Courtship Rituals
This term describes the specialized behaviors animals use to attract a mate, such as a peacock spreading its feathers.
Courtship
Most mammals do this for their babies to make sure they don't get eaten by predators.
protect them / parental care
Sea turtles lay over 100 eggs at a time because they have a low probability of doing this.
reaching adulthood (or surviving)?
To grow properly, every animal needs a steady supply of water and this.
food
A peacock spreads its colorful feathers to do this.
to attract a mate
animals build these "homes" to keep their eggs warm and safe from the ground.
building a nest
These types of factors, such as food availability or nesting space, can limit how much an animal grows or reproduces.
environmental factors?
If a desert gets no rain for a year, the "probability" of baby animals surviving goes (up or down)
down
Many animals, like wolves or deer, use this "stinky" way of leaving a message to tell others they are ready to mate.
scent marking (or pheromones)?
High-investment parenting usually results in fewer offspring (1-2 babies) , but have a higher chance of this.
individual survival?
If an animal has 100 babies and only 2 survive to become adults, was the reproduction successful?
yes
a few lived so they can still reproduce
These are the "instructions" inside an animal's body that decide how big it can grow.
dna
This is the primary biological "goal" of an animal performing expensive or dangerous courtship behaviors.
successful reproduction
male musk oxen use this strategy to defend offspring and mates
defensive circle
This is the main reason animals reproduce: to make sure their species does not go ________.
extinct
Even if a baby animal has "tall" genes from its parents, it might stay small or weak if it doesn't get enough of these two environmental things.
food, habitat