Parenting Flashcards

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What is a parenting behaviour?

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  • protecting the young from danger
  • helping young find food
  • sheltering young from cold and wet
  • teaching the young new skills, such as hunting
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What is another word for parenting behaviours?

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Parental care

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What is an evolutionary strategy?

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  • Is a strategy that increases the chance of an individuals genes being passed on from generation to generation.
  • Parental care can be a successful evolutionary strategy
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