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40 Cards in this Set
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Give one example of how animals obtain their food.
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Locating using their senses
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Give one example of coevolution.
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Flowers and bees
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What type of food do generalist eat?
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Omnivores (plants and animals)
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What is storing and caching?
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Instead of eating the food right away, animals hide it and save it for later
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Give two examples of why animals migrate.
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For mating and a food sorce
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What percent of bird species migrate?
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50%
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How do humans track navigating animals?
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Banding
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What is a circadian rhythm?
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24 hour cycle of your physiological process
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Name two ways that birds navigate while migrating.
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Map sense and sun compass
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Give one example of an animal that migrates.
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Zebras
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What is the relationship between predators and prey?
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Predators- organisms that survive by eating others
Prey- what they eat |
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List two ways in which predators locate prey.
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Smell and sound
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List two ways in which predators obtain prey.
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Stalk and lure in
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Give an example of an animal that hunts in groups
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Lions
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Name two things predators do once they capture their prey.
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Stun and store for later
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Give two examples of primary defense.
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Turtle shell and camouflage
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Give two examples of secondary defense.
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Skunk and freeze
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What could result if siblings must compete?
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One sibling could kill the other
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What is competitive exclusion?
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When two species compete for a limited resource
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What factors determine fight or flight?
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Can I win?
Is it necessary? |
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What is a territory?
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An area that an animal will defend
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If two dogs are the same size which dog would win?
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The resident (home field advantage)
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If resources become scarse, what happens to the frequency of aggressive encounters?
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Increase
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Scent marking is a type of ____ communication.
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Passive
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Name two ways animals display aggressive.
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Increase body size
Expose teeth |
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Name one way an animal shows submission.
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Get smaller
Expose weak area (belly) |
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In order for communication to occur ther must be a ___ and a ___.
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Sender and a receiver
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Name two channels of communication.
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Sound and visual
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Name an advantage of sound communication.
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Radiates in all directions
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Name an advantage of visual communication.
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Little error
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Name an advantage of chemical communication.
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Lasts a long time
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What is the difference between releaser and primer?
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Releaser- affect behavior of another individual
Primer- affects other individual's physiology |
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Why is coordination important when living in a group?
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Efficient way of sounding and alarm
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What is the difference between an aggregration and society?
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Aggregration- groups of animals
Society- division of labor, communication and stability |
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Organized societies are structured by communication and ____.
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Dominance
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How is dominance established in mamals?
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Size
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List two ways that dominace solves problems.
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Less aggression
Provides stability |
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What is Eusociality?
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When most members are sterile and there are assigned duties to each member. (bees)
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List two costs to living in a group.
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Increased competition
Increased disease |
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List four benefits to living in a group.
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Protection
Always someone on gaurd Group hunting Warmth |