1. Project # __: Animal Behavior Vocabulary Due: __________
Directions: Tape this directions page and the vocabulary list in
in your Lab Journal. Use the directions below as a rubric to complete your project:
____ 1 pt. /word Copy the words on your project pages.
____ 1 pt./ word Copy the definitions on your project pages.
____ 1 pt./ word Create a drawing to illustrate the word.
____ 1 pt. / word Color the drawing.
____ 1 pt. / word Use the word in a sentence.
5 points total/ word = 100 points for the total project.
There will be a vocabulary test over these words after the project is due!
biological fitness = the ability to survive and reproduce
behavior = the way an organism reacts to changes in its internal condition or external environment
stimulus = any kind of signal that carries information that can be detected
response = a specific reaction to a stimulus
pheromones = a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species
innate behavior = inborn behavior, instinct
learned behavior = acquired behaviors based on experience
habituation = process by which an animal decreases or stops its response to a repetitive stimulus that neither rewards or harms the animal
classical conditioning = any time an animal makes a mental connection between a stimulus and some kind of reward or punishment
operant conditioning = trial-and-error learning
insight learning = occurs when an animal applies something it has already learned to a new situation without a period of trial-and-error; reasoning
Imprinting = rapid learning that occurs during a brief receptive period, typically in early life, and that establishes a long-lasting behavioral response to a specific individual, object, or category of stimuli, as attachment to a parent or preference for a type of habitat.
mimicry = a protective resemblance
migration = periodic movement from one place to another and back again
circadian rhythm = behavioral cycles that occur in daily patterns
courtship = behavior that helps animals identify healthy mates
territory = a specific area occupied and protected by an animal or group of animals
aggression = threatening behavior that one animal uses to gain control over another
communication = the passing of information from one organism to another
language = a system of communication that combines sound, symbols, or gestures according to sets of rules about word order and meaning, such as grammar

2. Project # ___: Geologic Time Scale Vocabulary
Project # ___: Geologic Time Scale Vocabulary Name __________________________ Core Score ____/ 100
Word = Definition
Illustration
Word used in a sentence.
1. biological fitness = the ability to survive and reproduce
2. behavior = the way an organism reacts to changes in its internal condition or external environment
3. stimulus = any kind of signal that carries information that can be detected
4. response = a specific reaction to a stimulus
5. pheromones = a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species

3. Word = Definition
Illustration
Word used in a sentence.
6. innate behavior = inborn behavior, instinct
7. learned behavior = acquired behaviors based on experience
8. habituation = process by which an animal decreases or stops its response to a repetitive stimulus that neither rewards or harms the animal
9. classical conditioning = any time an animal makes a mental connection between a stimulus and some kind of reward or punishment
10. operant conditioning = trial-and-error learning

4. Word = Definition
Illustration
Word used in a sentence.
11. insight learning = occurs when an animal applies something it has already learned to a new situation without a period of trial-and-error; reasoning
12. imprinting rapid learning that occurs during a brief receptive period, typically in early life, and that establishes a long-lasting behavioral response to a specific individual, object, or category of stimuli, as attachment to a parent or preference for a type of habitat.
13. mimicry = a protective resemblance
14. migration = periodic movement from one place to another and back again
15. circadian rhythm = behavioral cycles that occur in daily patterns

5. Word = Definition
Illustration
Word used in a sentence.
16. courtship = behavior that helps animals identify healthy mates
17. territory = a specific area occupied and protected by an animal or group of animals
18. aggression = threatening behavior that one animal uses to gain control over another
19. communication = the passing of information from one organism to another
20. language = a system of communication that combines sound, symbols, or gestures according to sets of rules about word order and meaning, such as grammar

6. Project # ___: Animal Behavior Vocabulary
Project # ___: Animal Behavior Vocabulary Name __________________________ Core Score ____/ 100
Word = Definition
Illustration
Word used in a sentence.

7. Word = Definition
Illustration
Word used in a sentence.

8. Word = Definition
Illustration
Word used in a sentence.

9. Word = Definition
Illustration
Word used in a sentence.