AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

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

Which of the following observes natural processes such as communication, courtship, mating and self defense?

A	Homeostasis
B	Morphology
C	Ethology
D	Genetics

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -What Is Ethology? Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior-including animal communication, predation, defense, aggression, mating, imprinting, fixed action patterns and releasers, and migration-most often in their natural conditions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Instinct, imprinting, conditioning, and imitation are the four types of animal behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scientists utilize three main methods for studying animal behavior; observational, experimental, and comparative.

Detailed explanation-4: -ethol·o·gy ē-ˈthä-lə-jē : a branch of knowledge dealing with human character and with its formation and evolution. : the scientific and objective study of animal behavior especially under natural conditions.

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