Animal Behavior Flashcards

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Behavior

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The way an organism reacts to other organisms or to its environment.

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Innate Behavior

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A behavior that is inherited rather than learned.

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Imprinting

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Behavior that occurs when an animal forms an attachment to an organism or place within a specific time after birth or hatching.

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Conditioning

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Modifying an organism’s learned behavior so that a response to one stimulus becomes associated with a different stimulus.

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Bioluminescence

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The ability of certain living things to give off light.

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Society

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A group of animals of the same species living and working together in an organized way.

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Homeostasis

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Organisms’ ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change.

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Reflex

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An automatic movement in response to a stimulus.

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Stimulus

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A change in an organism’s environment that causes a response.

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Submission

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Condition of being humble or compliant.