What is courtship behaviour?

Courtship behaviours help animals attract mates through displays and signals that are species specific.


It helps to ensure successful mating and raising of offspring.

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Why is courtship behaviour important in species with a limited reproductive cycle?

In species where females only produce eggs at specific times, courtship behaviour is important to determine if the female is at the receptive stage for mating, ensuring successful reproduction.

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How does courtship behaviour help in species survival?

Courtship behaviour ensures mating only takes place between members of the same species, leading to successful mating, production of fertile offspring, and raising of offspring.


This passes on the species' genes to the next generation thereby aiding species survival.

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What is phylogenetic classification?

Phylogenetic classification is based on evolutionary relationships between organisms and their ancestors, classifying species into groups. 


It reveals how closely related organisms are.

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What are the advantages of phylogenetic classification?

Phylogenetic classification produces a continuous tree that doesn't force organisms into specific taxonomic groups where they don't quite fit.


This also means that there is no overlap between the groups produced.

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What is a phylogenetic tree?

A phylogenetic tree is a diagram used to represent the evolutionary relationships between organisms.


It shows that different species have evolved from a common ancestor.

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How are the oldest species and the most recent species represented on a phylogenetic tree?

The oldest species is shown at the base of the tree, while the most recent species are shown at the ends of the branches of the tree.

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What is artificial classification?

Artificial classification divides organisms according to differences that are useful at the time, such as colour, size, number of legs, leaf shape, and so on.

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