Final Exam Review

Question 1

Normal Behavior

Answer 1

• individual behavior similar to those of the same species
• relaxed
• alert
• stand, sit, or lie comfortably
• ears erect and forward

Question 2

Abnormal Behavior

Answer 2

• individual behavior that is not similar to those of the same species
• showing aggression
• stiff body posture
• shaking
• lowering body or tail
• showing teeth
• cowering

Question 3

Types of Animal Behavior

Answer 3

• normal behavior
• abnormal
• exotic
• aggressive
• genetics & instinct

Question 4

Learned Behaviors

Answer 4

• learned behavior
• habituation
• conditioning
• observation
• playing
• imprinting

Question 5

Pheromones

Answer 5

• influnces the behavior of other animals in the species
• aggregation
• alarm
• territorial
• trail
• sex

Question 6

Aggregation Pheromones

Answer 6

• promotes grouping of animals
• attracts both male & female
• groups for protection, migration, & mating

Question 7

Alarm Pheromones

Answer 7

• warn animals of predators & threats
• triggers defensice & aggressive behavior

Question 8

Territorial Pheromones

Answer 8

• claimed area
• warns other animals of dominant animals
• can be used to recognize other animals

Question 9

Trail Pheromones

Answer 9

• allow animals to follow one another
• lead others to food sources, new colonies, and prey animals to kill
• help lost animals to find the group by the scent

Question 10

Sex Pheromones

Answer 10

• attracts the opposite sex in animals
• Know when the opposite sex animal is ready for mating
• predators lure prey into capture

Question 11

Hormones

Answer 11

• chemical subtsnace in the body regulates specific physiological processes
• two types:
  steroid hormones
  &
  amino acid hormones

Question 12

Steroid Hormones

Answer 12

crucial for proper bodily functions
- sex hormones

Question 13

Amino Acid Hormones

Answer 13

obtain from amino acids and secreted from the adrenal medulla
- includes epinephrine & norepinephrine

Question 14

Sex Hormones

Answer 14

• sexual development and reproduction
• female hormones: Estrogen & Progesterone
• male hormones: testosterone

Question 15

External factors affecting animal behavior

Answer 15

• Environmental
• threats to safety
• communication
• chemoreception
• mechanoreception
• visual communication
• vocal communication
• courtship rituals

Question 16

Cardiovascular System

Answer 16

circulates blood through the body; composed of the heart and vessels

Question 17

Digestive System

Answer 17

set of organs designed to breakdown and absorb food

Question 18

excretory system

Answer 18

removes waste from the body

Question 19

immune system

Answer 19

set of organs and cells designed to protect the body from infectious agents and diseases

Question 20

integumentary system

Answer 20

covering that protects animals (skin and hair/fur)

Question 21

muscular system

Answer 21

allow movement

Question 22

nervous system

Answer 22

cells, tissues, and organs that respond to internal and external stimuli

Question 23

reproductive system

Answer 23

organs responsible for reproduction

Question 24

long bones - ( appendicular skeleton)

Answer 24

found in limbs (femur and Tibia)

Question 25

short bones

Answer 25

found in the wrist and ankle regions

Question 26

flat bones

Answer 26

found in the pelvis and head

Question 27

irregular bones

Answer 27

found in the vertebral column and parts of the skull

Question 28

sesamoid bones

Answer 28

locations where tendons pass over joints (knee)

Question 29

Axial Skeleton

Answer 29

Bones of the head and trunk ( skull and vertebral coloumn)