Biology
Grade-7
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Question

Males may compete over an existing territory, available females, nesting sites, or breeding rights in a social hierarchy.
The above example is which type of behaviour?

  1. Defensive 
  2. Aggressive
  3. Direct
  4. Indirect

hintHint:

The competing individuals show threatening behavior.

The correct answer is: Aggressive


    • When the available resources are limited, competition occurs between the organisms
    • During competition, the organisms tend to alter their behavior to acquire the resources
    • Aggressive behavior is exhibited by animals to attain the available materials for its survival
    • Defensive mechanism is expressed to protect themselves from predators

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