AP Biology: Animal Behavior Flashcards

7495351104	Ethology	study of animal behavior	0
7495351106	Instinct (Innate) Behavior	behaviors that are inherited	1
7495351107	Kinesis	random movement of animal in relation to stimulus; the stimulus causes an alteration in rate or direction of activity or movement.	2
7495351108	Fixed-action Patterns	sequence of unlearned acts that are unchangeable and usually continue until they are completed	3
7495351109	Signal	stimulus that causes change in behavior	4
7495351110	Learned Behaviors	Behaviors that are modified based on specific experiences example: nest building	5
7495351111	Habituation	loss of responsiveness to stimuli with little or no meaning; animal can ignore meaningless stimuli	6
7495351112	Associative Learning	ability to connect one stimulus with another	7
7495351113	Classical Conditioning	arbitrary stimulus associated with particular outcome example: training a dog	8
7495351114	Operant Conditioning (trial and error)	when faced with two choices, an organism can learn to choose the option with the best reward.	9
7495351117	Altruism	engaging in behavior that doesn't help you, but helps rest of population (selfless)	10
7495351119	Kin Selection	altruistic behavior that enhances reproductive success of relatives	11
7495351121	Foraging	food obtaining behavior	12
7495351122	Sexual Selection	seeking and attracting mates/choosing and competing for males	13
7495351123	Pheromones	Chemical signals	14
7495351125	Imprinting	Some baby bird species will follow the first moving object they see usually the mother. example: ducks	15
7495351126	Migration	organisms move from one place to another periodically, generally in response to temperature or food availability. example: geese, monarch butterflies	16
7495351129	Positive Chemotaxis	An organism responds to a chemical by moving towards it. example: male cockroach pheromones attract females	17
7495351130	Negative Chemotaxis	An organism responds to a chemical by moving away from it. example: the smell of a skunk repels other animals	18
7495351131	Positive Phototaxis	An organism responds to light by moving towards it. example: moths to a light	19
7495351132	Negative Phototaxis	An organism responds to light by moving away from it. example: moles live underground	20
7495351136	Intra-specific Competition	occurs among organisms of same species	21
7495351137	Inter-specific Competition	Occurs among organisms of different species example: competition between hyenas and lions for a dead zebra	22