Animal Growth and Reproduction

1. - The process of breaking out of an egg as a young animal.
2. - Choosing specific mates or behaviors that maximize reproductive success.
4. - The act of creating a safe structure for eggs or offspring.
6. - Physical competition or displays animals use to establish dominance or compete for mates.
12. - To have an effect on something, such as how the environment impacts traits or behaviors.
13. - To strengthen or support a behavior or idea.
15. - External conditions, such as climate or food availability, affecting an organism’s traits.
16. - Special actions animals perform to attract mates, including sounds, light, chemicals, and body language.

1. - A protective behavior where animals group together to safeguard their young.
3. - Behaviors animals acquire through experience or teaching.
5. - A group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
7. - Traits inherited from parents through genes.
8. - A change in the environment that causes a response.
9. - A chemical released by animals to communicate, often used for mating.
10. - Inherited behaviors that occur naturally without learning.
11. - The likelihood of something happening.
14. - The way an organism reacts to other organisms or its environment.