Semester Test Biology

Which system coordinates the body's response to changes in its internal and external environment?

Nervous system

the resources that an animal protects in its territory can include everything except

Predators

A thermostat is a good example of a(an)

feedback system

Which process enables the body to maintain a stable temperature

Feedback inhibition

One way the endocrine system helps maintain homeostasis is by having

Two hormones with opposite effects regulate certain things

you could conclude that a behavior is innate rather than learned if you showed that

all individuals perform the behavior the same way each time

The Fischer's lovebirds build its nests with long strips of vegetation that it cuts with its beak. A closely related species, the peach-faced lovebird, cuts shorter strips for its nests. When these two species are interbred, the hybrid offspring cut strips of intermediate length for their nests. These observations suggest that this aspect of nest building is

an innate behavior

in pavlov's experiments on classical conditioning, dogs

associated a new stimulus with a reward

Migration is a behavior that is usually influenced by

changing seasons

A pheromone is a type of

chemical messenger

Aquarium fish often swim to the waters surface when a person approaches. Their behavior has probably formed through

classical conditioning

the type of learning that results from two stimuli is

classical conditioning

Closely related species often look similar but have courtship behaviors that are slightly different. One function of courtship in such species would be to

ensure that mating occurs between members of the same species

The members of a society

exhibit a type of social behavior

people who move into a house next to a train get used to the noise, this is because of

habituation

the process in which an animal stops responding to a repetitive stimulus is called

habituation

the process by which organ systems maintain a relatively stable internal environment is called

homeostasis

the ability of salmon to recognize their home stream at spawning time is an example of

imprinting

young sea turtles head for the ocean immediately after they hatch. This behavior is most likely

innate

animals that use language are those that have the greatest capacity for

insight learning

when you use knowledge and experience to figure out why a lamp in your house will not light, you are using

insight learning

insight learning is a form of behavior that

involves applying something already learned to a new situation

any change in which a behavior is altered as a result of experience is called

learning

imprinting is a form of behavior that

occurs during a specific time in young animals

if a dog barks and is let out right away this is an example of

operant conditioning

complex inborn behaviors include each of the following except

potato washing in macaques

if a young song sparrow is raised in isolation and in a soundproof chamber, it will sing a nearly normal song when it's mature. However, it will be able to sing more variations of the song if it is allowed to hear other birds sing as it grows. These finding indicate that

song development in this species involves both innate behavior and learning

Dolphins communicate with one another mainly through

sound

Animals are least likely to migrate out of an area where

there is little or no seasonal change in weather