Animal behaviour Flashcards
1
Q
what are the 4 mating strategies
A
- mate for life
- several mates over a lifetime
- a mate for breeding season
- several mates over a breeding season
2
Q
some animals develop special behaviours to rear their young, parental care can be a successful evolutionary strategy.
what are 2 advantages of this?
A
- increases offsprings chance of survival
- increased chance of parental genes being passed down by offspring
3
Q
some animals develop special behaviours to rear their young, parental care can be a successful evolutionary strategy.
what are 3 disadvantages for parents of this?
A
- uses time and resources
- makes them vulnerable to predators/starvation
- can cause death
4
Q
what are 5 types of animal behaviour
A
- innate behaviour
- classic conditioning
- imprinting
- habituation
- operant conditioning
5
Q
briefly describe what -innate behaviour -classic conditioning -imprinting -habituation -operant conditioning are
A
- innate behaviour- behaviour that is hereditary and doesn’t need to be learned
- classic conditioning- learning to associate a stimulus with an existing response
- imprinting- identifying with an organism and following them/growing an attachment to it
- habituation-when a stimulus is constantly repeated until the animal stops responding
- operant conditioning- a behaviour is given a punishment or reward, the animal is more likely to do the behaviour if its treated
6
Q
what are 2 ways we utilise operant conditioning?
A
- police horses
- sniffer dogs
7
Q
what are the 3 ways animal communicate in
A
- visual
- chemical
- sound
8
Q
describe how animals use -visual -chemical -sound to communicate
A
- visual- gestures actions or facial expressions
- chemical- releasing smells of pheromones that affect behaviour
- sound- noises from animal or from interacting with object
