prox + ult

Question 1

ultimate cause of behavior

Answer 1

-the reasons that a particular behavior and its underlying mechanisms were favored by natural selection
-reasons that acknowledge ancestry
-the why!!

Question 2

proximate cause of behavior

Answer 2

-anatomical, physiological, and/or genetic mechanisms that enable a particular behavior to occur
-the how!!

Question 3

proximate deal

Answer 3

… with direct causes of behavior

Question 4

ultimate deal

Answer 4

… with the consequences

Question 5

fitness

Answer 5

an individuals ability to reproduce and survive in a particular environment relative to others in its population

Question 6

natural selection big 3

Answer 6

there must be..
-variation in the population
-variation must be heritable
-variation must affect fitness

Question 7

evolution

Answer 7

happens over generations!!
the change in allele frequency from one generation to the next

Question 8

morphological traits

Answer 8

traits having to do with shape size and color

Question 9

physiological traits

Answer 9

traits having to do with the functions of organs and systems

Question 10

life history traits

Answer 10

having to do with the timing of events and events during development

Question 11

behavioral traits

Answer 11

having to do with the actions and reactions of an individual