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Anything an animal does in response to a stimulus is defined as:
Animal Behavior
An environmental change that directly influences an organism is defined as:
Stimulus
A simple automatic response to a stimulus that requires no conscience control is defined as:
Reflex
Behavior that changes through practice or experience is defined as:
Learned Behavior
Innate behavior is _________________
Inherited
A 24 hour wake sleep cycle that is regulated by light is defined as:
Circadian Rhythm
Each october, monarch butterflies fly through oklahoma on their way to Mexico from Canada. This process is known as:
Migration
A responsive movement of a free moving organism or cell toward or away from a external stimuli is known as:
Taxis
An animal in a lab setting must work through a maze to receive food at the end. This type of learning is known as:
Trial and Error
A goose continually rolls objects into its nest, regardless of it being an egg or not. This type of learning is defined as:
Fixed Action Pattern
Reduced metabolism during cold weather is defined as:
Hibernation
Reduced metabolism during periods of extreme heat is defined as:
Estivation
The social ranking within a group that usually will consist of a dominant male and a dominant female is defined as:
Dominance Hierarchy
Learning by association, such as associating a stimulus with an action in order to obtain a reward is defined as:
Classical Conditioning
The physical space an animal defends against their own species is defined as:
Territoriality
The most complex type of learning in which an animal uses previous experience to respond to a new situation is defined as:
Insight Learning
