Sociality

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sociality

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the related concepts?Kin selection, altruism, eusociality, cooperative breeding, dilution effect, group selection
2. Why do animals live in groups?Living in groups helps animals stay safe from predators, find food together, and keep warm in cold weather.
3. How do animals help each other find food?Animals hunt together, share information about food, and protect shared food sources so everyone can eat.

Inclusive Fitness: The sum of an individual's direct reproductive success and that of its relatives, weighted by relatedness.
Eusociality: The highest level of social organization, characterized by cooperative brood care, overlapping generations, and reproductive division of labor.
Dilution Effect: A decrease in the probability of an individual being preyed upon due to the presence of many conspecifics.