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How do animals identify their territory?

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How do animals identify their territory?

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One way animals identify their territory is that they will use their scent.

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List 3 ways animals defend their territories.

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List 3 ways animals defend their territories.

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Most animals kill the invader of the territory. Some animals will kill members of the territory to keep it safe and for social status. They will urinate on things to keep invaders out.

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A niche describes the role an organism plays in a community. Dung Beetle. As the name says dung beetles eat dung both as adults and as larvae. Thermophiles are organisms that thrive in extreme ecological niches such as thermal vents with high temperatures.

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Courtship dances are ways for animals to attract mates. Males usually do these dances to attract a female.

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A pheromone is a scent that comes out of animal for protection or marking territory. They communicate with pheromones to attract mates.

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The difference between hibernation and estivation is that Hibernation is when animals go dormant in the winter and Estivation is dormancy in the summer or hot months

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Instincts are inherent behaviors in animals. Birds making nests are an example.

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Learned behavior is something an animal discovers through trial, error and observation. Birds learning how to fly is an example.

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Imprinting is a form of learning in which an animal gains its sense of species identification. Ducks following the mother is an example.

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Classical conditioning is based on the change in a environment making a response from the animal. This man noticed that the smell of meat made his dogs drool. He began to ring a bell just before introducing the meat.

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Learning in which an animal comes to associate particular behaviours with the consequences they produce. Chicks will “learn” how to peck based off their heartbeat.

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Habituation occurs when animals are exposed to the same stimuli repeatedly, and eventually stop responding to that stimulus. When wild animals no longer see humans as a threat, they allow humans to come very close to them.

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How is migration used by animals for survival?

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How is migration used by animals for survival?

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Some animals travel relatively short distances to find food or more favorable living or breeding conditions. Birds migrate to stay warm during the winter.

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How is excretion used by animals for survival?

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How is excretion used by animals for survival?

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Excretion is the process when animals get rid of waste products and of the nitrogenous by-products of metabolism. Lizards shed skin, that is a way of excretion.

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How is camouflage used by animals for survival?

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How is camouflage used by animals for survival?

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Camouflage is a way for animals to hide from enemies. Chameleons changing colors is an example.

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How is unique movement used by animals for survival?

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How is unique movement used by animals for survival?

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With movement animals bodies regulate hormone activity, detoxify and respire. It’s important for animals to move. Swimming, Running and Jumping is an example.

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Carrying capacity is a species average population size in a particular habitat. Space, food, oxygen, and water are limiting factors.

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Pfiesteria : (the fish) Pfiesteria is a genus of heterotrophic dinoflagellates that has been associated with harmful algal blooms and fish kills.

Tuberculosis : (the deer lungs) Bovine tuberculosis is a major zoonotic disease, and cattle are the main source of infection for humans.

Dutch Elm Disease : (the tree) A fungal disease of elm trees that is spread by elm bark beetles.

Influenza : (the pigs) In mammals, the influenza virus is transmitted through the air by coughing and sneezing, by direct contact with nasal discharges or by objects contaminated with the virus

AIDS : (the rabbit) Rabbits can be infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), but no disease signs similar to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have been reported to date.

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A keystone species is an organism that helps define an entire ecosystem. Grizzly bears, sharks and starfish are keystone species.

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Mutualism describes the ecological interaction between two or more species where each species has a net benefit.

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Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism.

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Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey.

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Competition is most typically considered the interaction of individuals that vie for a common resource that is in limited supply.

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Animals compete for food, water and space to live.

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Commensalism is an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm. The fish riding the shark is an example.