Animal Behaviour

Question 0

Territorial behaviour:

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Carried out in defence of a specific area which is used for the provision of food or breeding purposes

Question 1

Functions of behaviour:

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Behaviour patterns are usually adaptive. They help the animal survive and/ or reproduce

Question 2

Examples of territorial behaviours….

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• Honeyeaters chasing off other honeyeaters from areas with nectar producing plants
• magpies defending an area used for breeding from other magpies

Question 3

Aggressive behaviour:

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Involves a physical act or threat by one individual against another

Question 4

Examples of aggressive behaviours…..

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• dominant male baboon chasing off other male that got to close to female
• kookaburras attacking a goanna that is approaching the nesting hollow of a kookaburra

Question 5

Submissive behaviour:

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Designed to stop or reduce the intensity of the aggressive behaviour or another individual

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Example of submissive behaviours….

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• young male dog rolling on its back in the presence of an older dog
• male gorilla turning its face away from the stare of a silverback
• red foxes greet more dominant fox by carrying their heads lower

Question 7

Reproductive behaviours

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Carried out in the production and rearing of offspring

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Examples of reproductive behaviours….

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• courtship behaviour, display of colours and song shown by male lyre birds to attract females
• nest building, preparation for a nest hollow for breeding by budgerigars
• parental care, such as feeding and protection given to a new born whale calf by its mother

Question 9

Appetitive behaviour:

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Leads in directly to the satisfaction of a motivation

Question 10

Example of appetitive behaviour….

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Approach food in order to satisfy your hunger

Question 11

Social behaviours:

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Those carried out by individuals of the same species

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Solitary behaviours:

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Behaviours carried out by a single individual

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Advantages of living in social group

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• greater degree of protection from predators
• increased care of offspring
• greater ability to find food sources
• increased ability to defend territories
• better access to potential mates

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Disadvantages of living in social groups

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• increased competition for mates, food am nesting sites
• increased risk of infection
• greater risk of injury from other members in the group

Question 15

Some Social species

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• elephant herd
• eastern grey kangaroos
• swarm of honey bees
• lions

Question 16

Some solitary species

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• koalas
• tigers
• ruby tailed wasp

Question 17

Methods of communication

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1. Visual communication
2. Vocal communication
3. Chemical communication
4. Tactile communication

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Visual communication

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Based on sight

• butterfly wings looks like owl eyes
• gorilla stare

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Vocal communication

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Based on sound

• gorilla chest beating
• wolf pack calling

Question 20

Chemical communication

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Based on taste and smell

• dogs marking territory with urine
• koalas rub the tree, repel males and attract females
• female vapourer moths use pheromones to attract male because she can not fly

Question 21

What is pheromones?

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chemicals that affect the behaviour of other individuals of the same species

Question 22

Tactile communication

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Based on touch

-lemurs touching one another

Question 23

Example of instinctive behaviour

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Spiders building web

Birds build nest

Question 24

Examples of imprinting behaviour

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After chick hatches, becomes attached to first thing it sees, usually it’s mother

Question 25

Communication

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Transfer of information from one individual to another

Question 26

Example of instinctive behaviour

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Spiders building web

Birds build nest

Question 27

Examples of imprinting behaviour

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After chick hatches, becomes attached to first thing it sees, usually it’s mother

Question 28

Imprinting

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Attached to first moving thing they see. It’s learned because it relies upon experience. Usually mother when in the wild but in captivity human being of anything that moves

Question 29

Bee waggle dance

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Refers to a dance by bees. By performing this dance, bees can communicate to other bees information about the direction and distance to flowers with nectar and pollen, water or new hive sites