A predator's foraging behavior can be altered by prey density is different ways (functional responses). While some predators consume more preys at higher prey density (e.g., spiders), other predators such as pelicans will slowly decrease prey consumption as prey density increases. What type of functional response will describe a backswimmer (aquatic predatory insect) that exhibits low prey consumption under low prey density, rapid prey consumption under moderate prey density that slows down at high prey density? O Type II O Type III O Type I

Q: Female parasitoid wasps search for insect hosts in which to lay eggs, and they can often…

A: The life of an organism can be divided into two phases: growth and reproduction. The different…

Q: The red kangaroo is an endotherm that will lie in the shade as a behavioural adaption to assist in…

A: Adaptation is the slow and gradual change in any expect of an organism that promotes its welfare or…

Q: In general, animal behaviors arise from an interactionbetween the animal’s__________ and its_______.…

A: In the living world, we see a large number of microorganisms, animals and plants. These organisms…

Q: What do these results suggest about the role of PKA in insects that are always gregarious? O Insects…

A: ANSWER;- a) Insects that are always gregarious show an aberrant PKA activation cycle Explain;- PKA…

Q: In Brown’s large granivore experiment, Why did they look at insectivores and what did the lack of…

A: Brown Large Granivore Experiment: -  Brown and his fellow mates researched about the competition…

Q: Compare and contrast a predator’s numerical response and functional response.

A: To compare and contrast a predator’s numerical response and functional response.

Q: This is a system dynamics model of the Lotka-Volterra Predator-Prey model. The two stocks in the…

A: The Lotka-Voltera model of interspecific competition is a simple mathematical model representing…

Q: Insects are capable of fairly advanced behavior. e and briefly explain an example of advanced insect…

A: Insects are invertebrates belonging to the phylum Arthropoda and class Insecta. they are the largest…

Q: Zebras live in large herds. When attacked by a predator, such as a lion, some individual zebras will…

A: Anti-predator adaptations:  Anti-predator adaptation are evolutionary strategies that aid prey…

Q: Is the concept of predator-prey applicable to humans?

A: Introduction A Predator Is A Living Thing That Feeds On Another Living Thing. The Organism That The…

Q: Sketch a graph that represents the relationship between weight-specific metabolic rate and…

A: Graph is shown below.

Q: If you adjust each of the four constants, one at a time, by 10%, which seems to have the greatest…

A: Lotka–Volterra predator–prey model was established in 1910 by Alfred J. Lotka "in the study of…

Q: ___ ___ ___s are programmed behaviors in response to environmental stimuli.

A: Innate behavior is a pre-programmed or instinctive behavior that is not learned through experience.…

Q: A type 1 functional response curve would best represent A) barnacles.  B) moose. C) humans. D)…

A: A function response is that field of ecology which deals with the study of rate of intake of food of…

Q: If snakes do tend to avoid Anolis lizards that perform a series of push-ups, why don’t weaker…

A: Anolis is a member of the Dactyloidae family. These lizards are of the anole genus. These lizards…

Q: Classify each of the following descriptions as either a proximate or anultimate cause of behavior.…

A: Proximate behavior encompasses hereditary, developmental, cognitive, structural, psychological,…

Q: Thinking Analytically Do you think there are more species of animals on land or in the ocean? What…

A: More than two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered by oceans and many of the microscopic marine…

Q: Question 6 A spider web catches flying insects passively. Which functional response curve would…

A: An ecosystem is a natural community of living beings that deals with the external environment and…

Q: Directions: Answer each question or respond to each staterment on the lines provided. 1. Explain how…

A: Behavior is defined as an action or reaction by organisms towards one other in response to their…

Q: One of the simplest forms of learning is________ ,defined as a decline in response to a(n) _____,…

A: Habituation refers to a decrease in the response towards a stimulus after continuous exposure to it…

Q: Briefly discuss two ways in which prey animals are adapted to avoid predators.

