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Trial and error
Occurs when an animal receives a
reward for making a particular
response.
Courtship
behavior
The behavior that males and
females of a species carry out
before mating
Estivation
A state of reduced metabolism
that occurs in animals living in
conditions of intense heat.
Hibernation
A state of reduced metabolism
that occurs in some animals
during the winter.
Innate behavior Behaviors that are genetically
determined within an organism
Learned
behavior
Takes place when behavior
changes through practice or
experience.
Habituation
occurs when an animal is
repeatedly given a stimulus and it
learns to ignore it.
Insight
Learning in which an animal uses
previous experience to respond to
a new situation.
Classical
conditioning
Learning by association.
Motivation
An internal need that causes an
animal to act; necessary for
learning to take place
Community
All the organisms living together
in an area (more than 1
population)
Ecosystems
a natural unit consisting of all
biotic and abiotic factors of the
environment
Limiting factor
Any factor that influences the
growth and population size
Carrying
capacity
The maximum number of
organisms an environment can
support
Exponential
growth
The larger the quantity gets, the
faster it gets larger. (NOT linear)
Density
A limiting factor that depends on
dependent factors the size of a population. Ex:
disease, predation
Density
independent
factors
A limiting factor that does not
depend on the size of a
population. Ex: earthquake,
hurricane
Biodiversity
The variation of life within a
given ecosystem
Habitat
Fragmentation
Describes the breaking up of an
organism's habitat
Habitat
Degradation
The removal of habitat quality
and its ability to support
communities