Birds display a wide variety of courtship behaviors. Which behavior is also a territorial behavior?(1 point)
Responses
singing a particular song to help potential mates hear them
singing a particular song to help potential mates hear them
flashing feathers to show their health and grooming abilities
flashing feathers to show their health and grooming abilities
dancing and calling on a lek (communal ground) with other males, competing for female attention
flashing feathers to show their health and grooming abilities
Why is climate change a concern for animal reproductive behavior?(1 point)
Responses
Animals might have to change their courtship behavior due to climate change.
Animals might have to change their courtship behavior due to climate change.
Animals might need to spend more time hunting, foraging, and migrating.
Animals might need to spend more time hunting, foraging, and migrating.
Climate change might genetically alter organisms and decrease their reproductive capabilities.
Climate change might genetically alter organisms and decrease their reproductive capabilities.
Climate change might genetically alter organisms and decrease their reproductive capabilities.
Why do courtship behaviors usually happen in response to seasonal changes? (1 point)
Responses
to ensure that mating does not interfere with migration season
to ensure that mating does not interfere with migration season
to ensure that offspring are born in optimal survival conditions
to ensure that offspring are born in optimal survival conditions
to ensure that offspring do not interfere with migration season
to ensure that offspring are born in optimal survival conditions
The behavior that is also a territorial behavior is: flashing feathers to show their health and grooming abilities.
The correct answer is: dancing and calling on a lek (communal ground) with other males, competing for female attention.
To arrive at this answer, we need to understand that territorial behaviors in birds involve establishing and defending a specific area as their breeding or feeding ground. Courtship behaviors, on the other hand, are meant to attract potential mates.
Singing a particular song to help potential mates hear them is a courtship behavior but not necessarily a territorial one. Singing is a way for birds to communicate their fitness and availability to potential mates.
Flashing feathers to show their health and grooming abilities is also a courtship behavior. By displaying colorful feathers or performing elaborate grooming displays, birds can attract mates by indicating their good health and ability to care for offspring.
Dancing and calling on a lek (communal ground) with other males, competing for female attention, combines both courtship and territorial behaviors. In this case, males gather on a designated communal ground known as a lek to display their dancing and calling abilities, essentially staking their claim and defending their territory against other males. The purpose is to attract and impress females, who then select their mates based on the performance.
Therefore, the behavior of dancing and calling on a lek with other males is both a courtship behavior and a territorial behavior, making it the correct answer.