U2L3: Reproduction and growth of Animals

Organize the behaviors in the correct category

Groups:

(a) Courtship Behavior

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(b) Not a Courtship Behavior

• Fireflies Lighting Up

• Frogs Croaking

• Birds Singing

• Fish Jumping

• Dogs Digging

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Animal communication includes

• courtship behavior

• aggression

• pheromones

• all of these

Innate behavior increases survival of young animals because it allows an animal to respond to stimulus without choosing the proper response.

• true

• false

Which animal behavior attracts mates by competing with members of the same species?

• aggression

• submission

• territory

• courtship

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Female gypsy moths attract mates with the use of ​ (a)   .

• pheromones
• wing display
• mating calls
• gift giving

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Tadpoles survive hatching in water because they are born knowing how to swim. This is an example of ​ (a)   .

• innate behavior
• learned behavior
• social behavior
• conditioned behavior

The mating season for white-tailed deer is just two to three months long. Male deer grow antlers before each breeding season. They use their antlers to fight each other to establish dominance in bachelor herds and earn the right to mate with certain females. Scientists claim that this aggressive behavior increases the chances of successful reproduction for the entire deer population. Which statement best supports this claim?

• Healthier male deer are able to grow larger antlers.

• Healthier males are better able to protect their young.

• This behavior extends the length of the mating season.

• This behavior gives healthier males a better chance to mate.white tailed deer

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Which behavior, carried out by horses, elephants and many other animals, helps offspring survive?

• herding

• nest building

• courtship

• imprinting

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Baby whales are born in the water tail first. Immediately afterward, the mother whale pushes the baby to the surface for its first breath. What kind of behavior is this?

• learned behavior

• innate behavior

• courtship behavior

• conditioned behavior

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What did you find interesting about the reproduction and growth of animals? Provide specific examples.

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