1. Provide a picture of your organism
2. Do some basic research on your organism and provide a summative This may include but is not limited to the organisms habitat, countries found, lifespan, general anatomy, classification, etc.
3. Describe 2 morphological adaptations your organism has and describe how these adaptations lead to specific behaviors.
4. How are these behaviors advantageous to the organism?
5. Are the behaviors you chose learned or innate behavior in your organism?
6. Analyze your 2 behaviors in terms of Niko Tinbergen’s4 questions for understanding animal behavior.

Behavior 1:

1. What stimulus causes the behavior?
2. What does the animals body do in response to the stimulus?
3. What about this behavior was an advantage for the organism?
4. What is the evolutionary history of this behavior?

Behavior 2:

1. What stimulus causes the behavior?
2. What does the animals body do in response to the stimulus?
3. What about this behavior was an advantage for the organism?
4. What is the evolutionary history of this behavior

Last Updated on February 10, 2019