Social Behaviour

Question 1

Appeasement

Answer 1

Type of social behaviour used by a member of a social group to concede defeat to a dominant rival.

Question 2

Alliance

Answer 2

Close relationship among female primates in a social group where reproductive success can increase social status.

Question 3

Altruism

Answer 3

Unselfish behaviour which harms the donor but benefits the recipient.

Question 4

Cooperative hunting

Answer 4

Method of obtaining food that benefits subordinate animals in addition to the group’s dominant leader.

Question 5

Member of a social group able to intimidate all other members without being attacked in return.

Answer 5

Dominant

Question 6

Grooming

Answer 6

Process by which primates clean one another’s for while reducing tension within their social group.

Question 7

Kin selection

Answer 7

Process which favours acts of apparent altruism carried out to help close relatives.

Question 8

Parental care

Answer 8

Type of social behaviour where adult primates provide their offspring with food, protection and support.

Question 9

Social group

Answer 9

Unit consisting of several members of a species who live together and responds to one another.

Question 10

Social hierarchy

Answer 10

Graded order of rank among members of a social group resulting from aggressive behaviour.

Question 11

Social status

Answer 11

An individual’s level of rank in a social hierarchy.

Question 12

Taxonomic

Answer 12

Term referring to a group of living things classified together because they have certain characteristics in common.

Question 13

Threat display

Answer 13

Ritualised behaviour used by a member of a social group to intimidate a rival without engaging in a real fight.

Question 14

Non-reproductive member of an insect colony that cooperates with close relatives to ensure the survival of the young.

Answer 14

Worker