Module 16

Question 1

Placenta

Answer 1

A structure that allows an embryo to be nourished with the mother’s blood supply

Question 2

Gestation

Answer 2

The period of time during which an embryo develops before being born

Question 3

Mammary glands

Answer 3

Specialized organs in mammals that produce milk to nourish the young

Question 4

Animal behavior

Answer 4

Any response an animal makes to changes in its environment

Question 5

Innate behavior

Answer 5

Inherited behavior performed correctly by all members of a species, without previous experience

Question 6

Learned behavior

Answer 6

A change in behavior resulting from experience; it is not inherited

Question 7

Fixed action pattern (FAP)

Answer 7

Innate behavior, triggered by a stimulus, occurring as an unchangeable sequence of actions that continue uninterrupted until completed

Question 8

Habituation

Answer 8

A learned behavior in which an animal learns not to respond to a repeated stimulus that conveys little or no important information

Question 9

Imprinting

Answer 9

A usually irreversible type of learning limited to a specific time period in an animal’s life

Question 10

Conditioning

Answer 10

A type of learning in which a stimulus or response is linked to a reward or punishment