E.3.1 Distinguish between innate and learned behaviour
Innate
behaviour that is an
instinctive response fixed
Learned
behaviour modified from experiences
E.3.2 Design experiments to investigate
innate behaviour in invertebrates,
including either a taxis or a kinesis
Taxis = change in movement in response to a stimulus
Maggots and lamp experiment
Kinesis = change in activity rate in response to a stimulus
Woodlice experiment
prefer dark and damp places
E.3.3 Analyse data from invertebrate behaviour experiments in
terms of the effect on chances of survival and reproduction
Maggots
move away from light
Woodlice
stay in the dark and damp places
E.3.4 Discuss how the process
of learning can improve the
chances of survival
away to avoid dangers that have previously come up
hunting and obtaining food
e.g. bears learning to catch
salmon in rivers
E.3.5 Outline Pavlov's experiments into conditioning of dogs
E.3.6 Outline the role of inheritance and learning in the development of birdsong in young birds
1. Male birds use birdsong as a means of
communication - either signalling attraction
or establishing territorial boundaries
2.Most birds are born with a crude template song that is
genetically inherited
3. Whilst young, fledglings learn to expand the song by listening to, and
mimicking, the adult version (motor learning)
4. The possession of an innate template prevents the bird from learning the wrong
species song, however birds raised in isolation will lack the complexity that develops
from social interaction
5. Birds are generally selective in what song they learn (not any song can be learnt) and once learnt the song is
rarely modified