She had to make many observations about the chimps before she could become up close and personal with them. In order for her study to be successful she had to become closer to the chimps so they can feel comfortable and gain her trust (Learning from Chimps 62). She spent years with them observing their behaviors, personalities and emotion. She treated them as if they were part of her family. While studying the chimps she was able to find groundbreaking information that connected chimps to human behavior.
Title: The Beaks of Finches Purpose: We did this lab to demonstrate how natural selection would occur in the habitat with different kinds of finches. Paragraph: This lab demonstrated natural selection involving finches and their beaks. Seeing as finches use sexual reproduction, there is variation within the species. To illustrate, different finches have different types of beaks which may or may not be helpful when trying to survive. We represented the variation of beaks using tools such as pliers, tweezers, a staple remover, an ice cream scoop, a clothes pin and a baby spoon.
The chimps socially are divided into groups with subgroups. Behaviors and culture will also vary according to the different communities of the chimps, not by much though. But since primates are social animals they will adapt to their surroundings and behave accordingly. Stated in the article, the chimps teach each other by example, and after a certain age its either you get it or you don’t. This again, is a something that applies us humans as well.
This side of the nature-nurture debate suggests that we are a certain way because of the way we were bought up and our life experiences. Biological programming - this comes down to your genes. Biological programming suggests that you will have similar medical conditions to your parents supporting the idea of natural selection and genetics. Maturation theory - this theory sees child development as being controlled by evolution and that genetically there is a series of events that will occur automatically. It is believed the development has a biological process and this can be predicted over time.
Endangered Species Act Sabrina Corbin SCI 207 Instructor: Duyen Nguyen June 20, 2011 Should the Endangered species Act be strengthened? That is the question that many have found to be a debatable issue. On one side you have some saying that we should strengthen the act so we continue to protect species that are stable and declining. This program is already working and we could do so much so much faster. It is important to be able to pass on the “nation’s wildlife heritage” to our children.
DON’T FORGET: As you work through these exercises, think of questions you may have and would want to test. Use these questions to come up with a hypothesis for your PopGen paper. Assignment 4: Modes of Natural Selection (7 points) a) What happens to allele frequency in the case of directional selection? (1 point) Does directional
UNIT 1 ASSIGNMENT BIOLOGY (SCIE206-1303B-04) JANET ANDREWS LORENZO JAMES 9-3-2013 INTRODUCTION: When taking a hike, you notice that a ruby throated hummingbird seems interested in your red hat. It hovers over the hat then darts away, the question being asked is do hummingbirds prefer some colors more then others when visiting flowers? HYPOTHESIS: My hypothesis towards this observation would be hummingbirds may or might be attracted to certain colors or a certain color. They may also be attracted to certain types of scents or movements, I really cant pinpoint the exact stimulation or interest of the hummingbird. PREDICTION: If the experiment shows that the hummingbird is attracted to the different colors, scents or movements, then that would mean that my hypothesis was definitely a true statement and this would confirm my guess was correct.
Outline and evaluate evidence for intelligence in non-human animals Intelligence is defined as the ability to acquire and apply knowledge. Psychologists have exploited this concept in many ways to try and determine whether non-human animals are capable of intelligence. From social learning it is logical to assume that, since non-human animals are able to both acquire and use new behaviours, they must be intelligent in some way. Woodruff and Premack (1979) observed chimpanzees and found that they have the ability to intentionally deceive their keepers. Having seen their food hidden in one of two containers, the chimpanzee indicated to the keeper which container she wanted.
Behaving Brain 1. Explain the major concepts of evolutionary theory, such as natural selection and variation. Charles Darwin created the theory of evolution and helped us to understand the roots of behavior and mental process. Natural selection states: variations increasing that odds of reproducing and surviving are most likely to be passed on to future generations, this has shaped our traits and behavior tendencies. Nature has selected advantageous variations from the mutations and new gene combo's produced at each human understanding.
This type of behavior has been used to study animals and humans alike. Behaviorism played a dominant role in psychology from 1920 – 1960. With behaviorism mental events are ignored and only observations of behavior to environmental stimuli are recorded. Behaviorists believe that the behavior of people and animals are formed through learning in their environment. ‘The basic principles and