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SH Midterm Bio
Midterm flash cards for Seabury Hall Biology Ms. Reed
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Innate Behavior | An involuntary action passed down by genes |
| Fixed Action Pattern | An action that once triggered can't stop |
| Circadian Rythm | A daily cycle followed by animals under it's natural conditions. |
| Learning | Change in behavior from past experiences |
| Habituation | Starts to have effect on something due to the senses getting used to it |
| Imprinting | Unchangeable habit learned during a specific time in it's life |
| Conditioning | Learning from a reward or punishment |
| Insight | Adapting to a new situation |
| Aggressive Behavior | Struggle between two of the same species |
| Dominance Hierchy | Ranking based on aggressive behavior |
| Territory | An area held by one or more exclusive from others of its species |
| Courtship Ritual | Elaborate behavior prior to mating |
| Communication | Signals to relay information inter-species |
| Cooperation | Individuals working together to better a group |
| Periodic Table: Left to middle | Metals |
| Periodic Table: Vertical | Family/Groups. Same number of valence electrons |
| Periodic Table: Horizontal | Periods. Energy levels (Number of layers on atom) |
| Periodic Table: Right | Nonmetal |
| Periodic Table: Stair step | Metalloid |
| Isotope | Different number of neutrons |
| Ionic Bond | Chemical bond that occurs when an atom transfers electrons |
| Ion |