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LAB 6 - Animal Behavior Flashcards

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What are the 2 types of stimuli?

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  1. external EX: sight of a predator
  2. internal EX: hunger
    (3. mixture) EX: mating behavior
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What is innate behavior?

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-inborn, hereditary

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What are 4 types of innate behaviors?

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  1. reflexes
  2. taxes
  3. instincts
  4. FAPs
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What is learned behavior?

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depends on experience

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What are 3 types of learned behaviors?

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  1. imprinting
  2. habituation
  3. conditioning
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What is a proximate cause?

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  • immediate cause of behavior

- immediate physiological response that leads to a behavior

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What is an ultimate cause?

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-adaptive value (evolutionary adaption

EX: bird migration

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What is taxis?

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  • directional movment in response to a stimulus
    positive: toward
    negative: away
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What is phototaxis?

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light (planaria)

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What is geotaxis? (or gravitaxis)

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gravity (fruit flies)

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What is rheotaxis?

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against the current (salmon)

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What are 4 other types of taxis?

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  1. hydro
  2. thigmo
  3. chemo
  4. thermo
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What is kinesis?

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  • non-directional, random movement
    positive: increase in movement
    negative: decrease in movement
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What is hygrokinesis?

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  • a change in the rate of movement of an organism

- response to change in humidity

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What is agonistic behavior?

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-display that results in an animal looking big or threatening

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What is the goal of agonistic behavior?

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  • maintain the territory

- keep access to all resources (space, food, mates)

17
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What is a threat?

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intimidation

18
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What is aggression?

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force

19
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What is submission?

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retreat or avoidance

20
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What is reproductive behavior?

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  • find a mate, courting, and mating

- species specific

21
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What organism was used to text phototaxis?

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Black planaria (freshwater flatworms)

22
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What organism was used to test chemotaxis?

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Paramecium caudatum (freshwater protist, ciliate)

23
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Did planaria have a positive or negative phototaxis?

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negative

24
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Did the paramecium have positive or negative chemotaxis for glycine and acetic acid?

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glycine (positive)
acetic acid (negative)
25
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What organism was used to test agonistic behavior

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Betta splendens

26
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What are agonistic behaviors of Betta splendens?

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  • flare fins, puff out girl covers

- color of fins enhanced

27
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What is behavior?

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-response of an organism to spec. stimulus in environment

28
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What is the purpose of behavior?

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-physiological response to maintain homeostasis

29
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What is homeostasis?

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-organism’s tendency to keep internal conditions constant

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