Question

Site defend by a terrestrial animal by agonistic behaviour is ________

a) Hierarchy
b) Altruism
c) Agonistic
d) Territory

Answer 1

Agonistic behavior, or aggression, is exhibited by most of
the more than three million species of animals on this
planet. Animal behaviorists still disagree on a
comprehensive definition of the term, hut aggressive
behavior can be loosely described as any action that harms
an adversary or compels it to retreat. Aggression may serve
many purposes, such as Food gathering, establishing
territory, and enforcing social hierarchy. In a general
Darwinian sense, however, the purpose of aggressive behavior
is to increase the individual animal’s—and thus, the
species’—chance of survival

Answer 2

The site defended by a terrestrial animal by agonistic behaviour is agonistic. Thus, the correct answer is (c) agonistic.

Explanation:

• Aggressive or agonistic behaviour is the one which helps the creature to define its territory, collect food, exert power, etc.
• This ensures the survival of the individual creature and thus at least one of the species in accordance with the ‘Survival of the Fittest’ theory.
• Therefore, the defending of a site by a terrestrial animal by agonistic behaviour is called Agonistic or aggressive behaviour.

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