When determining whether to feed on small, medium, or large prey, why should predators evaluate both the energy obtained from each prey item, the abundance of each prey item, and the handling time of each prey item?

Q: How do mousebirds (Coliiformes) save energy at night?

A: Mousebirds ( Coliiformes)  are birds, such as the Cuckoo roller, trogons, hornbills, kingfishers…

Q: In Brown’s large granivore experiment, Why did they look at insectivores and what did the lack of…

A: Brown Large Granivore Experiment: -  Brown and his fellow mates researched about the competition…

Q: How do dolphins and birds work together to feed on mackerel?

A: Introduction :  Dolphins and birds are often found associated for feeding. Birds take help from…

Q: Compare and contrast a predator’s numerical response and functional response.

A: To compare and contrast a predator’s numerical response and functional response.

Q: Describe how feeding behaviors are regulated?

A: Feeding behaviour can be defined as the behaviour which relates to the obtaining and consumption of…

Q: Sketch a graph that represents the relationship between weight-specific metabolic rate and…

A: Graph is shown below.

Q: Explain the concept of Foraging for Food ?

A: Carnivorous animals such as tigers, lions,s, and eagles are dependent on other animals for nutrition…

Q: three specialized feeding mechanism in different organism.

A: Feeding mechanisms Feeding mechanisms are the processes adapted by different organisms to derive…

Q: How many food chains is the grasshopper a part of?

A: Food chain is the sequence of transfers of matter and energy in the form of food from one organism…

Q: Schmidt-Nielson calculated the swimming cost in a mallard duckand found that it was nearly 20 times…

A: The energy cost of locomotion is measured by observing the rate of oxygen consumed or the rate of…

Q: If snakes do tend to avoid Anolis lizards that perform a series of push-ups, why don’t weaker…

A: Anolis is a member of the Dactyloidae family. These lizards are of the anole genus. These lizards…

Q: For each of the five stages in a predation event, how might prey evolve a defense against predators?

A: The five principle phases of a savage experience during which prey may use distinctive antipredator…

Q: what happens to energy that the herring takes in when consuming their prey

A: Herrings are small fishes that swim in large groups in the ocean and feed upon smaller animals like…

Q: Define predator–prey system ?

A: Species is the basic unit of classification. It is referred to as the groups of similar living…

Q: For a large animal, what challenges would a spherical shape pose forcarrying out exchange with the…

A: Body plan or body shape of an organism affects its surface area to volume ratio as it governs the…

Q: advantages of processing fish in the pre-rigor state ?

A: Rigor mortis is the stiffening of muscles fibers after death, resulting from the flood of calcium…

Q: Based on how reptiles thermoregulate, which climates would you predict to have the highest reptile…

A: There is a huge diversity of organisms in the Kingdom Animalia. The organism ranges from simple,…

Q: Give and briefly describe the commonly offered feeds to ruminant animals. Cite your References.

A: Ruminants are the animals that have four chambers for digestion. They are hoofed, even-toed, usually…

Q: As catfish grow, what happens to daily feed consumption?

A: Catfish belong to a diverse group of ray-finned fish. They are named for it has prominent barbels…

Q: Question 6 A spider web catches flying insects passively. Which functional response curve would…

A: An ecosystem is a natural community of living beings that deals with the external environment and…

Q: As catfish grow, does the percentage of body weight consumed daily in fee increase or decrease?

A: BASIC INFORMATION CATFISH  Scientifically it is called Siluriformes. They are called catfish because…

Q: Compare and contrast the teeth and digestive track of carnivores and herbivores.

A: Animals that consume only plants and plant products are called herbivores. Whereas animals that…

Q: Briefly discuss two ways in which prey animals are adapted to avoid predators.

A: Predators hunt the prey for its survival by actively searching and pursuing. Predators use sharp…

Q: o the signs of herbivory represent?

A: A living thing made up of one or more cells and able to carry on the activities of life is known as…

Q: Describe feeding standards of animals and write down their merits and demerits

A: Feeding standards are statements of the common daily nutrient needs of various sorts of animals.…

Q: If Blue Whales each require 1,000kg of Krill per day to survive, and Krill have an energy density of…

A: The food chain is the linear order of organisms in the sequence in which the energy and the matter…

Q: Name four ways in which animals capture prey and,for each, name an organism that uses it.

