Behavior, Adaptation, & Diversity

one member of a pair or series of genes on specific chromosomes in specific positions

the range of differences in features within a group of organisms

What was the cell number of Princess Leia in a New Hope?

interaction between organisms using same resources & the health of one is affected by the other

model showing the linked food chains and feeding relationships of organisms in an ecosystem.

regions of the world with similar climate (weather, temperature) animals and plants.

in an assortment of shapes and sizes, suited for the bird's favorite foods & feeding behaviors.

Rhythms are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a daily cycle.

Random changes in allele frequencies in a population.

movement of a group of organisms from one place to another, usually due to a change in seasons

an organism that makes its own food; an organism that does not consume other plants or animals

both species benefit

A form of reasoning that enables animals to use past experiences to solve new problems

Something inside an animal that causes the animal to act (necessary for learning to take place)

Automatic response that does not involve the brain

is a period in an organism's life cycle when growth and development are temporarily stopped.

When a behavior is modified by experience

an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

an animal forms an attachment to another organism within specific time after birth or hatching

the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant.

relationship between organisms in which one depends on the other

one benefits and another is harmed

an organism that eats other living things; an organism that does not produce its own food

Behavior that an organism is born with and does not have to learn

the transfer of pollen from the stamen (male) to the stigma (female)

response previously associated with one stimulus becomes associated with another- Pavlov's dogs

one benefits and another does not get affected

an animal that hunts and eats another animal

process where characteristics of a species change over generations in response to environment

coloration that enables it to blend with its surroundings & escape the attention of predators

theory that natural variation in organisms can adapt to their environment live & reproduce

behavior during which an animal undergoes a dormant state, usually in winter