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Adaptations

Adaptations and Behavior

TermDefinition
Behavior How an organism responds to its environment or a stimulus Can be innate or learned
Imprinting Organism forms an attachment to a specific individual (usually mother) shortly after hatching Example: ducklings following mother
Circadian Rhythm Day-night pattern of behavior 24-hour cycle of behavior Example: sleep at night wake during day
Innate Behavior Type of behavior an organism is born with Behavior is IN the organism when it is born Examples: instinct, reflex, territoriality, hibernation
Learned Behavior Type of behavior organism learns. Organism is not born knowing how to do this behavior Examples: conditioning (training), trial and error (practice) and language (communication)
Dominance Hierarchy Established by aggressive behavior Most dominant male at top Females will choose the male at top of hierarchy for mating Innate Behavior Example: in a pack of wolves one male is dominant over all other males.
Migration Organisms move to a different place to find a better habitat. Innate Behavior Example: Some birds fly south for the winter and return to the north when temperatures warm and food is available.
Stomata Openings on the bottom of a plant leaf that allow carbon dioxide into the leaf and oxygen and water out of the leaf. Size is controlled by guard cells and the amount of water available.
Xylem Transports water up the stem of a vascular plant
Phloem Transports food (glucose) down to the roots of a vascular plant
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