Plants and Animal Responses Flashcards

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Auxin

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Plant hormone which elongates cells in the shoots of plants but causes cells to not elongate in the roots

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Batesian Mimicry

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A form of mimicry where a harmless species resembles a dangerous or unpalatable one

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Circadian Rhythm

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A biological rhythm linked to the day-night cycle with a length of 24 hours

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Circalunar Rhythm

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A biological rhythm with a length of 29.5 days

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Circatidal Rhythm

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Biological rhythm linked to changes in tide, with a length of 12 hours

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Commensalism

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An interspecific relationship where one species benefits while the other is unaffected

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Competitive Exclusion Principle (Gause’s Law)

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Law that states that no two species can co-exist with the exact same ecological niche

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Courtship

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Different things animals do to attract a mate

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Circannual Rhythm

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Biological rhythm linked to the seasons, or changes in day length, with a length of 365 days

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Day-neutral plants

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Plants that flower all year round and are not affected by the day length

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Ecological niche

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Physical and biological conditions/factors that a population faces in its habitat

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Endogenous rhythm

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Biological rhythms driven by an internal clock

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Entrainment

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Act of resetting the internal biological clock to match the environment

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Exogenous rhythm

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Biological rhythm driven by external, environmental factors

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Exploitation

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An interspecific relationship where one species benefits while the other is harmed

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Free-running period

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Period of time where an animals biological rhythm is running under constant environmental conditions

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Herbivory

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Exploitation involving an animal feeding on a plant

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Hierachies

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A ranking system that exists in populations, with the strongest members at the top and the weakest members at the bottom

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Home Range

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The extended area outside the territory where animals forage for food

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Homing

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The ability of an organism to find its way home over unfamiliar areas

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Interspecific Relationships

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Interactions between two individuals from different species

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Intraspecific Relationships

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Interactions between two individuals who belong to the same species

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K strategy

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Reproductive strategy where a small number of offspring are produced with a high energy input

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Kinesis

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A non-directional response where the rate of movement or activity is influenced by the external or environmental stimulus

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Klinokinesis

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The change in the rate of turning of an organism, where the rate is faster in unfavorable conditions

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Lek

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The area where animals come together and perform mating displays to attract mates for breeding

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Long day plants

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Plants that flower in the summer when the day length exceeds a critical length

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Migration

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Regular movement of whole populations to a specific location

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Mimicry

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Where one species resembles another in some way

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Monogamy

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Having one mate for a breeding season

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Mullerian Mimicry

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A form of mimicry where two unpalatable species resemble each other

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Mutualism

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An interspecific relationship where both species benefit

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Nastic-response

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Non-directional growth response in plants to the intensity of an external/environmental stimulus

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Navigation

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The ability of an organism to use landmarks or natural compasses to find its way home

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Orthokinesis

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Change of speed of an animals movement, where the movement is faster in unfavorable conditions

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Parasitism

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Exploitation involving a typically smaller species(parasite) living on or in a larger species (the host) where it steals the host’s resources

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Phase-shift

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The change in the start time of activity or inactivity as a result of entrainment

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Photoperiodism

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The regulation of seasonal activities of plants by the day length, or photoperiod

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Phytochrome

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A type of plant pigment which has 2 forms, Pr and Pf and controls the flowering of plants

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Polygyny

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Where a male has multiple female mates

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Predation

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Exploitation involving an animal hunting and feeding on another

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R strategy

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The reproductive strategy where a large number of offspring are produced with a low energy input

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Short-day plants

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Plants which flower in the winter when the day length is less than a critical length

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Taxis

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A directional response involving the movement of an animal towards or away from a directional external stimulus

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Territory

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The defended area where an animal lives

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Tropism

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A growth directional response in plants to a directional external stimulus

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Zeitgebers

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Environmental stimuli which reset the internal biological clock

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Why is it important for plants to flower at certain times?

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Reproduction. Flowering needs to occur when insects are most active because the flowers are pollinated by insects to increase their chances of survival

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Things that might control exogenous rhythm?

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Light availability, tide length, changing in day length

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What are circadian rhythms triggered by?

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Light availability

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What are circannual rhythms triggered by?

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Changes in day length(due to changes in season)

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What are circatidal rhythms triggered by?

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Changes in tides(due to gravity and earth’s rotation)

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Importance of tropism

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Keep plants alive, plants grow towards the good stuff and away from the bad stuff

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Stimuli involved in tropism and nastic responses

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Light, Gravity, Chemicals, Touch, Water, Temperature

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Ways of navigation

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  1. Using landmarks
  2. Solar navigation
  3. Magnetic field line navigation
  4. Star navigation
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Why animals migrate

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  1. So that the population can move to a more favorable location with a more favorable climate and habitat.
  2. Usual home has run out of food, move to new feeding ground