Sociable weavers are a species of bird found in Africa. All males of a colony work together to build a large nest that can house several hundred birds. This is an example of
✔ cooperation
.
Typically, peregrine falcons hunt medium-sized birds, but they will also eat small mammals, reptiles, and insects. This is an example of
✔ predation
.
Male deer, called bucks, head-butt each other to defend their breeding territory and female mates. This is an example of
The characteristics of the Sociable weavers of living in colonies and cooperating for the construction of nests is an example of gregariousness, a type of intraspecific relationship.
Explanation:
Intraspecific relationships are those interactions that occur between individuals of the same species, characterized by the influence that each of them has with their similarities.
Gregariousness -as observed in Sociable weavers- is an intraspecific relationship that leads individuals to live in communities or colonies, contributing to the care, protection and feeding of their members.
By changing a gene's instructions for making a protein, a mutation can cause the protein to malfunction or to be missing entirely. When a mutation alters a protein that plays a critical role in the body, it can disrupt normal development or cause a medical condition.