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BYUI BIO181 UNIT 1 ECOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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BYUI BIO181 UNIT 1 ECOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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BYUI BIO181 UNIT 1 ECOLOGYultimate causes of behavior - ANSWERS-the evolutionary processes that produced
the animal's capacity and tendency to behave in particular ways
proximate causation - ANSWERS-"how" a behavior occurs or is modified
Simple Reflex - ANSWERS-a rapid, uncomplicated, and automatic response
involving very few neurons;
fixed action pattern - ANSWERS-a sequence of unlearned acts directly linked to a
simple stimulus
Signal displays - ANSWERS-Visual, chemical, tactile, or aural displays used in
aggression, courtship, or cooperative actions.
Habituation - ANSWERS-an organism's decreasing response to a stimulus with
repeated exposure to it
Imprinting - ANSWERS-the process by which certain animals form attachments
during a critical period very early in life
classical conditioning - ANSWERS-a type of learning in which one learns to link
two or more stimuli and anticipate events (doesn't change the behavior)
, operant conditioning - ANSWERS-a type of learning in which behavior is
strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher
Cognitive learning - ANSWERS-the acquisition of mental information, whether by
observing events, by watching others, or through language
Law of Conservation of Matter - ANSWERS-Matter is not created nor destroyed in
any chemical or physical change
first law of thermodynamics - ANSWERS-Energy cannot be created or destroyed,
but can be transformed
second law of thermodynamics - ANSWERS-Every energy transfer or
transformation increases the entropy of the universe.
gross primary productivity - ANSWERS-Photosynthesis + chemosynthesis
net primary productivity - ANSWERS-(Photosynthesis+ chemosynthesis)- producer
metabolism
Net Ecosystem Productivity - ANSWERS-(Photosynthesis+ chemosynthesis)-
producer metabolism- consumer metabolism
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