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Bio Ch. 13

Behavior of Organisms

TermDefinition
What is Behavior? The way an organism acts.
What is innate behavior? A behavior that is present at birth
What is Instinct? A pattern of innate behavior
What is Stimulus? Anything to which an organism reacts
What is Courtship Behavior? Behavior that helps attracts and gets a mate.
What is Territorial Behavior? Behavior that defends an area.
What is Phototropism? The response of a plant to light.
What is Gravitropism? The response of a plant to gravity.
What is imprinting? Learning in which an animal bonds with the first object it sees.
What is learned behavior? Behavior that results from experience.
What is Observational Learning? Learning by watching or listening to the behavior of others.
What is Trial-and error learning? Learning in which an animal connects a behavior with a reward or a punishment.
What is conditioning? Learning in which an animal connects one stimulus with another stimulus.
What is Insight? The ability to solve a new problem based on experience
What is Channel? A way of communicating
What is Communication? Sending and receiving information
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