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19 Cards in this Set
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territory |
a particular area of land |
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courtship behavior |
behavior that allows males and females of the same species to recognize each other and prepare to mate |
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circadian rhythm |
the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on 24-hour cycle |
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hibernation |
a period of inactivity that some animals experience in winter that allows them to survive on stored body fat |
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migration |
form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location |
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behavior |
the way an organism reacts to changes in its internal condition or external environment |
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stimulus |
a signal to which an organism responds |
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response |
a reaction to stimulus |
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instinct |
a complex, unlearned behavior that i rigidly patterned throughout a species |
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learning |
a relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experience |
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imprinting |
the process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life |
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conditioning |
the process of learning associations between environmental events and behavioral responses |
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trial & error learning |
learning that takes place when a child tries several solutions before finding one that works |
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insight learning |
the process of learning how to solve a problem or do something new by applying what is already known |
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emigration |
migration from a location |
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immigration |
migration to a new location |
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birth rate |
the number of births in a population in a certain amount of time |
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death rate |
the number of deaths in a population in a certain amount of time |
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carrying capacity |
largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support |
