AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

What is the way an animal responds to its environment called?

A	Behavior
B	Adaptation
C	Migration
D	Communication

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Behavioral responses refer to how animals cope with changes in their environments. Animals may respond to environmental stimuli through behaviors that include hibernation, migration, defense, and courtship. Hibernation. ● As a result of cold, winter weather (stimulus) some animals will hibernate.

Detailed explanation-2: -Behavioral response (effect) refers to how animals cope or deal with changes in their environment (cause). •Examples: Hibernation, Migration, Defense, Courtship. HIBERNATION. • Cold weather is the stimulus that causes some animals to hibernate to conserve food stored in the body (ex.

Detailed explanation-3: -ethology, the study of animal behaviour.

Detailed explanation-4: -Animals can respond to environmental change in 3 key ways: disperse, adjust through phenotypic plasticity, or adapt through genetic changes ( Williams et al.

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