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CLEP Biology: Principles Of Behavior
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1. _______________ involves marking or defending a particular area against competitors.

2. _______________ is an action by a sender that influences the behavior of a receiver.

3. Behavior has ___________ basis and can evolve. Behavior evolves to adapt an individual to reproduce; also to capture resources and avoid predators.

4. Some animals are largely ____________ and join with a member of the opposite sex only to reproduce.

5. _________ may decrease reproductive success while benefiting reproductive success of another member of group.

6. A ___________ is a chemical released to cause a predictable reaction of another member of the species.

7. _______________ is an application of evolutionary biology principles to the social behavior in animals.

8. Stags compete for females to form a _____________--a group that mates only with him.

9. Certain animals - such as bats and dolphins - have a sensory system called _____________ - in which high-pitched sounds are emitted and their echoes interpreted to determine the direction and distance of objects.

10. Females mate with dominant males when ______________ is near; dominant males protect all young.

11. ___________ communication occurs when one animal touches another.

12. In humans - Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget assigned four stages to child development. First - the ____________ stage (first two years) involves nonverbal hands-on learning.

13. Females who produce few eggs are selective about their mates; this is called Sexual ____________.

14. ______________ to living in a social group include tension between members - spread of illness and parasites - and reduced reproductive potential.

15. Continuous human female sexual receptivity may help ensure that the male remains to care for its young. It is noted that tribal systems of more than one husband or wife provide for ___________ survival and success of genes.

16. ______________ rituals prepare sexes for mating; they allow recognition and help a female choose a mate.

17. __________ is an observable coordinated response to environmental stimuli. Mechanistic questions are answered by describing how an animal is biologically equipped to behave.

18. Baboons have a _______________ hierarchy. It is a ranking within a group where higher ranking individuals acquire more resources.

19. _________________ may be chemicals (e.g. - pheromones - urine - and feces). Moths attract males with tail gland pheromones; cats mark territory with urine - etc. and antelope mark with eye gland secretions.

20. _____________ is the ultimate auditory communication. Nonhuman primates are limited to about 40 distinct vocalizations with limited meaning.

21. ___________________ involves reinforcing a particular behavior to strengthen the relationship between a stimulus and a response.

22. Honeybees combine tactile and auditory signals to indicate direction of a food source. A bee that has located a good source of pollen returns to the hive and conducts a __________ dance.

23. _________ _______ Patterns (FAPs) are always performed the same way and are elicited by a sign stimulus.

24. ______________ to living in a social group might include help to avoid predators - raise young - and find food.

25. ______________ is a durable change in behavior brought about by experience.

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