Flocking

The active coming together of animals to form a group

• Schooling

• Migrating

• Swarming

• Flocking

Flocking

• Gathering in a large group

• Behaviors that occur within or between groups of organisms

• A slowed physiological state of an organism to survive long periods of cold temperature or reduced food supplies

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Flocking is a behavior exhibited by which type of organisms?

• Birds

• Fish

• Insects

• Reptiles

Which of the following is a primary reason for flocking behavior in birds?

• Predator avoidance

• Finding mates

• Territorial disputes

• Nesting

Flocking can be mathematically modeled using which type of algorithms?

• Genetic algorithms

• Swarm algorithms

• Neural networks

• Decision trees

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Which scientific principle is often used to study flocking behavior?

• Newton's laws of motion

• Theory of relativity

• Quantum mechanics

• Game theory

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In flocking, what is the term for the alignment of an individual's direction with its neighbors?

• Cohesion

• Separation

• Alignment

• Attraction

Which experiment would best demonstrate flocking behavior?

• Observing a school of fish

• Tracking a single bird's flight

• Studying a solitary insect

• Examining a lone wolf's hunt

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Flocking behavior is an example of which type of system?

• Linear system

• Complex system

• Static system

• Closed system

What is a common tool used to simulate flocking behavior in computer science?

• Boids model

• Cellular automata

• Genetic programming

• Neural networks

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