Study Guide for Exam 9

The most diverse class containing bats, dogs, etc.

A native hog to Texas that is usually friendly to animals

A wild hog that is known to be very aggressive that is in Texas

A native deer in Texas that is known for white tail

A type of deer found in North America

A type of animal behavior where the react to stimuli

Study of an animal’s behavior in the wild

Learned or in the animals/from it’s DNA or inherited

A behavior that is learned from experience

Mistakenly connect human-like characteristics to animals’ behavioral

A change in the environment that produces a behavior response

Unlearned, involuntary, simple response to specific stimuli

Term from behavioral science meaning making a behavior likely to happen

Making a positive behavioral likely to happen again

Is a process of rewarding small steps to a behavior

When a behavior is no longer use and is dispersed in the animal

Animals that are from nature and neutral to the world

Are artificial animals use for farms

Where a animal can be accustomed to civility, but is not truly

Are wild animals that was domestic but is now independent

A process of showing or speaking info to another organism

Warm blooded, fur, specialized teeth, intelligence, muscle breathing, ear bones

Monotremes (egg layers), Marsupials (in pouches), Placentals (live birth)

Incisor - biting, Canines - stabbing/holding, Molars - crushingrinding

Form of the animal follows a function like for example (The legs of the frog allows it to jump high and far)

Social lives, parental care, complex brains, flexible behaviors and learning

Blue whales migrate to follow food and reproduce, winter = breeding, summer = feeding

Killed, hunted, over capturing, global warming, diseases

Marine act, capturing less, hunting less, careful fishing

Commercial whaling, slow reproduction, ship strikes, climate

Auditory (use sound to communicate), Olfactory (using chemical/smell), Visual (body language), Tactile (using physical contact)

The fur in winter turns gray brown and reddish brown in summer providing camouflage for the animal

The best way to age a deer is their antlers

Age, diet, environment

Fawns are born in summer, then antlers grow rapidly, fall off during winter

White-tailed deer, feral hog, mule deer, skunk

Breathing, hearing, thinking

Observation Learning (baby monkeys will mimic their mothers), Classical Conditioning (when pairing sound to reward), Operant Conditioning (when dog sits you give food)

After many generation of constant breeding dogs traits from breeding to skull structure

To serve human purposes

Wild (from nature), domestic (from human), tame (animal is in human control but still wild), feral (when domestic becomes independent)

A pig since use for food, able to produce a lot for cheap

Horse. Horse use for transportation from its strong legs, animal is good for working for its little care​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​