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Insight
the ability to solve a problem without repeated trial and error
altruism
animal reduces its own fitness to help others in a group
innate behavior
born knowing; performed correctly the first time
hibernation
period of time that an animal spends in a dormant state
communication
keep in contact with one another
territoriality
control of an area by one group or species
operant learning
behaviors are controlled by reward
habituation
animals response decreases the more something happens
migration
animals travel from one place to another in search of food or better conditions
stimulus
something that makes an animal behave a certain way
tetrapod
4 legs
atria
an anatomical cavity or passage
amphibian
animals that can live both on land and in water
endoskeleton
internal skeleton made of bones or cartilage
vertebrate
has a backbone
swim bladder
helps fish float higher or lower in the water
cartilage
strong, but flexible connective tissue that protects joints and bones
bony fish
Osteichthyes; having skelton of bone instead of cartilage
countercurrent flow
take in dissolved oxygen from blood
ventricle
muscular chamber that pumps blood out of the heart and into the circulatory system
carapace
upper shell of a turtle
viviparous
keep their eggs inside of their body
oviparous
deposit their eggs into an external nest
endotherm
use own metabolic heat to stay warm
ectotherm
body temperature is determined by their surroundings
monotremes
mammals that lay eggs
amniote
embryo develops in an amnion & chorion; mammal,bird, or reptile
Mammary
specialized glands that produce milk
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