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Bob Jones Life Science - Chapter 15

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innate behavior   An action or reaction that an animal is born with, such as reflexes and instincts  
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reflex   An immediate, involuntary response to a change in the environment  
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instinct   A complex innate behavior  
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migration   The instinctive, long-distance, seasonal movement of animals from one area to another.  
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pheromone   A chemical released by animals that influences the behavior of other animals of the same species  
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learned behavior   An action or reaction that is learned by experience and is often motivated by reward or punishment  
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intelligent behavior   An action marked by thought, analysis, communication, or the use of tools or symbols  
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egg   A female gamete; an embryo surrounded by a protective shell  
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sperm   A male gamete that is usually able to move by itself and is smaller than the female gamete of the same species  
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ovary   In plants, the part of the pistil containing ovules and eventually maturing into a fruit surrounding the seeds; in animals and humans, the female reproductive organ that produces eggs  
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testis   The male reproductive organs that produce sperm  
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external fertilization   The union of a sperm and ovum outside the parent organisms' bodies  
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internal fertilization   The union of a sperm and ovum within the female parents' body  
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incubation   The maintaining of the conditions necessary to hatch an egg  
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embryo   In plants, the immature plant within a seed; in animals, the developmental stage of young before hatching or birth  
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uterus   A structure in which an embryo develops in the mother until it is born; the womb  
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gestation   The period when an organism is developing inside the mother's uterus; pregnancy  
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