A: predation is a way of consuming one living organism by another organism(predator) parasitism-it is a…

Q: What strategy does a kangaroo rat use that allows it to exist in the desert without drinking any…

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Q: Which feeding strategy is most likely to be associated with an organism that does not have a nervous…

A: Suspension feeding is the capture and ingestion of small food particles suspended in water.…

Q: When reptiles after their behavior in order to help control their body temperature, what…

A: Organisms communicate and use available resources such as food, space, light, heat, water, air, and…

Q: What do you think is the trade – off, if any, during prey capture of velvet worms?

A: Onychophora is known as velvet worm. They are soft-bodied insects.

Q: Air temperature has a clear influence on the metabolic rate of eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus…

A: Metabolic activities are influenced by temperature because they are enzymatic reactions.

Q: How does variation in resistance to tetrodotoxin affect the ability of garter snakes to utilize…

A: Tetrodotoxin is defined as a highly potent poison or toxin that is present mainly in the liver and…

Q: Two principal groups of fishes, with respect to feeding behavior, are carnivores and suspension…

A: There are four basic eating groups among fishes such as carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, and…

Q: How strong feral cat compare to domestic cat both being similar size but feral cats are larger but…

A: Feral cats and domestic cats As cats are Carnivores they depend on their head and jaws for catching…

Q: How Do Energy Budgets Differ for Three TerrestrialVertebrates?

A: Energy budget gives the balance between the energy income against the energy expenditure. The energy…

Q: (C) What might happen to territorial behavior in an organism if either the number of competitors…

A: Resource density and competitor numbers effects on territorial behavior of an organism and reason…

Q: How are the two kinds of prey different? Which of the predator's body structures help difference…

A: Predators are the hunters, and the animals or insects they hunt are known as prey. Carnivores (and…

Q: Observe the temperature performance curve below, which shows swimming speed vs. temperature for…

A: The temperature performance curve is used to determine the effects on biological processes by virtue…

Q: Which property of an animal’s mouth most strongly indicates whether the animal is a carnivore or a…

A: Herbivores eat plants, herbs and shrubs. Whereas carnivores are flesh eating animals. Both have…

Q: Can predators and prey coexist stably in certain environments?

A: Coexistence theory is a framework for understanding how competitor traits can help species diversity…

Q: What does the size and shape of teeth say about the diets of each primate?

A: Dental arcade The curve of the shape of teeth is termed a dental arcade. Four types of teeth make up…

Q: Describe the effect of leptin on feeding behavior and weightcontrol.

A: Leptin, an internal secretion discharged from the fat cells placed in adipose tissues that send…

Q: How does the number of fish affect oxygen consumption?

A: Fish breathe oxygen just as land animals do.However, fish are able to absorb oxygen directly from…

Q: Why would runners have a lower production efficiency when running along-distance race than when they…

A: During exercise, the muscle blood vessels dilate and blood flow is increased so that the available…

Q: What fitness benefits might a crayfish that exhibits subordinate behaviors gain?(either male or…

A: Crayfish are small freshwater crustaceans that favor lobsters (to which they are related). They…

Q: Besides camouflage, what are 3 other adaptations that prey exhibit that help their survival?

A: Adaptations or mechanisms developed by prey in course of evolution that help them survive and…

Q: Why do small animals more swiftly rather than big animals?

A: Small animals have many advantages over big animals. They also require less space and food to…

Q: Suspension feeding is one of the most important methods of feeding among animals. Explain the…

A: The process of consumption of food in different animals takes place through a variety of mechanisms.…

Animal Behavior

Animal behavior can be defined as all the things that animals do. In response to a stimulus, an animal performs a certain fixed action pattern, or FAP, of behavior. This response occurs to make the animal more adaptable to change. So, behavior is generally a stimulus-oriented response. A behavior is an expression of the capabilities of the nervous system. A stimulus is determined by the environment, while the nervous system determines a response.