AP Biology Chapter 51: Behavioral Biology- due Aug 29th

Overall Definitions and Concepts Define the following (USE THE CHAPTER) looking for biological definitions 1. 2. Behavior: the way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus What are proximate and ultimate questions:

3. 4.

Innate behavior: Ethology

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Fixed Action Pattern (also explain stickleback example)

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What is a sign stimulus?

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Optimal Foraging Theory Learning a. Define learning(use chapter 51) b. Define Habituation and give example

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Imprinting and give example

d. What is a sensitive period in imprinting?

e. f.

Associative Learning and give example Classical Conditioning and give example

g.

Operant Conditioning and give example

Play 1. What is meant by play? Why is it important for development

Cognition 1. 2. What is meant by cognition (in a broad sense) Kinesis and taxis and give an example

3. 4.

What is a cognitive map Migration behavior

Social Behavior 1. 2. Social Behavior Sociobiology

3. 4.

Agonistic behavior Rituals

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Reconciliation behavior Dominance Heirarchy

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Territoriality Courtship rituals and explain stickleback behavior

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Social signals and communication

10. Phermones 11. Explain the dance of the honeybee

12. What is the ultimate cause for altruistic behavior among kin