Animal Behavior

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• How are animal behaviors measured and interpreted?
• What is ethology?
• How is operant conditioning applied in behavior modification?
• What are some examples of imprinting?
• What is imprinting?
• What are some examples of fixed action patterns?
• How do biological clocks affect organisms?
• What are photoperiods?
• What is polyandry?
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• What are three examples of imprinting?
• Does music affect animal behavior?
• If you performed an experiment with one of these species and painted over the blue patch with red color in male 1 and then placed male 2 (with a normal blue patch) in the same enclosure, what might you expect to see?
• How does a zoo affect animal behavior?
• What is a definition of insight learning?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of courtship behaviour in animals?
• Why are pillbugs found in wet/moist environments?
• Why do scientists study animal behavior?
• Why is animal behavior important?
• Why is animal behavior important to study?
• What are animal behavior and ethology?
• What causes animal behavior?
• What animal behaviors are inherited?
• How do scientists test animal behavior?
• How does sound affect animal behavior?
• How do genes affect animal behavior?
• Do birds have color preferences?
• How long can a tortoise lay on its back?
• What are penguins' physical adaptations?
• How long can a crawfish live out of water?
• The problems of survival of animals on land are very different from those of survival of animals in an aquatic environment. What are four problems associated with animal survival in terrestrial environments but not in aquatic environments?
• Why do birds fluff their feathers to keep themselves warm?
• What would happen if predator and prey did not have cycles?
• How would you compare and contrast parasitism and predation?
• Why do carnivores have prominent canines?
• Why do herbivores have prominent incisors?
• Why is adaptation important for survival?
• What are the functions of sponges' specialized cells: archaeocytes, choanocytes, porocytes?
• Why is tearing a sea star apart and throwing it back into the water an ineffective way of trying to reduce sea star populations?
• Where do deer sleep?
• What system of the echinoderms enables them to move about?
• What are the excretory structures in a crayfish called?
• How is air taken directly to the muscles in a grasshopper?
• Why must larger animals have an efficient respiratory system?
• What kinds of animals cause weathering?
• Global warming is causing the ice caps to melt. What is the most likely effect on northern wildlife?
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• How can animals disperse seeds?
• Which region of the grasshopper's body is specialized for sensory functions?
• Some lizards are able to absorb moisture from their surroundings through what process?
• Why do giraffes have long necks?
• What is the relationship between the termite, flagellates and bacteria that help the termite digest wood?
• What is the outermost cell layer of a sponge?
• Why might it be hard to survive as a duck with web-less feet?
• What is the operculum?
• What structural adaptations relating to feeding do birds have?
• How do desert animals cope with high daytime temperatures and lack of water?
• How does an animal get energy for its survival and everyday activities?
• What dances do bees use to communicate information about food?
• What are some functions of feathers?
• What part of the brain is in charge of the endocrine glands of the rat?
• How do the frog's powerful hind legs help it to fit into a life in the water and on land?
• What kind of symbiotic relationship do fleas and dogs have?
• Why are the front legs of a frog good for climbing?
• How do lizards attract a mate?
• Which structure in the male pig transports both wastes and reproductive cells to the outside of the body?
• Why are frog kidneys considered filters?
• Why do dolphins and bats use high-pitch noises instead of low-pitch noises for echolocation?
• What is socialisation?
• Why must a hen sit on her eggs?
• On average, the lifespan of tigers living in zoos is 22 years while the lifespan of tigers in the wild is 17 years. What are two reasons why tigers live longer in the zoo than in the wild?
• Heartworms are found in many cats and dogs. What type of worm is a heartworm?
• What is behavior?
• Where in Africa did Jane Goodall first begin her studies?
• What types of groups do orcas live in?