Chapter 4 Test Flashcards
Mimicry
When one organism imitates the traits of another
Budding
A form of reproduction in simple invertebrates where a bud forms on an adult body,and slowly develops into a new organism before breaking off
Fertilization
Joining of a female sex egg, and a male sex egg-The sperm, to produce a fertilized egg
Adaptations
A special trait that helps an organism survive
Lifespan
How long an organism can be expected to live
Life cycle
The stages of growth and change in the life of an organism
Instinct
Pattern of behavior that requires. No thinking because it is programmed into an animal’s brain
Metamorphosis
The process of changes in form during an animals development
Camouflage
And adaption by which an animal can hide by blending in with its surroundings
Reproduction
The making of offspring
Heredity
The passing of traits from parent to offspring
What is learned behavior
Animals that learn through experience and change their behavior
What are examples of learned behavior
- Learning to ignore
- Copying
- From experience
- Using two unrelated things
Learned behavior usually is a trial and error experience
What is inherited behavior
Inherited behaviors are behaviors that are part of the animal they don’t have to learn it they automatically have it
Are different types of inherited behaviors
Reflex simple behavior
Instinct is a complicated behavior both of these behaviors however our automatic with an animal for example spinning a web swimming upstream flying north for the winter