Response and Behaviour in Animals – S6 Biology Notes

These 22 pages of teacher-prepared notes for Senior Six Biology carry on from the coordination topic and deal with how animals respond and behave. The notes define behaviour and compare instinctive (innate) behaviour with learned behaviour. Innate topics include simple reflexes and reflex arcs, kinesis and taxis, migration, territoriality, courtship and parental care. The notes also describe motivational, releasing and terminating stimuli, and explain how pheromones and hormones affect behaviour. Displacement and vacuum activities are covered too. The learned behaviour section covers habituation, associative learning, imprinting, exploratory learning and insight learning. Advantages, disadvantages and examples are given throughout to support A-level study.