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animal behavior
EOC study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is chemotaxis | animals avoid chemicals that might be dangerous. |
| what is phototaxis | animals avoid light so that they can be hidden. |
| what is instincts | baby animals know where to suckle on their moms. |
| what is migration | animals move to and from places with food and water. |
| what is estivation | animals that live in climates that get too hot will burrow in nthe mud to avoid heat- metabolism slows os they can go without food. |
| what is hiberation | response to cold- metabolism slow so they can go without food. |
| what is habituation | organism stops responding to repeated stimuli that does not harm or help them. |
| what is imprinting | learned behavior that occurs in a short but critical period of time. |
| what is classical conditioning | stimulus association- palov's dog salivated when the bell was rung. |
| what is trial and error | learned by being rewared by the correct behavior. |
| what is communication | bees and ants use pheromes. |
| what is curtship dances | are used to attract the best mates for reproduction. |
| what is territorial defense | organism fight over food, space, and mates. |