AP Biology: Animal Behavior Flashcards

Animal Behavior

7857533077	Behavior	An action carried out by muscles by way of the nervous system in response to stimuli	0
7857533079	Fixed Action Pattern	Unlearned acts caused by simple stimuli that are unchangeable and can't be interrupted. (Ex. Three spined sticklebacks act aggressively toward things w/ red coloring because they look like males)	1
7857533080	Sign Stimulus	The trigger of a fixed action pattern	2
7857533081	Migration	Regular long distance change in location due to environmental cues	3
7857533084	Signal	Stimulus sent between animals, usually as a form of communication	4
7857533086	Stimulus-Response Chain	A stimulus causes another stimulus which causes a behavior, usually associated with visual communication	5
7857533087	Pheremones	Chemical substances used to communicate through odors and tastes, usually in mammals and insects to stimulate mating behaviors or to sound an alarm	6
7857533088	Innate Behavior	Behavior shared by multiple individuals by nature	7
7857533090	Learning	Modification of behavior through experience	8
7857533091	Imprinting	Long lasting behavioral response to an individual objects at a stage of life	9
7857533092	Sensitive Period	Critical amount of time early in an organisms life where they are most receptive to learning behaviors and imprinting.	10
7857533093	Imprinting Stimulus	Outside stimulus that directs young's behavior (Ex. young geese tend to follow the first thing that moves away from them)	11
7857533096	Associative Learning	Associating experiences, good or bad, with satisfaction or a lack thereof	12
7857533097	Classical Conditioning	Form of associative learning that involves a repeated action (Ex. Pavlov's dogs)	13
7857533098	Operant Conditioning	Associative learning through trial and error in which organisms associate behavior with a reward or a punishment and then repeats or avoids the action	14
7857533100	Problem Solving	Creating an approach to deal with obstacles	15
7857533101	Social Learning	Learning through observation, especially of elders or through imitation of authority figures	16
7857533102	Foraging	Food obtaining behaviors including eating, collecting, searching, and recognizing	17
7857533104	Promiscuity	No strong bond between mates	18
7857533105	Monogamy	1 male with 1 female, tends to be long lasting	19
7857533113	Intersexual Selection	One organism chooses to mate with another organism because of their characteristics (between different sexes)	20
7857533114	Intrasexual Selection	Mate competition between members of the same sex	21
7857533116	Agnostic Behavior	Contest when winner gains food or a mate, etc determined by strength + size, often when males compete with each other for a female	22
7857533118	Altruism	Selflessness which decreases individual fitness but increases the fitness of another individual	23
7857533121	Kin Selection	Natural selection that favors altruistic behavior through increased reproductive success of relatives (i.e. save your sister but not your cousin)	24