental change, or another’s actions.

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What is the study of behavior?

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Ethology

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5
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What is one trigger for behavior?

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Biological clocks.

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What is a biological clock?

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Something that makes us perform a behavior at certain times.

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Examples of biological clocks:

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Circadian rhythm and Circannual rhythm.

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What is S.A.D.

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Seasonal affective disorder.

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What are instinctual behaviors?

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Fixed action patterns; A response to a sign stimulus.

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What are learned behaviors?

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The application of knowledge from previous experience.

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11
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What is prepared learning?

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A response that is easier to learn than normally learned behaviors.

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One example of prepared learning:

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Language in babies.

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There is often an overlap between learned behaviors and…

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Conditioning.

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What is imprinting?

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A learned behavior is where an animal gets attached to what it believes to be its parents.

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15
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True or false: Bird calls are the same year-round.

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False. They change based on the weather and breeding seasons.

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What is kin selection?

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When animals do things for the group only to enusre the survival of the species.

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What is needed for altruistic behavior to be considered reciprocal?

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There have to be repeated interactions between a donor and recipient, the recipient benefits more than the donor suffers, and the ability to recognize and punish cheaters.

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Who tends to compete the most in mating?

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Males.

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What is mate guarding?

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When animals are exclusive about their mates and are prevented from mating with others.

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What is sexual dimorphism?

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When the sexes of a species are clearly different due to natural selection.

21
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How animals get and share food is called:

A

Hunting behavior.

22
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How animals protect themselves.

A

Defensive behaviors.

23
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What the hell is thermoregulation?

A

How animals regulate their temperature using the sun.

24
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What is an example of complex communication in a species?

A

With honeybees, they communicate complex ideas to each other by dancing.

25
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What are the positive and negative effects group living has on a species?

A

Learning from those outside of the family, better defense, members who get picked off, predators know to follow the group, competition for resources, and disease.

26
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What is the acronym for a “million years ago”?

A

MYA

27
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What land reptile lived during the Mesozoic era?

A

The dinosaurs.

28
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What is a psuedofossil?

A

The fossilized remains of something that wasn’t living.

29
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Examples of psuedofossils:

A

Mineral deposits and gas bubbles in rocks.

30
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What happened to fossilized swamp plants from the Pennsylvanian Period?

A

They turned into coal.

31
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In what period was Kansas covered in shallow sea, and had warm weather?

A

The Mississippian Period.

32
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What is a fossil?

A

Evidence of past life, such as teeth, shells, and bones.

33
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Which Era is known as the “Age of Mammals”?

A

The Cenozoic Era.

34
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What is the largest unit of geological time unit?

A

The eon.

35
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What marine reptile’s fossils were found in Western Kansas?

A

The mosasaur.

36
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When did the mosasaur live in Kansas?

A

80 mya.

37
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Another name for large prehistoric mammals species:

A

Megafauna.

38
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Era from present day until 65 mya:

A

Cenozoic Era.

39
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Era from 65 mya until 250 mya:

A

Mesozoic Era.

40
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Era from 250 mya until 542 mya:

A

Paleozoic Era.

41
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When did land reptiles move into the sea?

A

250 mya.

42
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Which era did the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian periods take place?

A

The Paleozoic.

43
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Period from 320 mya until 360 mya:

A

Pennsylvanian Period.

44
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Period from 286 mya until 320 mya:

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Mississippian Period.

45
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When were shallow seas dominated by ammonites and crinoids?

A

During the Mississippian period, in the Paleozoic Era.

46
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When was the major feature of Kansas its swamps?

A

During the Pennsylvanian Period of the Paleozoic.

47
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When did dinosaurs roam?

A

The Mesozoic Era.

48
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When did mammoths and sabers roam where there weren’t glaciers?

A

The Cenozoic Era.

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