AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Behavioral Ecology?
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the scientific study of the behavior, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals.
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the branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed
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the study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due to ecological pressures
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the natural science that involves the study of life and living organisms
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Behavioral ecology is the study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due to ecological pressures. Behavioral ecology seeks to address questions associated with the proximate causes, ontogeny, survival value, and phylogeny of a behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -Behavioral ecology joins the study of animal behavior to evolutionary biology; its goal is to explain how behavior determines fitness. The goal of ecology is to explain the outcomes of interactions of organisms with their environments, including other organisms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Behavioural ecology is the study of behavioural interactions between individuals within populations and communities, usually in an evolutionary context. It looks at how competition and cooperation between and within species affects evolutionary fitness.

Detailed explanation-4: -To the extent that behaviors are controlled by genes, they may evolve through natural selection. If behaviors increase fitness, they are likely to become more common over time. If they decrease fitness, they are likely to become less common.

Detailed explanation-5: -Behavioral ecology, also spelled behavioural ecology, is the study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due to ecological pressures.

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