Section 1
What is a behavior?
All actions an animal performs
What is aggression?
A threatening behavior that one animal uses to gain control over one another and resources
What is a pheromone?
a chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior of another animal of the same species
What is one thing Miss. Hall collects?
A. Skulls of naughty students
B. Stamps
C. Snow Globes
D. Toenail clippings
What is a stimulus and response? Give an example of each
Stimulus: A signal that causes an organism to react in some way
Response: An organism's reaction to the stimulus
ex. dropping a book-stimulus
jumping in a chair, or looking toward the noise
-response
What is hibernation, what is estivation?
Hibernation is a state of greatly reduced body activity that occurs in the winter
Estivation: is a state of greatly reduced body activity that occurs in the summer
What is bioluminescence?
the production of light by living organisms, that light is generated by chemical reactions that take place in the organism
How tall is Ms. Hall? (2 inches +/-)
5'2
What are the three types of conditioning?
5 points extra for each explanation of each
Classical: Learning that involves a neutral stimulus with a response to produce a conditioned response
Operant: Learning that involves an animal to either perform or avoid doing a certain behavior based on consequences
Observational: Learning that involves animals observing other and mimicking their actions
What is a courtship behavior? What is the importance of them?
Behaviors in which males and females of the same species prepare for mating. Important because it allows females to choose the best mate possible (who sings the loudest/best song)
What is the importance of pheromones
What do animals use pheromones for? (4 things)
Allows animals to communicate:
Establish territories
Locate food
Attract mates
Distinguish members of their own group from others
What other event did Miss. Hall do in college track?
Javlin
What's the difference between a learned behavior and an innate behavior?
Learned is a behavior that is developed through experience and repeated practice, not passed down through DNA, and is varied due to different experiences/environments
Innate is a behavior pattern that is inborn and the animal performs the behavior perfectly the first time, it is passed through DNA, and it is the same through the entire species
What is migration and what are the two reasons an animal may migrate?
Is a regular periodic journey of an animal from one place to another and then back again. Animals migrate for an abundance of food or a more favorable environment for reproduction
How do humans use pheromones
They manufacture artifical pheromones and use them to make insect traps
What country was my brother in?
Japan
What are the four types of learning, and explain each.
Conditioning: Learning to connect a stimulus to a good or bad event
Imprinting: The process in which a newly hatched birds or newborn mammal learn to follow the first object they see
Insight: When you solve a problem or learn how to do something new by applying what you already know, without a period of trial and error. A mental process marked by a sudden and unexpected solution to a problem.
Trial-and-error: When an animal through repeated practice learns to perform a behavior more and more skillfully.
What is the difference between benefits of group living (herds) and social group living (packs)
Social living:
Herd living:
Protection because in a group an individual is less likely to eaten by a predator
How are pheromones species specific?
Each pheromone has a unique combination of atoms, creating different chemical shapes that are specific to each species
What is my dog's name?
Kodak