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14 Cards in this Set
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Life with its ability to reproduce began on this planet ______ years ago
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3.7 billion
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Because changes in DNA must occur in order for life to adapt and survive, there must be some errors in the process of __________.
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DNA Replication
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The greatest ability to produce variation resulting from very rapid reproduction rates exists in _______ cells.
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Prokaryotic or Bacterial
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The attitude that interprets reality exclusively in terms of human values and experiences is known as ___________.
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Anthropocentrism
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The attitude that attributes hum motivations and characteristics to inanimate object or animals is known as _________.
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Anthropomorphism
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For each offspring, the parent that has to invest the most energy to care for it is the _________.
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Female
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The physical differences seen between males and females in species where males are polygamous and provide no parental care is know as __________.
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Sexual Dimorphism
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Females can small Major Histocompatability Genes (MHG) in potential mates and prefer mates with MHC genes __________ from their own.
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different
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A set of complex behavioral traits that are embedded in the gentic program of bioloical organisms are known as ___________.
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Fixed Action Patterns (FAP)
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Fixed Action Patterns are initiated by some type of _________.
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Sign Stimuli
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An example of sign stimuli initiating a fixed action pattern in sexual selection behavior is seen in the tufts of hair on the legs of male ___________.
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Wolf Spiders
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In a fixed action patterns are initiated, profound physiological changes that result in expression of distinct behavior are known as ______.
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Drive
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Once behavior of a fixed action pattern are iniated, an entire sequence of steps will automatically occur until completed. These steps are known as a _________.
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Motor Program
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The mechanism of how an organism behaves with regards to how stimuli are recieved and transformed into behavioral responses is known as ____________ causation.
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proximate
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