General Zoology –Biology 2154
Study Guide 1
Chapter 35: Animal Behavior
 Distinguish between and give examples of innate and learned behaviors
 Identify and describe the contributions of Karl von Frisch, Konrad Lorenz, and Niko Tinbergen to
the study of behavior
 List and explain Tinbergen’s four questions
 Distinguish between proximate and ultimate causes of animal behavior
 Differentiate between and give examples of kinesis, taxis, reflex, and fixed action patterns
 Describe the different types of learned behaviors described in class and be able to give examples
 Differentiate between classical and operant conditioning
 Understand the role of cognitive mapping
 Describe and give examples of the different types of social behaviors discussed in class
o Explain/justify the advantages and disadvantages of social behavior
Chapter 16: Prokaryotes
 Compare and contrast prokaryotes and eukaryotes
 List the Linnean taxon levels in order
 Classify any prokaryotes, given group specific details, into the appropriate Domain
 Explain the general characteristics of prokaryotes that contribute to their success
o Differentiate between prokaryotic shape
o Differentiate between gram (+) and gram( -) prokaryotes
o Nourishment
o Explain and give an example of a biofilm
o Know roles of capsule, pili, reproduction, adaptation, and cellular components
 Place organisms into the appropriate clades within Domain Archaea
 Place organisms into the appropriate clades within Domain Bacteria
o Recognize and describe defining qualities that distinguish 1 bacterial clade from another
o Recognize and describe defining qualities that distinguish types of bacteria from each
other within a bacterial clade
o List specific species of bacteria in each bacterial clade and any associated
disease/illnesses that they cause (only those discussed in class)
 Distinguish between exotoxins and endotoxins
o Know examples of bacteria that produce both endo- and exotoxins
Chapter 16: Protists
 Explain what a Protist is
 Place Protists into the appropriate clade within Domain Eukarya, Kingdom Protista
o Recognize and describe the defining qualities that distinguish one clade of Protists from
another
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Recognize and describe the defining qualities that distinguish types of Protists from each
other within a Protist clade
List specific species of Protists and any associated disease/illness that they cause (only
those discussed in class)
Chapter 18: Invertebrates
 Explain what an animal is
 Identify and explain the general features of animal plans used to construct morphologically
based phylogenetic trees
o Distinguish between diplo- and triploblastic and the tissue derivatives associated with
each
 Explain the formation of germ layers and what each develops into
o Identify the relationship between symmetry and movement
 Recognize the terms: anterior, posterior, dorsal, and ventral
o Classify organisms as deuterostomes or protostomes
o Explain what a coelom is and the different levels of coelom development seen in
animals
o Be able to apply each of the features to each of the phyla discussed in class
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List each of the phyla (subphyla and class where applicable) that animals can be classified into
ONLY UP THROUGH PHYLUM NEMATODA (ROUNDWORMS)
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Recognize and explain the characteristics unique to each of the invertebrate taxons (see
levels above) discussed in class
 Understand any key terms related to each of the phyla discussed
Classify animals into the appropriate taxon given specific scenarios and characteristics
Give examples of animals that belong to each of the appropriate taxons