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Animal behavior is the physiological response of an animal to stimuli. People who study
animal behavior are called ______________ or animal behaviorists or behavior ecologists,
depending on their focus. Check out what animal behaviorists do.
http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/154/Animal_Behaviorist
2.
3. Since animals are the only organisms with muscles, nerves and sensory organs, animal
behavior is mainly carried out by _____________ and is coordinated by the _____________ and
the ______________ systems. We will talk about the skeleton-muscular systems, nervous
systems and endocrine systems later.
4. Certain animal behaviors are adaptive, that is they help the species survive and reproduce
(increase their fitness). Such behaviors are adaptations because they have been subject
to intense ______ _____________.
5. How do appropriate animal behaviors help in
a) Survival?
b) Reproduction?
7. What does ultimate cause of animal behavior mean? Explain with an example
8. Since behavior has a genetic and environmental basis, it can be innate or learned.
Distinguish between these two types of behaviors.
9.
For each type of behavior, read examples from the textbook, browse the internet for more
examples (you may paste the link with a short description), think about the proximate
causes (first 2 questions on p.1118 I suggest you read about biological rhythms,
circadian clocks, animal signals and communications to get background knowledge), and
ultimate causes (Questions 3 & 4 on p.1119 I suggest you read Concepts 51.3 & 51.4 for
a better understanding). Summarize in the following graphic organizer.
Define INNATE BEHAVIORS: Innate behavior is a type of behavior that does not need to be
learned because it is already learned when the offspring is born since it is a behavior that is
inherited through genes
Taxis
Description: The movement of a freemoving organism away(negative) or
towards(positive) a stimulus
http://www.sparknotes.com/biology/animal
behavior
/orientationandnavigation/section1.rhtml
Ultimate Causes:
Long-term cause is that the reason they attacked
was because they wanted their offspring and
themselves to survive
Examples: The silkworm moth flies at an angle
perpendicular to the direction of the wind
Proximate Causes: Immediate cause of them flying
perpendicular to the wind is so that they can pick
up a scent trail
Ultimate Causes: They are trying to find the
Kinesis
Description: Movement of an organism in
response to a stimulus (non-directional)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinesis_(biolo
gy)
Aestivation
Description: When a organisms sleeps
through the summer in warm areas of the
world (similar to hibernation)
https://www.reference.com/science/exampl
es-animals-estivate-737d4718bd07b65b#
Hibernation:
Description: Passing the winter in a
sleeping or inactive condition
http://www.conservationinstitute.org/10animals-that-hibernate/
Migration
Description: A regular, long-distance
change in location
Courtship Behavior
How do cross-fosteringand twin studies help to understand whether certain behaviors are
influenced by experience?: Cross-fostering and twin studies help understand whether certain
behaviors are influenced by experience by telling us that both genetics and environment
contribute significantly to the behaviors that characterize humans.
Imprinting
Description: A rapid learning process in which a
young animal establishes a behavior pattern of
recognition and attraction towards other animals of
its kind
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qWKPB26Og
xKGioGuUL
7dDVeQq2LIeRJQF8kYwsUm2X0/edit?
hl=en#slide=id.p17
Spatial learning
Description: The establishment of a memory that
reflects the environments spatial structure
the instructor
Ultimate Causes: The dog was being
trained to sit and once it mastered the
concept, he/she was praised by its owner
Social Learning
Description: Animals that learn to solve problems by
observing the behavior of other individuals
10.What role does communication play in behavior? Describe the different types of animal
communication and provide an example of each. Try to give an example NOT mentioned in
the textbook.
11.For Concepts 51.3 and 51.4 you can take your own notes. Keep in mind the big question
How do optimal foraging, mating behavior mate choice, sexual selection, parental and
societal care, and altruism influence the evolutionary fitness of a species?
12.Test Your Understanding (Levels 1, 2, and 3)
Migration videos
Terrestrial http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.reg.redknots/marathon-migrators/
Monarch butterflies http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.reg.monarch/migration-of-the-monarch/
Egg turning in Goose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWcadcVBXKU
Waggle Dance by bees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFDGPgXtK-U
http://media.pearsoncmg.com/bc/bc_campbell_biology_7/media/interactivemedia/activities/load.html?51&A