Exam 1 Flashcards
Humans belong to the order… the group that contains lemurs, arises, galagos, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes.
Primates
We are one of the five extant species of … - chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans, humans
Greater Apes
Humans and … cohabitated and procreated at some point in time
Neanderthals
The ____ method - comparing a cognitive trait in several closely related species
comparative
______ hide food and must remember where they stored it to survive
Corvids
How do we test spatial memory in corvids?
through examining caching (food storing)
Which environmental pressures influenced caching behavior and ability to recall locations with corvids?
high/low altitude, low temps, limited food supply
Why do male meadow voles have a larger hippocampus than their counterparts?
They are polygynous, therefore they have a greater home range & need to navigate, while females are expected to stay home
A suite of correlated behaviors that are consistent in an individual across multiple situations?
behavior syndrome
mammals and birds have a very ____ brain for their body size
large
reptiles, fish, ells have a much _____ brain size than mammals and birds
smaller
evolutionary increase in the complexity or relative size of the brain, a shift of function from non-cortical parts to the cortex?
encephalization
_______ _______ - the ratio between brain mass and predicted brain mass for animal of any given size
encephalization quotient
birds with social and tool-using abilities have a ____ ______
High EQ (encephalization quotient)
the acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated lineages, usually due to similar eco. evolutionary pressures
convergent evolution
traits arising through convergent evolution
analogous traits
similarity in species of different ancestry due to convergent evolution
homoplasy
Webbed feet are an example of …
convergent evolution - analogous traits
The hummingbird moth and hummingbird are an example of _________ in evolution.
homoplasy
morphological, behavioral, physiological, cognitive traits associated w/ ecological demands particular to a species/group of species
adaptive specialization
beaks of finches were observed to be different depending on …
which food they eat
evolution and movement of an animal into a wide variety of types adapted to specialized modes of life
adaptive radiation
Nuts died out from a drought, leaving smaller nuts. What will happen to the finches’ beaks over time?
their beaks will gradually become smaller to access smaller nuts
Comparative embryology shows that _____ and _____ embryos are extremely similar until a certain age.
Pig and human
Pre-industrial revolution, trees were lighter. After, trees became more sooty. What will happen to a light peppered moth?
The moth will adapt to be darker to blend with the trees.
____ breeding is the fastest example of artificial selection
dog
when genes replicate and there are mistakes caused in copying
random mutations
model of evolution where speciation is slow, uniform, and gradual
phyletic gradualism
proposes most species will exhibit little change for most of geological history, then rapid changes occur that are associated with rare geological events
punctuated equilibrium
false belief that evolution strives to create a perfect being
evolutionary progressivism
perceptions begin with units of sensation, emphasis on components over the whole; the environment grabs our attention then we respond
bottom-up
focus on how experiences and knowledge are critical in forming perceptions, our goals influence what we are processing
top-down
If we see a spider on the ground and jump, what is this an example of ?
bottom-up processing
If we see a spider on the ground and walk away, knowing it won’t cause harm, what is this an example of?
top-down processing
how we combine features of objects to detect object forms, textures, targets, boundaries
feature integration theory
______ stage - when target shares many features with the background; search for target is serial, adding more distractors will increase search time
attentive
searching all at once; reaction time doesn’t increase even when numbers of distractors in display increase
parallel processing
looking from item to item; reaction time to finding target increases as number of distractors increases
serial processing
If a bright yellow pen is dropped on a gray floor, this would be an example of …
parallel processing
When you are looking for Froot Loops in the cereal aisle, this is an example of …
serial processing
performance facilitated by presenting a cue that has been associated w/ the target
associative priming
having a mental image of what prey should look like enhances the ability to detect matching items
search image
tendency for different individuals of the same species to have markedly different colors or patterns
polymorphism
Animals must constantly switch between foraging for food and examining their surroundings for predators. both cannot be done simultaneously. this is an example of…
divided attention
an individual can spend more time foraging while others are available to warn them
shared vigilance
meerkats will find the highest point of an area and show guarding behaviors, __________ survival of other group members
increasing
Birds or fish will flock/swim in groups of menacing patterns to fend off prey. Example of?
dilution effect
______ neurons collect info from external stimuli such as light waves, sound waves, chemicals, pressure
sensory
interpretation of sensory info
perception
_______ rely heavily on vision
primates
the important layer where vision is produced and transmitted to the brain
retina
___ transduce light/dark and ___ transduce lg/sm wavelengths
rods; cones
___ are found primarily in the fovea
cones
____ are located in the periphery of the retina
rods
Frogs have larger ____ to see well in the dark because they are nocturnal.
rods
Dogs cannot discriminate between ___ and ____ color
red and green
the reflective structure on a cat’s eye is the …
tapetum
____ and ____ have a visible spectrum that extends into the UV range.
birds and insects
these hold an owl’s eyes in place because they cannot move their eyes; forcing them to turn their whole head.
sclerotic rings
clusters of photoreceptor cells; found in insect’s vision
ommatidia
______ have good binocular and stereoscopic vision, with eyes set in front
predators
____ _______ have eyes on the side of their heads, a wide visual field good for detecting movements
prey animals
many birds have two _____ which helps identify motion in the peripheral field; judging speed and distance
foveae
How would the olfaction skills of a mole be?
They would have a keen sense of smell because they must know where they are going underground to not expend energy.
This animal has disc-shaped funnels to filter background noise when hunting prey.
barn owl
natural selection favors ____ animals with adaptive specializations
prey
when a predator and prey “one-up” each other with the ability to hide and seek one another; leads to adaptive specialization
evolutionary arms race
ability of an organism to avoid detection through visual, auditory, and/or olfactory modalities
crypticity
The ______ ______ happened when a protein affected the amount of melanin injected into the growing hair, causing a banding effect.
Agouti coloration
In a BBC video, a cuttlefish was seen trying to mimic the shape and color of his surroundings. This was an example of…
crypticity
A warning signal associated w/ unprofitability of a prey to potential predators
aposematism
_____ mimicry- when two or more species have similar warning signals and share genuine anti-predation attributes
Müllerian mimicry
______ mimicry - the mimic shares signals similar to their model, but doesn’t have the attribute to make it unprofitable to predators
batesian mimicry