Section 1
What makes monotremes unique mammals?
They lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young (pg. 8).
What are the two main functions of the somatic nervous system?
Receiving sensory input and controlling movement (pg. 31)
What do male insects sometimes offer as a "nuptial gift" to their female mate?
Themselves as food (pg. 70)
Which bird is known for its seasonal migration from northern Canada to the United States States during the late fall and early spring?
Canada geese (pg. 103)
What is polymeter?
When two or more meters are operating simultaneously (pg. 21)
What is the function of an ethogram?
An ethogram describes and defines different types of animal behavior (pg. 26).
Which part of the nervous system is also known as the "rest and digest" system?
The parasympathetic nervous system (pg. 36)
What was the Feline Grimace Scale created to evaluate?
Pain in cats (pg. 65)
What term is used to describe the nightly migration of animals to the surface of the ocean?
Diel vertical migration (DVM) (pg. 100)
How many half-steps are in a diminished fifth interval?
6 half-steps (pg. 12)
What three characteristics must an organism have to be considered an animal?
> Feeds on organic matter
> Able to move from one place to another
> Made of multiple cells that contain membrane-bound organelles and produces collagen (pg.5)
What type of conditioning was used by B. F. Skinner in his experiment involving rats pulling levers for food?
Operant conditioning (pg. 51)
What are chromatophores?
Special cells that allow an animal to rapidly change its color (pg. 71)
What is the biggest threat to migratory animals?
Climate change (pg. 105)
What is the lowest of the three notes in a triad called?
The root (pg. 22)
Who developed the modern concept of taxonomy in 1735?
Carl Linnnaeus, a Swedish botanist (pg. 13)
Which hormone do the adrenal glands produce in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis?
Cortisol (pg. 42)
What term is used by scientists to describe how an animal feels? (not emotion)
Affective state (pg. 78)
What is magnetoreception?
The hypothesized special sense that allows animals to navigate using Earth's magnetic field (pg. 97).
What does the term "diatonic" mean?
"Within the key" (pg. 27)
According to Niko Tinbergen, what 4 characteristics of an animal behavior must be asked in order to fully explain the behavior?
> Function/Adaptation
> Evolution/History
> Causation/Mechanism
> Development/Ontology (pg. 22)
What is epigenetic modification?
When outside forces like the environment or behavior change how a gene is expressed (pg. 54)
Name three of the six characteristics that indicate an animal will be easier to domesticate.
> Able to be fed easily while living with humans
> Matures rapidly
> Can breed in captivity
> Has a docile nature
> Not extremely skittish
> Conforms to a social hierarchy (pg. 82)
Which aggressive, invasive species kills an average of 8.6 human in the United States each year?
Feral hogs (pg. 108)
Who developed the twelve-tone method in 1925?
Composer Arnold Schoenberg (pg. 31)