Question

I need some help with a few questions about Animal Behavior ! please help mee

Answer 1

1.Discuss how natural selection affects animal behavior and how behaviors can affect the survival of an animal species.
2.List two specific examples of innate behavior and one example for each of the four learned behaviors. Explain why you believe these behaviors are innate or learned and why you have classified each of the learned behaviors as you have.
3.Describe an animal behavior that you hypothesize is advantageous to an animal’s survival. Discuss the ways in which you believe this behavior helps the animal to survive.

Answer 2

Ok, I'm going to knock out 2 and 3 first. Take humans. Human babies need to eat and they are not going to be taught how. So, one innate behavior (and I think you can see why this also answers 3) is this: anything that touches a newborn on the cheek the baby will turn to face. This is so that it can start nursing. I think you can get why this is important.

There a lots of examples that are like that. Baby sea turtles immediately head to the ocean when the hatch. Salmon come back to the stream they were born in to breed (well, ~90% of them do). I think this give you enough for the two innate for questions 2 and 3.

I am not sure I understand the learned. It looks like you need to talk about 4 types?

Answer 3

I don't understand question 3.. can you help me with that one specifically ?

Answer 4

By, "why you have classified each of the learned behaviors as you have" do you simply mean explain why you have classified them as learned or as some subtype of learned?

Ok, for 3. before we really get into it, do you know if the teacher wants a real world example, or for you to make up a behavior?

Answer 5

I think she wants me to make up a behavior

Answer 6

@mrdoldum

Answer 7

Ok, do you have a favorite organism. Personally, I am fond of sea otters and they have some unique behaviors.

Answer 8

For a learned behavior, let's presume that some smart sea otter decided to take plastic jugs that are out in the ocean with her and hold on to the jug while sleeping, thus making it easier for the otter to stay afloat. Now if this gets passed on to other otters you can see you it might increase survival of otters that use floats vs. those that do not. BTW-sea otters actually tie themselves with brown algae and/or hold hands/interlock arms.

Answer 9

@katiegirl still need things?

Answer 10

@iSpiffy2wice