AP Bio Animal Behavior & Sexual Selection

One sex  competes over obtaining mates, and only those with specific traits are successful

• Male Competition
• Female Choice
• Evolution
• Species

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One sex chooses mates with a specific set of features

• Female Choice
• Male Competition
• DNA Evidence
• Natural Selection

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A distinct difference in size or appearance between the sexes of an animal

• Sexual Dimorphism
• Analogous Structures
• Homologous Structures
• Mr. Robinson is way larger and beefier than Mr. Samuleson

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A bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high ___________.

• IQ
• mutation rate
• fitness
• adaptability

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What behavior allows newborns to recognize and follow the first moving object they see?

• imprinting
• conditioning
• trial and error
• reflex

A trainer using fish to reward a dolphin that jumps through a hoop is an example of

• imprinting
• conditioning
• trial and error
• insight

The behavior of some animals to attract other animals (think dating)

• courtship
• dating
• showing off
• hibernation

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What is a seasonal movement of an animal to another location to find food called? 

• camouflage
• migration
• grouping
• mimicry

Behaviors that are passed on from parents to offspring without teaching or training are called what? 

• inherited or innate behaviors
• learned behaviors
• instincts
• imprinted behaviors

A female is more likely to select a...

• Peacock with large, bright feathers
• Peacock with small, dull feathers

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