Communication

Question 1

Name 6 modes of signalling

Answer 1

Acoustic
Visual
Tactile
Chemical
Elelctrical
Seismic

Question 2

Give 3 modes of visual signalling

Answer 2

Colour
Pattern
Movement

Question 3

Give 3 modes of auditory signalling

Answer 3

Tone
Volume
Pattern

Question 4

Give 3 forms of identification that signals can communicate

Answer 4

Species identification
Group identification (orca groups have different vocalisations)
Individual identification. (offspring, kin or mates)

Question 5

Give 7 types of context of communication

Answer 5

Conflict
Territorial
Sexual interaction
Parent-offspring
Social integration
Environmental information
Auto-communication- from one to oneself, contrast between incoming and outgoing signals used to provide info about the environment.

Question 6

Give an example of environmental information communication

Answer 6

Honeybees- waggle dance
The bees perform a figure of eight waggle dance ego inform other members of the colony about the distance and direction of patches of flowers containing pollen and nectar. The bees emit electric fields when performing the dance and so it has been suggested this is part of the communication.

Question 7

Name the 4 types of signal eavesdropper for a male

Answer 7

Mate
Rival male
Predator
Competitor (interspecific)

Question 8

Give an example of a dishonest signal (auditory)

Answer 8

False predator alarm call from great tits when food is scarce.

Question 9

Give an example of a dishonest signal (visual)

Answer 9

Aposematic mimicry (Batesian) Toxic nudibranchs and flatworm mimics.

Question 10

Give four examples of dishonest signals

Answer 10

False alarm calls
Batesian mimicry
Predators luring prey
Sneaker males