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Terms #2
| 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. |