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Part 9: Animal Behavior Review
  1. Animal is defined by response to in the environment and may have (how) and (why) causation.
     
     
     
     
  2. An (instinctive) behavior is inherited through through evolution and adaptation. An example is when a stimulus triggers a fixed pattern (FAP).
     
     
     
     
  3. Many behaviors are and can be altered based on previous experiences.
       
       
       
       
    • Non- learning takes place without association between two stimuli or between a stimulus and a response, and includes and .
       
       
       
       
    • learning takes place when a behavior is by association between two stimuli or between a stimulus and a response.
         
         
         
         
      • conditioning occurs when a is associated with a (reward or punishment).
         
         
         
         
      • conditioning occurs when a is associated with a .
       
       
       
       
    • Many animals exhibit during an early stage of development called the (or critical) period, when they can basic survival knowledge such as the identity of their parents or .
     
     
     
     
  4. Some animals are capable of : the ability to solve problem in response to novel situations.
     
     
     
     
  5. behaviors are essensial for sexually reproducing organisms.
       
       
       
       
    • In many species, females choose their mate in a process called selection, ( choice), which may lead to complex behaviors.
       
       
       
       
    • Males often for females in a process called selection that may lead to behavior.
       
       
       
       
    • Survival of offspring may depend on care,
     
     
     
     
  6. Animals that live in social groups via chemicals such as , calls, complex , and signals.
     
     
     
     
  7. Some social animals exhibit behavior, an action that benefits other individuals at a cost to the actor.
     
     
     
     
  8. Altruistic behavior may have evolutionary causation if the beneficiaries are close relatives due to selection.
     
     
     
     
  9. systems include (one male with one female), (one male with many females), and (one female with many males ).
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Part 9: Planet Under Stress Review
  1. Human activity can upset the balance of ecosystems, leadng to the decline of many species, primarily due to loss and destruction.
     
     
     
     
  2. Extinction is a fact of life, but the current rate of the loss of species is accelerating, due to three main factors:
     
     
     
     
  3. pollution can have devastating effects on animals high on the food chain due to biological .
     
     
     
     
  4. The burning of coal releases into the atmosphere, causing precipitation.
     
     
     
     
  5. Atmospheric pollution also includes (CFCs), which can deplete the layer.
     
     
     
     
  6. The burning of fuels releases dioxide into the atmosphere, leading to global due to the effect.
     
     
     
     
  7. One alternative source of energy is power, but this has its own drawbacks such as operation and waste disposal.
     
     
     
     
  8. The root of environmental problems is the rapid growth of the population.
     
     
     
     
  9. Preserving biodiversity efforts include
     
     
     
     
  10. There are environmental success stories, where one or a few individuals made a difference. 
     
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
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