Animal Behavior Vocab

Something that sends signals or messages, often in the context of communication within a social group.

• receiver

• satellite

• transmitter

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

Learning through repeated attempts and experiences, where successes are reinforced (rewarded) and failures are diminished.

• imprinting

• conditioning

• trial and error learning

• insight

Innate, fixed patterns of behavior that are characteristic of a species and often exhibited in response to specific stimuli.

• instinct

• stimulus

• learning

• insight

Chemical substances produced by an organism that elicit a specific behavioral response in others of the same species.

• aggression

• courtship behavior

• territory

• pheremone

A biological process that displays a repeated pattern about every 24 hours, regulating various physiological and behavioral processes in organisms.

• circadian rhythm

• hibernation

• migration

• courtship behavior

Something that orbits around another object; allows messages to be sent over long distances.

• transmitter

• receiver

• satellite

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

Any external or internal event or condition that causes a response from an organism.

• behavior

• stimulus

• response

• instict

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A sudden realization or understanding of a problem or situation, often leading to a new solution.

• insight

• imprinting

• conditioning

• trial and error learning

A group of individuals of the same species that are organized in a cooperative manner, often exhibiting complex social interactions and structures.

• migration

• society

• territory

• behavior

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

An area defended by an organism, typically against conspecifics, for purposes such as foraging, mating, or raising offspring.

• stimulu

• response

• pheromone

• territory

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4