Aggressive Behavior

Question 1

Aggression is derived from the Latin word _____ which means _____

Answer 1

Aggredi - to attack

Question 2

Implying that there is something excessive, inappropriate, or undesirable about the severity and nature of the animal’s responses

Answer 2

Aggression

Question 3

Where threat and attack are used to compete for a resource, the winning of which increases the victor’s relative fitneess

Answer 3

Social conflict

Question 4

Where threat and attack between members of the same or two different species are used to protect either the attacker’s young or nest sites from potentially destructive intruders

Answer 4

Parental defense

Question 5

Where threat and attack between members of the same or two different species are used to protect the aggressor from potential predators or attacking members of their own species

Answer 5

Self-defense

Question 6

Involves killing of unrelated young

Answer 6

Infanticide

Question 7

In males, this strategy seems to be a method of increasing the individual’s reproductive fitness. In females, for reducing litter or clutch size

Answer 7

Infanticide

Question 8

Efficient killing strategy followed by feeding activity

Answer 8

Predation

Question 9

Has a strong impact on social aggression

Answer 9

Genotype

Question 10

Is applied to the threat and attack components of agonistic behavior in animals

Answer 10

Aggression