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Animal Behavior
7th Grade PBIS Animals in Action Learning Set 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| data | recorded measurements or observations (AIA 12) ethologist- a biologist who studies the behavior of animals in their natural environment |
| ethogram | a table used to record observations of animal behavior |
| category | a set or class of things with similar characteristics, properties, or attributes |
| trend | something that occurs over and over again |
| reliable data | data this is the same when collected many times or by different people |
| interpretation | a description of the meaning of something |
| explanation | a statement that connects a claim to evidence and science knowledge |
| valid | well-grounded or justifiable |
| behavior | an animal’s response to its environment |
| adaptation | a special trait that allows an animal to survive in its environment |
| species | a group of organisms that look alike and can breed with other members of the group and produce fertile offspring |
| instinctive behavior | a behavior an animal is born with |
| learned behavior | a behavior that comes from teaching or experience |
| mammal | a warm-blooded animal with hair and in which the female has special glands to feed milk to its offspring |
| metabolism | the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials, converting energy to carry out its life processes |
| calorie | the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by 1° C |
| Calorie | the amount of energy in foods; one Calorie is the same as 1 kilocalorie or 1,000 calories |
| roosts | communal resting places, mostly for a single species of birds |
| homeostasis | the maintenance of stable internal conditions in an organism |
| mammary glands | milk-producing glands found in female mammals that are used to feed the young |
| hatchling | a very young baby bird |
| enzymes | organic substances that cause chemical changes in other substances |
| regurgitate | to bring partially-digested food up from the stomach into the mouth |
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