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| Behavior | the way an organism interacts with other organisms and its environment |
| Innate Behavior | a behavior that an organism is born with; is not learned |
| Reflex | an automatic response to a stimulus; occurs in the spinal cord |
| Instinct | unlearned complex behavior; ex. spinning a spider web |
| Learning | behavior that occurs during an organism's life time |
| Imprinting | occurs when an animal forms a strong social attachment to another organism soon after birth; ex. baby ducks following a human |
| Trial and Error | the "keep trying until you learn it" behavior; ex. learning to tie one's shoes |
| Motivation | developing the "drive" or "desire" to do something |
| Conditioning | will occur when a response to a stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus; ex. Pavlov's dog |
| Insight | reasoning skills that enable an animal to use past experiences to solve new problems |
| Territory | an area that an animal defends from others |
| Aggression | a forceful behavior used to dominate or control others |
| Courtship | a special behavior that occurs between males and females so that they can recognize each other; ex. a turkey "strutting" to impress a female |
| Social Behavior | interactions between members of the same species |
| Society | a group of animals of the same species that live and work together in an organized way |
| Communication | way that a "Sender" influences the behavior of the "Receiver"; ex. talking, hand gestures, sign language, etc. |
| Pheromone | a strong chemical that is produced by animal and is used for communication |
| Migration | seasonal movement of animals that is used to find food, mates, warm weather, etc. |
| Hibernation | an adaptation that is used by same animals to survive long winter months; a period of inactivity |
| Swarming | occurs when large groups of animals join together to find food, protect themselves, find mates, etc. |
| Predator | "The Hunter" |
| Prey | "The Hunted" |
| Carnivore | an animal that only eats meat |
| Herbivore | an animal that only eats plants |
| Omnivore | an animal that eats both plants and animals |
| Detritivore | an animal that eats decaying plant matter |
| Parasite | an organism that uses a host organism for food and shelter; harms the host in the process |
| Free-living | an animal that does not need to use another organism for food or shelter |
| Mimicry | "Copy-Cat Syndrome" occurs when an organism copies another animal's behavior and/or appearance |
| camouflage | a way for an organism (predator or prey) to blend into its environment |
