Biology SAT Prep - Week 1

Biology SAT Prep - Week 1

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Egestion

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Cards (30)

Section 1

(30 cards)

Egestion

Front

removal of undigested waste

Back

Ingestion

Front

Intake of food

Back

Classical Conditioning (Pavlov)

Front

a type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events

Back

associative learning

Front

learning that certain events occur together. The events may be two stimuli or a response and its consequences.

Back

classical conditioning

Front

a type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events

Back

Respiration

Front

Metabolic processes that produce energy (ATP) for all the life processes.

Back

kin selection

Front

the process by which evolution selects for individuals who cooperate with their relatives

Back

agonistic behavior

Front

A type of behavior involving a contest of some kind that determines which competitor gains access to some resource, such as food or mates.

Back

sign stimuli

Front

an external sensory stimulus that triggers a fixed action pattern

Back

territory

Front

A particular area of land

Back

operant conditioning

Front

a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher

Back

transport

Front

distribution of molecules from one part of a cell to another or from one cell to another

Back

Karl von Frisch

Front

described bee waggle dance

Back

Ivan Pavlov

Front

discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell

Back

excretion

Front

removal of metabolic waste.

Back

metabolism

Front

the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism

Back

Niko Tinbergen

Front

explained fixed action pattern

Back

reproduction

Front

Ability to generate offspring

Back

synthesis

Front

Combining of small molecules or substances into larger, more complex ones

Back

Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)

Front

A sequence of behavioral acts that is essentially unchangeable and usually carried to completion once initiated.

Back

locomotion

Front

the ability to move from place to place (animal cells only)

Back

Habituation

Front

an organism's decreasing response to a stimulus with repeated exposure to it

Back

releasers

Front

when sign stimuli are exchanged between members of the same species

Back

alturism

Front

unselfish regard for the welfare of others

Back

irritability

Front

ability to respond to stimuli

Back

Konrad Lorenz

Front

researcher who focused on critical attachment periods in baby birds, a concept he called imprinting

Back

Imprinting (Lorenz)

Front

rapid, relatively permanent type of learning that takes place during a critical period

Back

Digestion

Front

Breakdown of food substances into simpler forms that can be absorbed and used

Back

regulation

Front

Ability to maintain internal stability, homeostasis.

Back

B.F. Skinner

Front

Behaviorist that developed the theory of operant conditioning by training pigeons and rats

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