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NCEA Level 3: Animal Plant Responses

Subject : NCEA
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1. Behaviors that have been developed by experience rather than by having them from birth






2. When organisms orient themselves either towards or away from a stimulus






3. Having from birth; occurring naturally rather than being learned






4. The natural period of the rhythm if there are no external cues.






5. The resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects






6. A polygamous mating system involving one male and many females






7. Mating behaviour in which a number of males and females mates with each other.






8. Foe - opponent - adversary






9. Located in the brain; secretes hormone melatonin; in some species - it regulates the biological clock and biorhythms






10. The environmental agent that resets the biological clock e.g: change in light - temperature






11. A single receptor is used to calculate the direction of a stimulus






12. When the amount of random turning is related to the intensity of a stimulus (unorientated response)






13. Substance produced in the tip of a seedling that stimulates cell elongation






14. Having a daily cycle or occurring every day






15. Light receptor pigment in photoperiodism. Pr (red-light absorbing) vs Pfr (infrared light absorbing) In short-day plants - it stops flowering but in long-day plants it induces flowering






16. The period of daylight - specific for any given species - that triggers a long-day or a short-day response in organisms






17. Cause responses that alter conditions in the internal environment






18. Disposed to attack; militant; assertive; pushing






19. Prolonged relationship between male and female - associated with joint parental care






20. A polygamous mating system involving one female and many males






21. A special case of polymorphism based on the distinction between the secondary sex characteristics of males and females.






22. A biological clock that enables a migrating bird or insect to fly using the sun and continuously adjust its angle to the sun while flying.






23. Chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands - travel through the bloodstream - and affect other tissues






24. Yearly activity period - approximately 360 days






25. Cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter






26. A cue using the earths magnetic field






27. Derived or originating internally






28. Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment






29. Period of dormancy - usually seasonal - which growth and development cease and metabolism is greatly reduced






30. Plant that generally requires long nights-- 12 or more hours of darkness to begin the flowering process.






31. Having only one spouse at a time






32. This is the growth towards or away from a stimulus coming from one direction. If the movement is towards the stimulus it is positive - if it is away from the stimulus it is negative






33. To change the start times of a rhythm - but not its period






34. Diagram showing the periods of activity and rest of an organism over a number of twenty four hour periods so that trends in activity can be identified






35. Working together between species or in a species






36. The process by which evolution selects for genes that cause individuals to provide benefits to their relatives






37. Plant hormone that stimulates fruit ripening and leaf drop






38. Movement of the whole organism towards or away from a stimulus coming from one direction






39. A hormone that promotes seed and bud germination - stem elongation - and leaf growth; stimulate flowering and development of fruit; affect root growth and differentiation






40. An innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions






41. Period of time during which a plant embryo is alive but not growing






42. A group or system in which positions of power are ranked






43. Any area that an animal defends against other animals






44. The lobes of the brain that receive signals from the receptors in the eyes






45. Stimulates cell division and growth of lateral buds. Causes dormant seeds to sprout.






46. Reversible growth or turgor movement in response to a non directional stimulus






47. Willing to submit without resistance to authority






48. Plant that generally requires short nights-- less that 10-12 hours of darkness to begin the flowering process.






49. Of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals






50. A colored chemical compound that absorbs light - producing color