Behavioral Ecology

Topic 6-Behavioral Ecology

(6.1-Behavioral Response is Related to Environmental Change)

Quizizz Quiz

Today's concept

Homework - Follow up Activity

Khan-academy quiz - upload the screenshots on Numbers in our collaboration activity document

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/ecology-ap/responses-to-the-environment/a/innate-behaviors

Let's test our previous lesson understanding

Extinction and Origin of Early Life on Earth

Multiple Choice

The experiment that simulated conditions thought to be present on the early earth

• Hershey–Chase experiment

• Geiger–Marsden experiment

• Miller–Urey experiment

• Schiehallion experiment

Multiple Choice

When did dinosaurs die off?

• 105.1 million years ago

• 65.5 million years ago

• 75.5 million years ago

• 250.5 million years ago

Multiple Choice

When a spider approaches an ant, the ant releases alarm pheromones that alert all the other ants. This is as an example of________________ communication.

• auditory

• chemical

• electrical

• tactile

• visual

Open Ended

What do you understand by the term Behavior?

Open Ended

Male fiddler crabs are asymmetrical: One claw is giant, while the other is relatively small

The small claw is used for feeding; the large claw is sometimes waved in the air

Why do male fiddler crabs engage in claw-waving behavior?

Is this Blue-footed Booby actually dancing?

The courtship of the Blue-footed Booby consists of the male flaunting his blue feet and dancing to impress the female. During the dance, the male will spread his wings and stamp his feet on the ground. Are these birds born with this skill, or do they learn it?

Small clips from Mastering biology showing courtship behavior in animals and birds.

Student Collaboration on Numbers-5-6 minutes activity

https://www.icloud.com/numbers/0GM8e6x-aztjbt7UQvDwqh5qA#Behavioral_Ecology

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is/are considered as innate behavior?

• Honeybees associate given colors with the

  food they're seeking after experiencing

  finding food in area with that color

• Sea turtle hatchlings dig their way out of the

  buried hatchery

• Prairie dogs giving the alarm call in response

  to footsteps

Student Collaboration Activity - Types of Learned Behaviors-Numbers

https://www.icloud.com/numbers/0GM8e6x-aztjbt7UQvDwqh5qA#Behavioral_Ecology

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can be concluded from the graph below?

• Behavior enhances survival and

  reproduction in the animal population

• More migrated individuals mean more chance of viable offspring

• There is a significant effect of migration on

  the population dynamics

• All of these statements are correct

• None of these statements are correct