Animals Week 3 Vocabulary

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What are learned behaviors?

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Behaviors that are a result of direct observation or experience.

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What is behavior in animals?

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An activity or action in response to changes in the environment, which can help an animal survive.

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What do some animals do to prepare for winter?

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Store food, get fat, hibernate, and migrate.

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What is an instinct?

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Behaviors passed from parent to offspring that are present from birth.

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What is courtship in animals?

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A behavior of an adult of a species that is trying to attract a mate.

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What is imprinting?

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A type of learning that occurs at a specific life stage and is rapid and independent of the consequences of behavior.

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What is conditioning?

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A learning process in which an animal learns to associate a specific behavior with a consequence.

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What are external stimuli?

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Changes in the environment that can trigger a response in an animal.

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What is migration?

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The movement of an animal from one place to another, often in search of food or better living conditions.

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What is hibernation?

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A state of greatly reduced body activity that some animals enter to survive winter.