Behaviour

Question 0

Swans have one mate for life. Suggest one advantage and one disadvantage of this mating strategy.

Answer 0

1) The bond between the pair means they look after each other and their young.
2) If one partner dies the other must find another mate.

Question 1

Explain what we mean by courtship behaviour.

Answer 1

Behaviour that is used to attract or select a mate.

Question 2

What is meant by parental care?

Answer 2

Some animals have special behaviours for rearing young, for example:
Protecting the young from danger
Helping the young to find food
Sheltering the young from cold and wet
Teaching the young new skills,such as hunting

Question 3

Give two examples of parental care behaviour in humans.

Answer 3

Feeds a new baby

Teaching a child new skills

Question 4

What is innate behaviour?

Answer 4

A behaviour that an animal doesn’t have to learn

Question 5

What is Ethology?

Answer 5

The study of animal behaviour

Question 6

What is imprinting?

Answer 6

A simple learned behaviour

Question 7

What is habituation?

Answer 7

Habituation is a simple form of learned behaviour. It happens when an animal ‘switches off’ its response to a repeated harmless stimulus.

Question 8

What is classical conditioning?

Answer 8

Classical conditioning occurs when an innate behaviour is changed through associating a new stimulus with an old response