Animal Behaviors
Puffer Fish
Creates an elaborate design to attract a mate
Bee balm
Has long, red tubular flowers to attract hummingbirds, which will then help in pollinating the flower
Nest building
Protects the eggs
Why do plants and animals need to reproduce?
To pass on their genes to their offspring in order to continue the species
Bower Bird
Has a special dance to attract a mate
Strawberry plants
Can reproduce asexually which allows for the strongest plants to survive AND reproduces sexually through pollination and self pollination
Desert plants that only bloom after rain
Increases the chances of successful reproduction and sprouting in a dry environment
True or False: Behaviors and adaptations are exclusively responsible for increasing the chances of reproducing successfully
False
Gorilla
Beats his chest and the ground to display dominance and strength in order to attract a mate
Wheat
Has long feathery structures (female) that collect the pollen as the wind blows. The overall structure of the plant allows the pollen to be spread more easily by the wind.
Antlers on a deer
Helps protect and defend
What other factors influence an individuals chances of reproducing successfully?
Age, health, location, etc...
Sea turtle
Lays up to 100 eggs at a time to ensure that at least some of the offspring will survive
Rose
Has a bright color and strong scent to attract pollinators.
Butterflies that lay eggs on poisonous plants
Protects the eggs from predators until they are born
What happens to plants and animals that do not have behaviors and/or adaptations for successful reproduction?
Penguins
One parent continually keeps the egg warm and protected while the other (usually the female) goes in search of food
Produces a tasty fruit that is eaten by animals. When the animals digest and excrete the seed, usually in a completely different location, the tree is able to spread its seeds.
Eucalyptus seeds only sprout after a fire
All other plants will have died in the fire...better chance for growth
Explain what would happen to the chances of successful reproduction of a certain type of deer, within one species, if one of the deer was sick with a genetic disease?
How would this be different compared to a species that had multiple sick deer?
The sick deer would run the risk of passing along the gene for the disease to the offspring, which would then potentially pass along the gene through the species. Eventually these deer may start to die off, but it would take a while.
If multiple deer were sick this process would still occur but would happen much quicker.