A: Predators hunt the prey for its survival by actively searching and pursuing. Predators use sharp…

Q: Egg-retrieval behavior of greylag geese is an excellent example of a highly predictable behavior.…

A: The stereotypical behaviors have emerged from the study of early ethologists. A fixed action pattern…

Q: Anurans Most anurans breed in water and rainfall stimulates breeding in many species. Ponds may…

A: Behavioral adaptations include all the actions or things that help the organisms do to survive in…

Q: Describe the behavior of fish in these four scenarios: a. Undisturbed b. Few pebbles are dropped c.…

A: Introduction Individuals, organisms, systems, and artificial entities engage in a variety of…

Q: Fish produce a hormone called isotocin, a hormone that is similar to oxytocin in mammals. Both…

A: Isotocin is a hormone present in fish. It is made up of nine amino acids linked by peptide bonds…

Q: How nocturnal behaviour may have evolved in some animals?Explain with an example,mention how and…

A: Nocturnal animals are animals which are active at night and sleep during day time. Examples: Bats,…

Q: An owl swoops down when it sees prey. In this scenario, what is the stimulus and what is the…

A: Adaptation is the act of changing to better suit a situation and function better in its environment.…

Q: Which of the following does not describe a function of aggressive animal behavior? A. Aggressive…

A: Threats or destructive behaviours intended at another person are classified as aggression, and…

Q: As described by the Optimal Foraging Theory, and animals feeding behavior should maximize ________…

A: the Optimal Foraging Theory, and animals feeding behavior should maximize energy obtained and…

Q: A vertebrate is distinguished by the presence of a cranium and vertebrate. They have a brain with…

A: Vertebrates are the animals that possess a vertebrate, which include majority of the chordates…

Q: Which of the following describes increased environmental fitness?     Homeostasis     Response…

A: Environmental fitness is an important criterion to successfully survive or perform tasks in any…

Q: Feral cat and street cat how they defend themselves from predators like bobcat, coyotes, fox,…

A: Feral cats are those cats which are not socialized to humans as they have limited interactions with…

Q: How does variation in resistance to tetrodotoxin affect the ability of garter snakes to utilize…

A: Tetrodotoxin is defined as a highly potent poison or toxin that is present mainly in the liver and…

Q: Dance language used by returning forager honeybees to specify loca-tion of food is an example of…

A: When the forager detects food at a distance of about fifty meters or more from the hive, the forager…

Q: An example of an ectothermic organism that has few or no behavioral options when it comes to its…

A: Ectothermic organisms: Ectothermic organisms are also called cold-blooded animals, those which…

Q: Observe the temperature performance curve below, which shows swimming speed vs. temperature for…

A: The temperature performance curve is used to determine the effects on biological processes by virtue…

Q: Which of the following is a trade-off that comes from using endothermy?     Lower possible stamina…

A: Ans :  The trade off that comes from using endothermy is - Increased energetic cost

Q: During mating season, males of certain species will perform displays of aggression toward other…

A: 1. During mating season, males of certain species will perform displays of aggression toward other…

Q: O Type II, because it is the only type that plateaus at high prey densities O Type III, because it…

A: The functional response in ecological science refers to the intake rate of food by the consumer with…

Q: Human behavior, like other mammalian behavior, is determined:

A: There were many hypothetical theories stating that human behavior is genetical or hereditary , its…

Q: Which of the following is not an ultimate explanation for behavior? O Birds migrate south because…

A: Animal behaviour is the study of how animals navigate around in their environment, engage…

Q: An expériment with squirrels revealed that they make alarm sounds when a model of an owl is placed…

A: The different animals shows specific behavioral adaptations for adapting in a specific situations.…

Q: When determining whether to feed on small, medium, or large prey, why should predators evaluate both…

A: The behavior of the animals while searching for food is better explained by a  behavioral ecology…

Q: How would you apply this in a Lamarckian explanation? Tiger Moths (Bertholdia trigona) produce high…

A: Bats view the world in echoes, timing the impressions of their own ultrasonic calls to explore and…

Q: What fitness benefits might a crayfish that exhibits subordinate behaviors gain?(either male or…

A: Crayfish are small freshwater crustaceans that favor lobsters (to which they are related). They…

Q: Fish from Group Number 1 H234567 8 9 10 Average: Std Isotocin Injected Control # of acts per 10…

A: Isotocin is a nine aa peptides, known as nonapeptides and it belongs to the oxytocin-vasopressin…

Q: Which of the following statements about functional response curves is FALSE? Under Type 3 curves,…

A: The number of prey successfully attacked by a predator as a function of prey density is referred to…

Q: DRAW IT You are considering two optimal foraging models forthe behavior of a mussel-feeding…

A:

Animal Behavior

Animal behavior can be defined as all the things that animals do. In response to a stimulus, an animal performs a certain fixed action pattern, or FAP, of behavior. This response occurs to make the animal more adaptable to change. So, behavior is generally a stimulus-oriented response. A behavior is an expression of the capabilities of the nervous system. A stimulus is determined by the environment, while the nervous system determines a response.