Cliffs Ap Biology Ch 13 Animal Behavior

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XXXXXXX is behavior that is innate, or inherited.

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Instinct

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What is the term used to define innate behaviors that follow regular unvarying patterns?

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Fixed Action Patterns

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What is the term used to define an innate program for acquiring a specific behavior only if an appropriate stimulus is experienced during a critical period, once aquired the behavior is irreversible?

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Imprinting

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What is the term used to define a limited time interval during the life of an animal?

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Critical Period

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What is the term used to define when an animal recognizes (learns) that two or more events are connected?

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Associative learning

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What is the term used to define a form of associative learning when an animal connects its own behavior with a particular environmental response, if the response is desireable, the animal will repeat that behavior, if the response is undesireable, the animal will avoid that behavior.

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Trial and Error Learning

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What is the term used to define the loss of an aquired behavior?

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Extinction

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What is the term used to define a form of associative learning in which an animal associates attributes of a location (landmarks) with the reward it gains by being able to identify and return to that location?

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Spatial Learning

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What is the term used to define a learned behavior that allows the animal to disregard meaningless stimuli?

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Habituation

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What is the term used to define when animals copy the behavior of another animal without having experienced any prior positive reinforcement with the behavior?

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Observational Learning

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What is the term used to define when an animal, exposed to a new situation and without prior relevant experience, performs a behavior that generates a desired outcome.

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Insight

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What is the term used to define an undirected change in speed of an animals movement in response to a stimulus?

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Kinesis

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What is the term used to define a directed movement in response to a stimulus?

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Taxis

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What is the term used to define the long-distance, seasonal movement of animals?

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Migration

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What is the term used to define chemicals used for communication?

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Pheromones

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What is the term used to define Chemicals that cause immediate and specific behavioral changes.

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Releaser Pheromones

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What is the term used to define chemicals that cause physiological changes?

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Primer Pheromones

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What are four common ways of communication in animals?

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1. Chemical
2. Visual
3. Auditory
4. Tactile

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What is the term used to define a technique to optimize feeding observed in animals?

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Foraging Behaviors

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What are three common foraging behaviors in animals?

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1. Herds, Flocks, and Schools
2. Packs
3. Search Image

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XXXXXXXX behavior originates from competition for food, mates, or territory.

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Agnostic

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XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX indicates power and status relationships between individuals in a group?

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Dominance Hierarchies

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What is the term used to define order of status often used to describe dominance hierarchies?

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Pecking Order

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What is the term used to define the active possesion and defense of the territory in which an animal or groups of animals lives.

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Territoriality

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What is the term used to define a seemingly unselfish behavior that appears to reduce the fitness of an individual, while increasing the fitness of other individuals?

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Altruistic Behavior

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What is the term used to define to increase the fitness of the individual and relatives?

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Inclusive Fitness