Animal Behaviors
Background
Behavior is defined as anything an animal does in response to a stimulus.
Inherited behavior: a physical characteristic that is passed from parents to their babies. It can affect a plant or animal's ability to survive. Do not have to be learned or practiced. They are also called instinctive behaviors.
Learned behavior is when behavior changes through practice or experience.
Stimulus: an environmental change that directly influences the activity of an organism.
Inherited behavior: a physical characteristic that is passed from parents to their babies. It can affect a plant or animal's ability to survive. Do not have to be learned or practiced. They are also called instinctive behaviors.
Learned behavior is when behavior changes through practice or experience.
Stimulus: an environmental change that directly influences the activity of an organism.
Examples of behaviors |
ANimal communication
Communication is an exchange of information that results in a change of behavior. Below are a few ways animals communicate.
Eusociality
Eusociality is defined by the following characteristics: cooperative brood care , overlapping generations within a colony of adults, and a division of labor into reproductive and non-reproductive groups.
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