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Biology
Undergraduate 1
12/10/2009

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Properties of life.
Definition
-chemical uniqueness
-hierarchical organization
-possession of a genetic code
-Reproduction
-Growth and development
-Metabolism
-Homeostasis
-Environmental Interaction
-Evolutionary Interaction
Term
Biology
Definition
Study of living things
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Charles Darwin And Alfred Wallace
Definition
Natural Selection theory leading to theory of evolution
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Nature vs. Nurture
Definition
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Konrad Lorenz
Definition
founder of ethology and discoverer of imprinting
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Habituation
Definition
is an extremely simple form of learning, in which an animal, after a period of exposure to a stimulus, stops responding
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Imprinting
Definition
a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established
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Animal Cognition
Definition
Perception, Thinking, and memory.
Ex. Sign Lanuage
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Territoriality vs. Home range
Definition
Territoriality- the behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory
Home range-the area an animal uses to satisfy its normal requirements for food, water, and cover
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Altruistic Behavior
Definition
Animal Behavior. behavior by an animal that may be to its disadvantage but that benefits others of its kind, as a warning cry that reveals the location of the caller to a predator.
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Ecology
Definition
Study of the relationship of organisms to their environment
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Responses to change
Definition
Physiological- Short term ex) sweating and shivering
Morphological- change in body ex) growth of hair
Behavioral- ?
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Spacing
Definition
Random,Uniform, and clumped
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Metapopulation
Definition
network of distinct populations that exchange individuals
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Community
Definition
Species richness and primary productivity.
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Niche: Fundamental vs. Realized
Definition
Niche- unique multidimensinal relationship of a species with its environment defined by life requirements of the organism.
Fundamental- Area it can potentially occupy
Realized (actual)- interspecific competitors, predators, and absence of pollinators
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Competitive Exclusion
Definition
Two species compete, one species wins.
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Coexistence
Definition
Living in harmony with enough resources
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allopatric species
Definition
species occupying mutually exclusive geographical areas
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Sympatric species
Definition
Different species coexisting in the same geographic location
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Batesian Mimicry
Definition
Looks like poison species but not
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Muellerian mimicry
Definition
Two inedible that looks like each other
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ecosystems
Definition
Living organisms plus abiotic environment
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