Question

If a human or a prey animal is out and about at night, they are more at risk of being eaten. if the prey are in a safe place sleeping and conserving energy, they are more likely to remain unharmed. this reasoning is consistent with the ________ of sleeping.

Answer 1

Some of the organisms have evolved in such a way that they remain inactive when the predator populations are active.  

Adaptive theory of sleep suggests that the prey population prefer to sleep when (in this case, at night) the predators are most active. The prey population use this time in taking rest and restoring energy for other works. As the prey population is inactive and remained protected in safe places, they are less likely to be predated.  

Hence, the correct answer is adaptive theory of sleeping.  

Answer 2

Adaptive theory of sleeping states that the human or a prey remains unharmed if they are in a safe place otherwise they can be at a greater risk of being eaten by other organisms.

Further Explanation:

Sleep is thought to be the withdrawal of sensory awareness. The factors that interact to reveal the timing and the quality of sleep are: homeostatic (factor S) and circadian factor (factor C).

The characteristics of sleep are the functions of various brain activities and circuits. Various theories have been developed to explain patterns of sleep.

Adaptive theory is one of the oldest theory of sleep. This theory states that the inactivity at night has been adapted to keep organisms away from the harms at times when they may be vulnerable to certain problems. Therefore inactivity at night serves as a survival function for the organisms.

Example of organisms that supports the adaptive theory of sleep are humans and other animals. If they are out at night they are in a greater risk of being eaten by others however when they are in a safe place sleeping and conserving energy, they may remain unharmed.

The other theory of sleep are restorative theory and the developmental theory.

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Answer Detail:

Grade: College biology

Subject: Biology

Chapter: Adaptation

Keywords:

Sleep, sensory awareness, homeostasis, circadian factor, adaptive theory, adapted, organisms, vulnerable, survival, prey, restorative theory, developmental theory