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colony
Animal Behavior
Section 31.2 Ecological Behaviors
Skim Section 2 of the chapter. Write three questions that come to
mind from reading the headings and illustration captions.
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Use your book or dictionar y to define colony.
Write the correct vocabular y term in the left column for each
definition below.
threatening or combative interaction between two individuals of the
same species
ranking within a group, in which a top-ranked animal gets access to
resources without conflict from others in the group
attempt to adopt and control a physical area over other animals of
the same species
finding and eating food
moving long distances seasonally to new locations
cycle that occurs daily
auditory communication in which animals use vocal organs to
produce groups of sounds that have shared meanings
behavior designed to attract a mate
parental care of offspring in early stages of development
action that benefits another individual at a cost to the actor
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