Social Behaviour

Question 1

What do we call a rank order within a group of nimals?

Answer 1

Social hierarchy

Question 2

What sort of behaviour do dominant animals display?

Answer 2

ritualistic threat displays

Question 3

What sort of behaviour so subordinate animals display?

Answer 3

appeasement behaviour

Question 4

How do social hierarchies benefit future generations of the population?

Answer 4

the dominant animals more favourable genes are more likely to be passed on to offspring

Question 5

What is the benefit or forming alliances?

Answer 5

Increase your social status within a group

Question 6

What are 4 benefits of co-operative hunting?

Answer 6

1. All animals gain more food
2. Uses less energy
3. Can attack bigger prey
4. Increases the chance of success

Question 7

What is the main advantage of social defence strategies?

Answer 7

increase the chances of survival

Question 8

Give 2 examples of social defence strategies.

Answer 8

1. lookout for predators whilst other forage for food (meerkat)
2. Group formation when under attack to protect the young

Question 9

What is altruistic behaviour?

Answer 9

harms the donor but benefits the recipient

Question 10

What is reciprocal altruism?

Answer 10

Where the roles of donor and recipient are reversed, often occurs in social groups (vampire bats)

Question 11

What does kin mean?

Answer 11

related

Question 12

When is altruism most likely to occur?

Answer 12

When the donor and recipient are closely related.

Question 13

How does the donor benefit from kin selection?

Answer 13

An increased chances of survival of shared genes in the recipients offspring.

Question 14

Which bees are fertile?

Answer 14

Queens and drones

Question 15

Which bees are infertile?

Answer 15

The workers

Question 16

Give 3 examples of social insects.

Answer 16

bees, wasps, ants, termites

Question 17

What roles do the worker bees take on.

Answer 17

1. defending the hive
2. collecting pollen
3. waggles dance to show the direction of food

Question 18

What is the purpose of the social insect society?

Answer 18

Co-operate with close relatives to raise relatives.

Question 19

Why do the sterile workers raise their relatives?

Answer 19

increases the chances of survival of shared genes

Question 20

What does a long period of parental care lead to in primates?

Answer 20

Debt for the parents and learning complex social behaviour for the young

Question 21

State 2 types of complex social behaviour learned by primates.

Answer 21

ritualistic displays and appeasement

Question 22

What are the benefits of ritualistic displays and appeasement behaviour?

Answer 22

It reduces actual physical aggression

Question 23

Give 4 examples of appeasement behaviour.

Answer 23

1. grooming
2. facial expression
3. body posture
4. sexual presentation

Question 24

What are alliances between individuals used for?

Answer 24

To increase social status within a group

Question 25

What is the advantage of increased social status within a group?

Answer 25

1. increased access to food 2. best food 3. choice of mates 4. sleeping station