Your textbook uses this graph as evidence for human hunting driving early exctinctions. Highlight this evidence by interpreting the important information on the graph. Start by accurately describing the way the graph looks, then identifying and describing important numbers and trends. When discussing numbers and trends, use the units and information found on the x and y axis. Finish with a conclusion. What does it tell us about prey switching and impacts of predation on biodiversity? Partridges and other small birds Hares and other small mammals Tortoises and shellfish

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Animal behavior can be defined as all the things that animals do. In response to a stimulus, an animal performs a certain fixed action pattern, or FAP, of behavior. This response occurs to make the animal more adaptable to change. So, behavior is generally a stimulus-oriented response. A behavior is an expression of the capabilities of the nervous system. A stimulus is determined by the environment, while the nervous system determines a response.