Social Behavior — Quiz

Question 10 • TPS EdX Biology

Which is an example of adaptive social behavior?

Answer

Birds help take care of each other's young to increase their chances of survival, and the behavior is passed on to offspring.

The grass that a rabbit usually eats is hard to find one season, but the rabbit finds another temporary food source.

A male deer tries mating with a female and is chased off by another male, but the original male finds another mate.

Frogs and their young have coloration that enables them blend in to their environment so they can sneak up on prey.

Explanation

Adaptive social behavior is a social action that improves survival or reproductive success and can be passed on to offspring. In choice A, birds cooperate in caring for one another’s young, increasing the young’s chances of survival, and the behavior is inherited. The other choices describe an individual finding food, mating, or having camouflage, rather than a social behavior.

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