Animal Behavior - Unit 2

Front 1

Give one example of how animals obtain their food.

Back 1

Locating using their senses

Front 2

Give one example of coevolution.

Back 2

Flowers and bees

Front 3

What type of food do generalist eat?

Back 3

Omnivores (plants and animals)

Front 4

What is storing and caching?

Back 4

Instead of eating the food right away, animals hide it and save it for later

Front 5

Give two examples of why animals migrate.

Back 5

For mating and a food sorce

Front 6

What percent of bird species migrate?

Back 6

50%

Front 7

How do humans track navigating animals?

Back 7

Banding

Front 8

What is a circadian rhythm?

Back 8

24 hour cycle of your physiological process

Front 9

Name two ways that birds navigate while migrating.

Back 9

Map sense and sun compass

Front 10

Give one example of an animal that migrates.

Back 10

Zebras

Front 11

What is the relationship between predators and prey?

Back 11

Predators- organisms that survive by eating others
Prey- what they eat

Front 12

List two ways in which predators locate prey.

Back 12

Smell and sound

Front 13

List two ways in which predators obtain prey.

Back 13

Stalk and lure in

Front 14

Give an example of an animal that hunts in groups

Back 14

Lions

Front 15

Name two things predators do once they capture their prey.

Back 15

Stun and store for later

Front 16

Give two examples of primary defense.

Back 16

Turtle shell and camouflage

Front 17

Give two examples of secondary defense.

Back 17

Skunk and freeze

Front 18

What could result if siblings must compete?

Back 18

One sibling could kill the other

Front 19

What is competitive exclusion?

Back 19

When two species compete for a limited resource

Front 20

What factors determine fight or flight?

Back 20

Can I win?
Is it necessary?

Front 21

What is a territory?

Back 21

An area that an animal will defend

Front 22

If two dogs are the same size which dog would win?

Back 22

The resident (home field advantage)

Front 23

If resources become scarse, what happens to the frequency of aggressive encounters?

Back 23

Increase

Front 24

Scent marking is a type of ____ communication.

Back 24

Passive

Front 25

Name two ways animals display aggressive.

Back 25

Increase body size
Expose teeth

Front 26

Name one way an animal shows submission.

Back 26

Get smaller
Expose weak area (belly)

Front 27

In order for communication to occur ther must be a ___ and a ___.

Back 27

Sender and a receiver

Front 28

Name two channels of communication.

Back 28

Sound and visual

Front 29

Name an advantage of sound communication.

Back 29

Radiates in all directions

Front 30

Name an advantage of visual communication.

Back 30

Little error

Front 31

Name an advantage of chemical communication.

Back 31

Lasts a long time

Front 32

What is the difference between releaser and primer?

Back 32

Releaser- affect behavior of another individual
Primer- affects other individual's physiology

Front 33

Why is coordination important when living in a group?

Back 33

Efficient way of sounding and alarm

Front 34

What is the difference between an aggregration and society?

Back 34

Aggregration- groups of animals
Society- division of labor, communication and stability

Front 35

Organized societies are structured by communication and ____.

Back 35

Dominance

Front 36

How is dominance established in mamals?

Back 36

Size

Front 37

List two ways that dominace solves problems.

Back 37

Less aggression
Provides stability

Front 38

What is Eusociality?

Back 38

When most members are sterile and there are assigned duties to each member. (bees)

Front 39

List two costs to living in a group.

Back 39

Increased competition
Increased disease

Front 40

List four benefits to living in a group.

Back 40

Protection
Always someone on gaurd
Group hunting
Warmth