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Year 13 Biology
Animal Behaviour and Plant Responses
ASSESSMENT:
Achievement
Standard
Biology 3.3
Description
Demonstrate
understanding of the
responses of plants
and animals to their
external environment
(91603) vs1
Internal/
External
External
Number of credits
available
5
Type of
assessment
Exam at end of
year
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Topic
Orientation
Responses
Specific Learning Outcomes
 Recall that the environment includes both living (biotic) and non-living
(abiotic) factors, and that these affect the lives of organisms
 Explain how an organism detects environmental stimuli and responds the
them
 Explain what is meant by Tropism and distinguish between positive and
negative tropism
 Describe phototropism, thigmotropism, gravitropism and geotropism
and explain how each of these is important to plant in their growth.
 Explain what is meant by a nastic response and clearly distinguish
between nasties and tropisms
 Be able to comment on the adaptive value of the response
 Explain that there is a biochemical basis to plant responses to light and
temperature
 Outline the general role of plant hormones in controlling plant responses
to environmental factors, including light and gravity
 Describe or discuss the effects on growth and development of the
following plant hormones; auxins, abscisic acid, cytokinins, ethylene,
gibberellins
 Investigate the effects of plant hormones
 Discuss some applications of plant hormones industry
 Distinguish between innate behaviour from learned behaviour
 Define the term Taxis and distinguish between positive and negative
responses
 Describe the following taxes, identify the environmental cue involved and
the adaptive value of the behaviour; chemotaxis, thermotaxis,
phototaxis, thigmotaxis, gravitaxis and hydrotaxis.
 Describe Kinesis in named animals
 Distinguish between kinesis and taxis
 Explain what is meant by migration, distinguishing between a true
migration and a dispersal
 Explain what is meant by navigation and discuss its purpose
 Explain what is meant by homing and distinguish it from migration
 Explain the adaptive value of homing behaviour
 Understand the role of navigation in homing behaviours
Timing
Responses
Species
Relationships
 Describe how the astronomical (geophysical) cycle creates
environmental cues
 Explain what is meant by a biological rhythm
 Identify different types of biological rhythms ; circadian, circalunar,
circannual and circatidal and relate the importance of the behaviour to
the survival of the organism
 Distinguish between endogenous and exogenous rhythms
 Explain the following terms; period, free running period, zeitgeber,
phase shift and entrainment
 Define biological clock and give its function
 Distinguish between hibernation and torpor in animals and describe the
adaptive value of each behaviour
 Explain what is meant by the following terms; photoperiodism, biennial,
annual, perennial
 Discuss the differences between long-day, short-day and day-neutral
plants
 Explain the role of phytochrome in plant response to photoperiod
 Describe the role of vernalisation and dormancy in the life cycle of
some plants
 Recall Innate and learned behaviours
 Explain what is meant by social behaviour
 Describe some important social behaviours
 Describe the types or auditory, visual and olfactory signals used by
animals for communication
 Outline the benefits of group behaviour
 Explain what is meant by cooperative behaviour
 Explain what is meant by altruistic behaviour and kin selection
 Describe organisations within groups where cooperative defence reduces
the chance of predation
 Define a variety of cooperative behaviours such as group formation,
courtship and bonding, parental care and explain the benefits of such
behaviours
 Classify intraspecific behaviours as either aggressive or cooperative
 Explain the importance of ritual in preventing fighting
 Distinguish between different types of hierarchies
 Classify behaviour as dominant or submissive in a variety of species
 Score and interpret hierarchy interaction
 Describe some factors that may determine rank
 Define and distinguish between territory and home range
 Describe territorial behaviour displayed by a variety of species
 Relate territory to survival
 Investigate and explain a range of aggressive and cooperative
interspecific behaviours such as mutualism, commensalism,
antibiosis, exploitation and competition
 Recall a range of different examples of plant intraspecific and
interspecific interactions