Learned behaviour
What is habituation?
Bonus (100 pts) - provide an example
an organism conserves energy by ignoring irrelevant stimuli
Answers may vary (i.e. when an anemone's tentacles are repeatedly touched by non-food items like grains of sand it gradually stops responding)
Olive Ridley sea turtles lay up to 100 eggs per turtle. Reproductive effort in this organism is _______
Low
rivalry between individuals or groups over something that both sides want or need is called _________
competition
groups of organisms working or acting together for common or mutual benefits is called _____________
cooperation
Define kinesis
an undirected movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus
A dolphin balances a ball on its nose; it receives a fish reward. What kind of behaviour is this?
Provide an example of an organism that provides extensive parental care
Answers may vary
(humans, emperor penguins, chimpanzees etc.)
Identify the least and most dominant bird.
H most
A least
(e.g. wolves hunting in packs, meerkats raising pups etc.)
What is the social hierarchy in chickens called?
Pecking order
Humbal gets teleported into a maze. After several...(days?) he finds his way out. What kind of behaviour is he exhibiting?
Trial and error learning
Name at least 2 benefits of parental care.
Increased survival of offspring
Improved offspring quality
Increased offspring reproductive success
The communication channel through posture or facial expressions is ________.
Bonus (100 pts) provide an example
visual
Answers may vary (i.e. dog baring its teeth in an aggressive stance shows aggression)
a type of cooperative behaviour concerned with the utilisation of resources
conservation
Contrast interspecific vs intraspecific competition
Interspecific comp occurs between members of different species for the same limited resources.
Intraspecific comp occurs between members of the same species for limited resources.
A goat walks several times around a tree to which it is tethered and as a result cannot reach the water trough. A chimpanzee finds itself in a similar situation for the first time. It walks around the tree in the opposite direction thus lengthening the rope and reaching the water. What kind of behaviour is this?
Learned - insight
How do organisms that provide little to no parental care increase their chances of survival?
They produce a large number of offspring
Termites - particularly blind workers - totally depend on this type of communication channel.
Tactile
a type of cooperative behaviour that provides escape from predators
safety
Define agonistic behaviour
Agonistic behaviour refers to social interactions related to fighting including aggression, threats, submission, avoidance etc.
What is the difference between operant conditioning and trial and error learning?
operant conditioning provides some sort of reinforcement (pos/neg)
trial and error learning involves attempting multiple responses until one works, then strengthening that successful behaviour over time
In the case of a panda having twins, what is the evolutionary advantage of favouring one cub over the other?
Name all 7 communication channels/means of communcation.
Visual, auditory, chemical, tactile, electrical, surface vibration
a type of cooperative behaviour that increases breeding success
reproductive
What is the difference between home range and territory?
Home range is large and not defended. Territory is smaller and defended with aggressive behaviour.