Unit 2.1

Question 1

Hazard

Answer 1

The potential for something to cause harm

Question 2

Risk

Answer 2

The like hood that a hazard will cause harm

Question 3

Point Count

Answer 3

Sampling technique that involves the observer recoding all individuals seen from a fixed location

Question 4

Remote Detection

Answer 4

Ability to show an animals presence from a distance using an camera trap or scat location

Question 5

Indicator Species

Answer 5

Presence, absence or abundance of indicator species can give information of environmental qualities, such as presence of a pollutant

Question 6

Favorable Species

Answer 6

Abundance or increased population indicates it is favored by the environmental conditions

Question 7

Susceptible Species

Answer 7

Absence or reduced population indicates a species is susceptible to some factor in the environment

Question 8

Ethogram

Answer 8

Lists species - specific behaviors to be observed and recorded in the study

Question 9

Latency

Answer 9

The time between a stimulus occurring and the response behaviour

Question 10

Frequency

Answer 10

The number of times a behaviour occurs within the observation period

Question 11

Duration

Answer 11

The length of time each behaviour occurs during the observation periods

Question 12

Time Budget

Answer 12

Proportion of time that animals spend on different behaviours, or preforming different classes of behaviour

Question 13

Anthropomorphism

Answer 13

The attribution of human characteristics or behavior and emotions to an animals behavior

Question 14

Taxonomy

Answer 14

This involves the identification and naming of organisms and their classification into groups based on shared characteristics

Question 15

Morphology

Answer 15

The form/shape/structure of an organism or part of an organism

Question 16

Phylogenetics

Answer 16

This uses heritable traits such as morphology, DNA sequences, and protein structure to make inferences about an organism’s evolutionary history

Question 17

Divergent Evolution

Answer 17

Process by which a single ancestor species diverges into two, or more, descendant species. This results in a once related species becoming increasingly dissimilar over time - specialization

Question 18

Convergent Evolution

Answer 18

The process whereby organisms not closely related independently evolve similar traits over time as a result of having to adapt to similar niches

Question 19

Taxonomic Grouping

Answer 19

Groups of organisms that classified by their morphology and/or phylogeny history (taxonomy)

Question 20

Model Organism

Answer 20

Model organisms are those that are either easily studied or have been well studied