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17 Cards in this Set
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anything an animal does in response to a stimulus in its environment.
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behavior
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an inherited behavior in animals; includes automatic responses and instinctive behaviors.
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innate hehavior
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simple, automatic response in an animal that involves no conscious control; usually acts to protect an animal from serious injury.
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reflex
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automatic response controlled by hormones that prepares the body to either fight or run from danger
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fight-or-flight responses
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complex innate behavior pattern that begins when an animal recognizes a stimulus and continues until all parts of the behavior have been performed.
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instinct
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an instinctive behavior that males and females of a species carry out before mating.
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courship behavior
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physical space an animal defends against other members of its species; may contain an animal's breeding area, feeding area, potential mates, or all three.
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territory
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innate behavior used to intimidate another animal of the same species in order to defend young, territory, or resources.
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agrressive behavior
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innate behavior by which animals form a social ranking within a group in which some individuals are more subordinate than others; usually has one top-ranking individual.
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domiance hiearchy
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innate behavior based on the 24-hour cycle of the day; light-regulated; may determine when an animal sleeps and wakes.
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circadian rhythm
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instinctive seasonal movements of animals from place to place.
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migration
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state of reduced metabolism occurring in animals that sleep during parts of cold winter months; an animal's temperature drops, oxygen consumption decreases, and breathing rate declines.
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hibernation
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state of reduced metabolism that occurs in animals living in conditions of intense heat.
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estivation
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How is a reflex different from an instinct?
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reflex is a simple physical response to a stimulus. An instinct is a complex pattern of innate behavior.
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Explain by example two types of innate behavior.
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Courtship rituals in birds and migration in salmon have innate behavior components
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Explain behaviors that reduce competition.
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dominance hierarchy; symbolic aggressive behavior; territoriality
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How is innate behavior an advantage to a species in which the young normally hatch after the mother has left?
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Innate behaviors will enable the young to survive. They won't need their mothers to learn how to do certain things for survival.
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