Navigation

Question 1

navigation

Answer 1

movement toward a goal in unfamiliar territory in absence of sensory contact with the goal

Question 2

compass sense

Answer 2

direction

Question 3

map sense

Answer 3

position

Question 4

taxis

Answer 4

movement towards a cue

Question 5

orientation

Answer 5

how an organism positions itself in relation to a cue (how it tells direction)

Question 6

vector

Answer 6

a sequence of compass bearings, independent of landmarks (knows to go a certain distance on a vector)
*requires distance and compass sense

Question 7

inernial navigation/path integration

Answer 7

remember the components of the outward journey (problem if you’re thrown off course - not good for long distance)

Question 8

piloting

Answer 8

finding the way using familiar landmarks (requires a cognitive map - hippocampus)

Question 9

phonotaxis

Answer 9

toward or away from a sound

Question 10

phototaxis

Answer 10

toward or away from a light

Question 11

chemotaxis

Answer 11

toward or away from a chemical signal

Question 12

geotaxis

Answer 12

gravity

Question 13

cues

Answer 13

sun (orient relative to the sun)
polarized light (visible even if the sun is not
magnetic field (magnetite particles; dip tells latitude)
stars (celestial)
chemosensory
mood (not as predictable)

Question 14

no return to original location

Answer 14

dispersal

Question 15

nomadism

Answer 15

random movement without clear destination

Question 16

homing

Answer 16

return to a home site from a distance

Question 17

migration

Answer 17

seasonal or daily movement (around feeding or reproduction)

Question 18

conditional strategy

Answer 18

some individuals migrating and others
remaining residents (based on what gives them greater fitness)