ansc 2050 exam 1 questions with complete solutions
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ANSC 2050 Exam 1 Questions with Complete
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ethology Correct Answer-the study of the behavior of animals in their
natural surroundings, with its focus on instinctive or innate behavior
instinct Correct Answer-animal behavior present at birth, genetically
programmed to get their first meal after birth, etc
habituation Correct Answer-lack of response to a repeated stimulus;
conditioning
trial and error Correct Answer-regarding animal behavior this is when
you try different responses until the correct one is performed, ties to a
reward
reasoning Correct Answer-regarding animal behavior, correct responce
to a stimulus the first time
imprinting Correct Answer-regarding animal behavior, bonding process;
mostly for recognition purposes for mother and baby
sexual, caregiving, care soliciting, agnostic, ingestive, eliminative,
shelter seeking, investigative, allelomimetic Correct Answer-what are
the nine identified systems of animal behavior
,sexual behavior Correct Answer-identified system of animal behavior;
involves heat or estrus, pheromones, used to attract the opposite sex; Ex
- Flehman response
caregiving behavior Correct Answer-identified system of animal
behavior; mostly maternally oriented, stimulation to suckling. protection
- animals become very aggressive to outsiders who approach their young
care soliciting behavior Correct Answer-identified system of animal
behavior; when young offspring want attention, they cry out for help
when distressed, disturbed, or hungry; vocal sounds
lambing jug Correct Answer-separate pen for mother and newborn lamb
to spend time bonding; ensures that lambs get right amount of colostrum
agnostic behavior Correct Answer-identified system of animal behavior;
fight or flight, aggressive or passive behavior, includes interaction with
other animals
offense, defense, escape, passivity Correct Answer-part of agnostic
behavior; 4 ways to establish social dominance
ingestive behavior Correct Answer-identified system of animal behavior;
feeding behavior, eating, grazing behavior
, grazing behavior Correct Answer-ingestive behavior regarding
rumination, relation to water access, how to manage range/pasture,
climate can have an impact on this
eliminative behavior Correct Answer-identified system of animal
behavior; regarding behavior of feces and urine; this is affected by stress
shrink loss Correct Answer-when cattle are transported, they are affected
by stress, which results in a 3% loss of body weight
shelter seeking behavior Correct Answer-identified system of animal
behavior; shade and rest for rumination, wet areas for cooling, crowding
during cold conditions
investigative behavior Correct Answer-identified system of animal
behavior; an animal's curiosity, common in pigs, horses, dairy goats, and
somewhat cattle
allelomimetic behavior Correct Answer-identified system of animal
behavior; animals of a species tend to do the same thing at the same
time, herding behavior
communication Correct Answer-transfer of information through any of
the senses
maladaptive behavior Correct Answer-animals exhibit this behavior
when they cannot adapt to a new environment, or when they exhibit
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