BIOS 1700 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026

BIOS 1700 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026




Whats the term for what phycoligcal mechanisms cause the behavior - ANS causation



how does. behavior develop - ANS development



how does the behavior promote the individuals ability to survive and reproduce -
ANS adaptive function



how did the behavior evolve over time - ANS evolutionary history



causation and development are - ANS proximate (the HOW explanations)



adaptive function and evolutionary history are - ANS ultimate (the WHY explanations)



Innate means - ANS - genetically derived (preprogrammed based on gene expression)



- instinctive behaviors



CAN be influenced by environment

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, Learned (in terms of animal behavior) means - ANS behaviors primarily from the result of
experiences



what are your biological clocks - ANS - circadian

- lunar

- annual



what does the biological clock do - ANS determinants of biological activity



causation (def.) - ANS phycological response to potential predator



ex) goose feels threatened)



development (def.) - ANS "fight or flight" response caused by release of epinephrine



adaptive functions (why) - ANS for offspring survival



evolutionary history (why) - ANS higher offspring survival increases fitness (selective
advantage) ->natural selection



circadian clock is - ANS DAILY rhythms

ex):

-feeding

- sleeping

- hormone production

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