Chapter 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

Innate Behavior

Answer 1

An inherited behavior that does not depend on the environment or experience

Question 2

Learned Behavior

Answer 2

A behavior that has been learned from experience.

Question 3

Territory

Answer 3

An area that is occupied by one animal or a group of animals that do not allow other members of the species to enter.

Question 4

Migrate

Answer 4

To travel from one place to another.

Question 5

Landmarks

Answer 5

Fixed objects that an animal uses to find its way

Question 6

Hibernation

Answer 6

A period of inactivity and lowered body temperature that some animals undergo in winter as a protection against cold weather and lack of food.

Question 7

Estivation

Answer 7

A period of inactivity and lowered body temperature that some animals undergo in summer as a protection against hot weather and lack of food.

Question 8

Biological Clock

Answer 8

The internal control of an animal’s natural cycles.

Question 9

Adaptation

Answer 9

A characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.

Question 10

Natural Selection

Answer 10

The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do.

Question 11

Genetic Bottleneck

Answer 11

The reduced number of characteristics within a population to adapt to an environment better.