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7 Chapters in Animal Behavior Study Guide

1. Evolutionary Theory & Natural Selection ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43336].percentComplete }}%)

2. Causes of Behavior ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43337].percentComplete }}%)

3. Ecosystems Overview ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43339].percentComplete }}%)

4. Ecosystems & Biomes ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43340].percentComplete }}%)

5. Ecosystem Interactions Among Organisms ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43341].percentComplete }}%)

6. Reproduction and Family ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43343].percentComplete }}%)

7. Learning Behavior in Animals ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43346].percentComplete }}%)

7 chapters in Animal Behavior Study Guide

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Ch 1. Evolutionary Theory & Natural Selection {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43336].percentComplete}}% complete

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	Lesson 1 - Theories of Evolution: Lamarck vs. Darwin			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[419].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[419].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - Natural Selection & Adaptation: Definition, Theory & Examples			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[425].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[425].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - Natural Selection: Definition, Types & Examples			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[427].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[427].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Evolutionary Theory's Applications to Learning			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[5304].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[5304].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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	Lesson 1 - Types of Studies in Behavioral Genetics: Twin, Family & Adoption			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[77].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[77].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - How Genetics and the Environment Interact in Human Development			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[18837].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[18837].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - Genotype-Environment Interaction and Phenotypic Plasticity			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[14417].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[14417].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Hormones: Definition, Function & Intro to the Endocrine System			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[3983].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[3983].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - Endocrine System Function & Hormone Regulation			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[18].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[18].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 6 - The HPG Axis: Hormones of Male Reproduction			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[3145].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[3145].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 7 - HPG Axis: Hormonal Control of the Ovarian Cycle			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2891].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2891].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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	Lesson 1 - The Environment, Levels of Ecology and Ecosystems			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[405].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[405].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - Ecosystems, Habitats and Ecological Niches			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[410].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[410].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - The Laws of Thermodynamics			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[284].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[284].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Global Ecology: Definition and Overview			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[8537].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[8537].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - What is Biodiversity? - Definition and Relation to Ecosystem Stability			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[8538].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[8538].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 6 - Food Chains, Trophic Levels and Energy Flow in an Ecosystem			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[414].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[414].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 7 - Biogeochemical Cycling and the Phosphorus Cycle			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[407].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[407].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 8 - The Nitrogen Cycle, Acid Rain and Fossil Fuels			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[408].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[408].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 9 - The Carbon Cycle and Long-Term Carbon Storage			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[406].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[406].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 10 - Fossil Fuels, Greenhouse Gases, and Global Warming			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2366].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2366].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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Ch 4. Ecosystems & Biomes {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43340].percentComplete}}% complete

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	Lesson 1 - Biomes: Desert, Tropical Rainforest, Savanna, Coral Reefs & More			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[415].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[415].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - Biomes: Tundra, Taiga, Temperate Grassland, and Coastlines			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2367].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2367].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - Primary Productivity of Biomes			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[8539].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[8539].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Ecological Succession: From Pioneer to Climax Communities			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[416].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[416].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - Succession in Freshwater and Terrestrial Ecosystems			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[8540].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[8540].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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	Lesson 1 - Behavior: Definition & Explanation			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2660].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2660].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - Animal Behavior: Innate vs. Learned			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[37261].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[37261].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - Interspecific Competition, Competitive Exclusion & Niche Differentiation			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2177].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2177].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Predator/Prey Interactions, Camouflage, Mimicry & Warning Coloration			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2175].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2175].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - Symbiotic Relationships: Mutualism, Commensalism & Parasitism			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[413].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[413].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 6 - Populations: Density, Survivorship and Life Histories			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2178].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2178].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 7 - Carrying Capacity, Migration & Dispersion			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[411].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[411].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 8 - Dispersal, Colonization, and Island Biogeography			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[417].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[417].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 9 - Conservation Biology, Habitat Fragmentation, and Metapopulations			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2369].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2369].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 10 - How Introduced and Invasive Species Alter Ecological Balance			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2173].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2173].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 11 - How Animals Communicate: Chemical, Visual & Electrical Signals			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[13818].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[13818].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 12 - The Circadian Rhythm			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[13817].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[13817].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 13 - Optimality Models: Animal Behavior & the Optimal Foraging Theory			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[43342].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[43342].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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Ch 6. Reproduction and Family {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43343].percentComplete}}% complete

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	Lesson 1 - Overview of Animal Reproduction and Development			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[385].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[385].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction: Comparison & Characteristics			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[684].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[684].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - Sexual Selection & Mate Choice in Animals			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[43344].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[43344].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Mate Choice & Marriage: Factors in the Selection Process			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[26824].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[26824].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - Animal Mating Systems			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[43345].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[43345].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 6 - Parenting Styles: Authoritarian, Permissive & Neglectful			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[73].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[73].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 7 - Family and Kinship: Patrilocality, Matrilocality & Neolocality			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2780].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2780].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 8 - Kinship Types: Lineal, Collateral & Affinal Kin			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[26827].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[26827].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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Ch 7. Learning Behavior in Animals {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43346].percentComplete}}% complete

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	Lesson 1 - Classical Conditioning in Psychology: Definition, Principles & Examples			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[33].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[33].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - Psychologist John Watson & the Little Albert Experiment			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[34].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[34].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - Operant Conditioning in Psychology: Definition, Theory & Examples			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[35].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[35].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - What is Shaping in Psychology? - Definition & Examples			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[144].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[144].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - Schedules of Reinforcement in Psychology: Continous & Partial			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[36].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[36].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 6 - Observational vs. Insight Learning: Albert Bandura & Wolfgang Kohler			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[38].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[38].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 7 - Biological Limits on Conditioning: Taste Aversion, the Garcia Effect & Instincts			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[39].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[39].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 8 - Mimicry in Animals: Definition & Examples			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[28529].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[28529].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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Practice Chapter Exam - Score: {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43346].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43346].bestScoreQuestions}} Practice Chapter Exam - Learning Behavior in Animals

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In this course, you'll learn the answers to questions including:

How do I define the theory of evolution?
What is the relationship between genetics and the environment in human development?
How do I describe how reaction norms explain behavior?
What are ecosystems?
How is biodiversity related to ecosystem stability?
What is the carbon cycle?
How do I describe the various biomes?
What is the difference between innate and learned animal behavior?
What is habit fragmentation?
How does an invasive species alter ecological balance?
What is asexual reproduction?
What are kinship types?
What is operant conditioning?

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Animal Behavior Study Guide

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1. Evolutionary Theory & Natural Selection ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43336].percentComplete }}%)

2. Causes of Behavior ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43337].percentComplete }}%)

3. Ecosystems Overview ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43339].percentComplete }}%)

4. Ecosystems & Biomes ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43340].percentComplete }}%)

5. Ecosystem Interactions Among Organisms ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43341].percentComplete }}%)

6. Reproduction and Family ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43343].percentComplete }}%)

7. Learning Behavior in Animals ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43346].percentComplete }}%)

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1. Evolutionary Theory & Natural Selection ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43336].percentComplete }}%)

2. Causes of Behavior ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43337].percentComplete }}%)

3. Ecosystems Overview ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43339].percentComplete }}%)

4. Ecosystems & Biomes ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43340].percentComplete }}%)

5. Ecosystem Interactions Among Organisms ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43341].percentComplete }}%)

6. Reproduction and Family ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43343].percentComplete }}%)

7. Learning Behavior in Animals ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[43346].percentComplete }}%)

7 chapters in Animal Behavior Study Guide

Who's It For?

How It Works:

Why It Works:

Course Topics

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