Terms #2 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
social Hierarchy | establishes an order within a population so that animals cooperate more and compete less. |
territory | The area that an animal defends from other members of the same species |
Territorial Imperative | The behavior that occurs to defend an animal’s territory |
niche | The role or job of an organism in its environment |
predator | An animal that hunts and kills its food |
prey | animal that gets eaten |
scavenger | An animal that eats dead or dying animals (does not hunt |
Cyclic behavior | Innate (inborn) behavior that occurs in a repeating pattern. |
nocturnal | An animal is active at night. |
Diurnal | An animal is active during the day. |
Migration | A behavioral adaptation that causes the seasonal movement of animals to obtain their needs of life |
Hibernation | behavioral adaptation that causes animals to become inactive in the winter months. |
Estivation | A behavioral adaptation that causes animals to become inactive in the hot or dry summer months. |
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