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Biology - Zoology

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The study of animal behavior is known as _____, which involves observing and analyzing how animals interact with their environment.

Every animal must respond to changes in its _____ by carrying out an appropriate _____ to survive and adapt.

A _____ is a change in the environment that elicits a response from an organism.

An appropriate _____ is the action taken by an organism in response to a stimulus.

The two major categories of animal behavior are _____ and _____ behavior.

Behavior that is _____ through experiences is known as learned behavior.

Innate or instinctive behavior occurs when an organism is _____ to carry out the behavior in response to a stimulus.

Orientation behavior involves an animal moving to its most _____ environment.

Taxis is when an animal moves toward or away from a specific _____, such as light or chemicals.

Phototaxis refers to moving toward or away from _____, which is a type of taxis.

Chemotaxis involves moving toward or away from a _____ stimulus.

Taxis can be either _____ or _____, depending on whether the movement is toward or away from the stimulus.

Kinesis is a _____ movement in response to a stimulus, unlike taxis which is directional.

Agonistic behavior is a response to another organism, often _____ or _____ in nature.

Mating behavior includes a complex series of activities such as _____, _____, and _____ a member of the same species.

Tinbergen's 4 questions include: What stimulus elicits the behavior? How does experience influence response mechanisms? How does the behavior aid survival and reproduction? What is the behavior's _____ history?

The first two questions in Tinbergen's framework are _____ and _____, focusing on immediate causes of behavior.

Proximate causes of animal behavior address how an animal responds to a stimulus, also known as the _____ question.

The last two questions of Tinbergen's framework address the _____ causes of animal behavior.

Isopods, also known as pill bugs, are crustaceans that have _____ pairs of legs and carry eggs in a _____.

A marsupium is a _____ on the ventral side of a female pillbug's abdomen used for carrying eggs.

Pill bugs are distinguished by having a singular pair of _____ and lacking strong-clawed legs. Their colors are _____ to warn predators.

Aposematic colors are used by animals to _____ predators that they are distasteful or dangerous.

Brine shrimp are non-selective filter feeders, and females are larger than males. Males have large _____ near their head for holding the female during mating.

Brine shrimp can be found throughout North America and prefer environments with _____ salinity.

Cysts on brine shrimp allow the next generation to survive completely dry conditions, enabling the population to endure _____ for years or decades.

Brine shrimp are considered _____ because they prefer environments with extremely high salinity.

Planaria are free-living flatworms that can regenerate any lost part of their body and have two _____ on top of their head to detect light.

Termites are eusocial insects with a sole reproductive male called a _____, and they cannot digest wood without the help of _____ in their gut.

Termites have a symbiotic relationship with _____ in their gut, which help them digest wood.

Eusocial insects, like termites, divide up roles and have non-reproductive classes that _____ to care for the young.

Ultimate causes of animal behavior address the _____ question, focusing on evolutionary explanations.

In dragonflies, the proximate cause of flight involves sensory receptors in the eyes, while the ultimate cause is the _____ value of avoiding predators.

Geotaxic behavior involves moving _____ or _____ the force of gravity.

After the lab, living organisms should be _____ to their original spaces to ensure their well-being.

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