General Terms

Question 1

Innate Behavior

Answer 1

A behavior that is determined by genetics alone

Question 2

Learned Behavior

Answer 2

A behavior that is determined by the organism’s environment. Therefore, learned behaviors vary depending on the individual.

Question 3

Habitat

Answer 3

An area that has all the conditions to allow for an organism’s survival (i.e. food and water source).

Question 4

Ecosystem

Answer 4

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Question 5

Adaptation

Answer 5

A biological mechanism by which organisms adjust to changes in their current environment.

Question 6

Ecological Niche*

Answer 6

Entails the following:
Habitat of the organism
The role of the organism in an ecosystem
Interrelationship of the species with all the biotic and abiotic factors affecting it.

NOT A FAN OF THIS ONE

Question 7

Adaptive Advantage

Answer 7

A certain behavior or characteristic of an organism which increases its chance of survival and therefore, reproduction in a given environment.

Question 8

Territory*

Answer 8

An area which an organism or a group of organisms utilize and actively defend.

Question 9

Home range*

Answer 9

An area that is occupied by members of a species to find food/resources but is not defended