The way an organism reacts to changes in its internal conditions or external environment.....
What is a behavior?
Occurs when eggs are fertilized outside of a female's body
To survive and/or reproduce
What is the main goal of most animal behaviors?
What is weeks/years?
A response to a stimulus that is inborn and that an animal performs correctly the first time.....
What is an instinct?
Occurs when eggs are fertilized inside a female's body
One male with one female
What is monogomous?
Parental Investment of reptiles/amphibians/fish
What is little to no time with offspring?
The behavior patterns related to how animals mate are called...
What are mating systems?
The regular, seasonal journey of an animal from one place to another and back again
What is migration?
One male with multiple females
What is polygyny?
Fertilize a lot of eggs at a time and leave them
What is how fish fertilize eggs?
A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior of another animal of the same species is called a.....
One female mates with multiple males
What is polyandry?
One major benefit of traveling in groups/packs
What is protecting the young?
Often/frequently/a lot
What is typically?
What is polygynandry?