Organisms
Animals that have spinal cords and brains, produce milk, have hair, and have three middle ear bones.
What are mammals?
1859
When was On the Origin of Species published?
He is best known for his study of the animals in the Galapagos Islands and for developing the modern theory of evolution
Who was Charles Darwin?
This term refers to all the ways animals interact with other organisms, internal signals, and the physical environment.
What is behavior?
A two-part Latin scientific name for a single species.
What is a binomial name?
Feed on organic matter, Be able to move from one place to another, and Be made up of multiple cells that contain membrane-bound organelles and produce collagen
What are the three criteria to be considered and animal?
420 million years ago
When did P.newmani live?
The "fathers" of ecology
Who were Konrad Lorenz, Niko Tinbergen, and Karl von Frisch?
An animal species that is vital to the ecosystem
What is a keystone species?
The total change in the population of organisms over time
What is evolution?
They are animals that lack a spinal cord, and they have an open circulatory system that circulates a substance called hemolymph around their organs to oxygenate them.
What are arthropods?
1735
When was the modern concept of taxonomy established?
He is credited with being the first person to write specifically about animal behavior and the connection between humans and animals
Who was Aristotle?
The manifestation of a genetic code that produces a specific characteristic.
What are traits?
They visually describe the evolutionary history between taxa based on biological features, behavior, genetics, and/or geographic location.
What are phylogenetic trees?
Fungi produce this substance instead of collagen
What is chitin?
1973
When did Konrad Lorenz, Niko Tinbergen, and Karl von Frisch earn a joint Nobel Prize?
An Austrian scientist best known for his work on imprinting behavior.
Who was Konrad Lorenz?
The term for the science of animal behavior.
What is ethology?
This is the phylum that Animals with spinal cords, like mammals and birds, belong to
What is the phylum Chordata?
Microscopic organisms made up of eukaryotic cells and can move, but they are usually unicellular and cannot produce collagen.
What are protists?
1963
When did Niko Tinbergen develop his 4 questions?
The developer of the modern concept of taxonomy
Who was Carl Linnaeus?
This occurs when the behavior of animals is viewed through the lens of human behavior
What is anthropomorphism?
This theory provides some explanation for why an animal might behave in this seemingly self-sacrificial way.
What is the kin selection theory?