Behavior

How organisms react.

Vocabulary Behavior, taxis, instinct, suckling, migration, estivation, hibernation, habituation,imprinting, classical conditioning , trial and error, communication, pheromones, courtship dance, territorial defense.

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Activity [|Quizlet - behavior vocabulary] [|Interactive tutorial] [|Animal instincts video] Questions you must be able to answer.

 Date
 * 1) What is innate behavior?
 * 2) What is a stimulus/response?
 * 3) Describe the instinct suckling.
 * 4) What type of taxis response is shown by insects moving towards a light?
 * 5) Why does an animal estivate?
 * 6) How does hibernation help an animal to survive low environmental temperatures?
 * 7) Why do animal migrate?

Date
 * 1) Give examples of learned behaviors.
 * 2) What is habituation? Give an example.
 * 3) What is imprinting? Give an example.
 * 4) How did Pavlov condition his dogs to react?
 * 5) What is the meaning of trial and error?
 * 6) What are pheromones, and how do ants/bees use pheromones for communication?
 * 7) Describe some courtship rituals performed by animals.
 * 8) How do some animals defend their territory?