Asessment #3 9th Grade

One fish was caught too close to another's fish territory. What type of behavior is the fish that opens its mouth showing?

• Fitness

• Reproductive Success

• Aggression

• Care of young

Why does the giraffe protect its offspring?

• To decrease the death rate of the population.

• To avoid predation in its family.

• To improve the giraffe's reproductive success.

• To teach its offspring how to survive.

Many animals use _________ _________ to find a suitable mate.

The type of courtship behavior displayed by the bird in the animation is

• visual display

• vocalization

• aggression

• fitness

A strategy used by animals to care for their young is:

• To migrate during winter season, to avoid cold and harsh conditions.

• To display a threatening or unfriendly behavior against competitors.

• To defend the female that is with the young.

• To build a nest or shelter for their young.

When the death rate is greater than the birth rate, the population size will ________.

An organism that has a high fitness is one that

• produces many offspring.

• produces stronger and healthier offsping.

• has the best courtship behaviors.

• has the best physical traits.

The type of courthip display by the male in the animation is a ______ _______

The likelihood of passing genetic information to offspring is the organism's

• fitness

• reproductive success

• behavioral adaptation

• reproductive behavior

A territory is a valuable resource that an animal has to defend. Most animals defend it with

• vocalization

• fights

• substances they release from their body

• displays of aggression