Big Idea:
The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.
Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties.
Enduring Understanding:
Explain how organisms within populations and within communities, interact through communication and behavior.
Required Reading:
Campbell: Chapter 51
ARTICLES/CASE STUDY:
Conversations with Fireflies: A Case Study of Mimicry and Defense
Mom Always Liked You Best
My Brother's Keeper
Game Theory Activity
Learning Objectives:By the end of this unit, you should be able to....
1. |
Explain how behaviors are the result of natural selection. |
2. |
Explain and give examples of the differences between learned behavior and innate behavior. |
3. |
Describe and explain how signed stimulus triggers fixed action pattern behavior. |
4. |
Provide examples of how organisms use communication to increase fitness. Explain different forms of animal communication. |
5. |
Explain how experience and behavior interplay for different forms of learning. |
6. |
Explain how individual survival and reproductive success can be used to explain most behavior. |
7. |
Describe how altruism and inclusive fitness accounts for the evolution of behavior. Explain "kin selection" |
Vocabulary
Below is a list of vocabulary terms used in this unit. By the end of the unit, you will be able to write a working definition of each term and correctly use each term.
ethology |
behavior |
proximate |
ultimate | innate | Fixed-action pattern (FAP) |
kinesis | migration | circadian rhythm |
signal | pheromones | visual signals |
auditory signals | learning | imprinting |
associative learning | classical conditioning | operant conditioning |
foraging | optimal foraging model | promiscuous |
monogamous | polygamous | agnostic |
inclusive fitness | altruism | kin selection |
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