An outside event or action that evokes a specific reaction.
What is a stimulus? (plural, stimuli)
100
Spiders knowing how to build webs perfectly and piglets knowing how to suckle from their mother the moment they are born are examples of this type of behavior.
What is instinct or innate behavior?
100
All behaviors should increase an organism's chances of doing what two things?
What is surviving and reproducing?
100
Animals are in which domain?
What is Eukarya?
100
This phylum contains vertebrates.
What is chordates (chordata)?
200
Animals with more successful behavior tend to survive and produce more ________.
What is offspring?
200
A male bird performing a dance in front of a female bird would be an example of what?
What is courtship?
200
This biologist conditioned dogs to salivate to the ringing of a bell.
Who is Ivan Pavlov.
200
All animals of the Animal Kingdom are considered to be ___________ based on how they are able to obtain energy.
What are heterotrophs?
200
Jellyfish and corals are examples of which phylum?
What is cnidarians?
300
Animal behaviors that are primarily influenced by genes are considered _________ behaviors.
What is innate?
300
This behavior results in an animal forming a social attachment to another animal/object soon after hatching or birth. Ducklings often exhibit this behavior.
What is imprinting?
300
This term refers to the state of reduced metabolism that occurs in animals living under intense heat.
What is estivation?
300
Caterpillars look very different than the adult butterfly. This transformation is an example of what? (be specific!)
What is complete metamorphosis?
300
Animal behaviors can be classified into which two main categories?
What are innate and learned?
400
The body's need of sleep every night is run by this internal mechanism by using chemicals in the brain.
What is circadian rhythm?
400
Animals instinctively frightened away by a fake owl learn to ignore the owl if it never moves. This learned behavior mixed with instinctual behavior is an example of this.
What is HABITuation?
400
An experiment caused a dog to salivate as if it was seeing food when it heard a bell ring is an example of this.
What is classic conditioning?
400
A cat would have which type of body symmetry?
What is bilateral symmetry?
400
The wall of small intestines have many folds (villi) for what primary function?
What is increased surface area to absorb more nutrients?
500
Insects have a hard exterior called an exoskeleton. What is a disadvantage associated with an exoskeleton?
What is must shed their exoskeleton in order to grow, leaving the body temporarily exposed?
500
An animal is most likely to enter into dormancy when?
What is when resources are most difficult to find?
500
Anything an animal does in response to a stimulus is what?
What is behavior?
500
Snails, squids, and clams are all examples of which phylum?
What is mollusks?
500
When are animals least likely to migrate out of an area?
What is when there is no significant change in weather?