Glencoe Biology Chapter 31: Animal Behavior - Videos & Lessons

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The Animal Behavior chapter of this Glencoe Biology companion course helps students learn the essential biology lessons of animal behavior. Each of these simple and fun video lessons is about five minutes long and is sequenced to align with the Animal Behavior textbook chapter.

How it works:

Identify the lessons in Glencoe Biology's Animal Behavior chapter with which you need help.
Find the corresponding video lessons within this companion course chapter.
Watch fun videos that cover the animal behavior topics you need to learn or review.
Complete the quizzes to test your understanding.
If you need additional help, re-watch the videos until you've mastered the material or submit a question for one of our instructors.

Students will learn about:

Reflexes, kineses and taxes
Imprinting, habituation and conditioning behaviors
Altruism and kin selection
Dominance hierarchies and territoriality
Circadian rhythms
Forms of animal communication

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6 Lessons in Chapter 29: Glencoe Biology Chapter 31: Animal Behavior

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1. Innate Behavior: Reflexes, Kineses and Taxes

When there is a loud sound, you quickly jump without thinking. This is because this reflex is an innate, or inherited, behavior. In this lesson, we will look at reflexes as well as several other types of innate behaviors.

2. Learned Behavior: Imprinting, Habituation and Conditioning

Ever wonder why it is easier to train your dog when you give him a treat every time he does something correct? In this lesson we will take a look at conditioning as well as several other forms of learned behavior.

3. Social Behavior: The Cost-Benefit of Altruism and Kin Selection

Ever wonder why people are more likely to help their relatives than complete strangers? Social behavior can help explain this and other actions. Let's look at the cost of certain behaviors.

4. Social Behavior: Agonistic, Dominance Hierarchies, & Territoriality

Instead of using words, animals communicate with each other through social behaviors. These actions between individuals may be used to establish rank, defend home and breeding sites, and compete for resources.

5. The Circadian Rhythm

You wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night. But some animals do the opposite: wake at night and sleep during the day. What determines the time of day you're active is your circadian rhythm, an internal clock that keeps daily time for you.

6. How Animals Communicate: Chemical, Visual & Electrical Signals

Animals use a variety of different signals to communicate with each other. In this lesson you'll identify the different types of communication signals and the situations in which they might be most useful.

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