Unit 3 - KA 4 & 5 - Animal Welfare and Symbiosis Flashcards
The observation and study of animal behaviour
Ethology
Normal behaviour that has been directed inappropriately, such as over-grooming
Misdirected behaviour
Experiment in which animals are given choices to guide the planning of their welfare
Preference Test
Repetitive movements, such as apparently aimless pacing
Stereotypy
activities designed to be humane to livestock while maximising their yield
Welfare of Animals
Organism on or in which a parasite lives
Host
Symbiosis in which both partners benefit from the arrangement
Mutualism
Symbiotic partner that damages its host but benefits itself
Parasite
Spores or other resting state of an organism that tolerates adverse conditions
Resistant Stage
Organism involved in a stage of the life cycle of a parasite separate from the main host
Secondary host
Partnership that has coevolved between two different species
Symbiosis
Carries stages of a parasite into a host organism
Vector