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Social Behavior
100

T/F 

All animals are multicelled

True

100

Any structure, process, of behavior that helps an animals survive in its environment is called __

Adaptation

100

Behavior an organism is born with

innate behavior

100

This type of behavior develops during an animal's lifetime

Learned Behavior

100

A forceful behavior used to dominate or control another animal

Aggression

200

T/F

All animals move from place to place

False

MANY animals move from place to place

200

What are the 4 adaptations for obtaining energy? 

Bonus: Explain what they are and give examples

Herbivore: eats plants ONLY *needs to eat bigger quantities and more often*

Carnivore: Eats meat and flesh ONLY

Omnivore: Eats plans AND meat/flesh

Detrivore: Eats decaying matter 

200

Automatic response that does not involve a message from the brain

Reflex

200

Interactions of organisms among same species

Social Behavior

200

To avoid being attacked by an individual of its own species

Submission

300

What are the 2 groups of animals classified into?

Vertebrates and Invertebrates
300

Name 2 physical adaptations

Outer Coverings: Protection (spikes, shells)

Mimicry: when one animals looks/acts like another (coral snake/scarlet king snake)

Camouflage: blend in with surroundings (protection AND predator)

Size: Larger animals are less likely to be attacked

300
Complex pattern of innate behavior - animal recognizes stimulus and doesn't stop until all parts of behavior are performed

Instinct

300

The ability of certain living things to give off light that is produced through a series of chemical reactions

Bioluminescence

300

A group of animals from the same species that live and work together in an organized way

Society
400

What are the 3 types of symmetry?

Radial: body parts arranged around a center point (jellyfish, sea urchins)

Bilateral: “two sides,” can be divided into right/left halves that are mirror images; ex: crayfish, humans

Asymmetrical: animals with no definite shape (sponges)

400

Name 2 BEHAVIORAL adaptations that allow animals to capture prey or avoid predators

Chemical (skunks, ants, squids)

Speed 

Travel in groups

400
When a behavior is modified so that a response to one stimulus becomes associated with a different stimulus

Conditioning

400

Behavior modified by experience

Trial and Error
400

Behavior that allows males and females of the same species recognize each other and prepare to mate

Courtship Behavior

500

Animals that are active during the day are called?

Animals that are active during the night are called?

Diurnal

Nocturnal

500

Innate behavior that occurs in a repeating pattern

Cyclic Behavior

500

When an animal forms a social attachment to another organism within a specific time period after birth or hatching

Imprinting

500

A form of reasoning that allows animals to use past experience to solve new problems

Insight

500

A chemical that is produced by one animal to influence the behavior of another animal of the same species

Pheromone