Science Unit 1 Lesson 2 Animals in Groups

Social animals form groups to

• find food

• have protection

• raise young

• all of the above

_____________ is an example of a group that is working together to obtain food.

• a leopard sneaking up on its prey

• a group of adult elephants surrounding the baby elephants

• A group of zebras standing watch over the herd

• a pride of lions attacking a wildebeest

Animals of the same kind that live in a group to meet their needs are called

• nice animals

• social animals

• friendly animals

• worker animals

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Which of the following is true of animals that live in groups?

• All animals in a group do the same jobs.

• Different animals in a group do different jobs.

• Every animal in a group takes care of itself.

• Animals live only in groups to protect their young.

How do female lions in a pride respond to cubs that are not their offspring?

• The do not touch them.

• They act aggressively toward them.

• They never give food to them.

• They help take care of them.

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Leopards do not live in groups because they

• can hunt prey better alone.

• have fewer predators if they separate.

• can watch their offspring better by themselves.

• need less food if they stay apart.

An animal that _________ is called a social animal.

• hunts alone

• lives in a group

• is hunted and eaten

• copes with environmental change.

Prey is an animal that

• hunts alone

• lives in a group

• is hunted and eaten

• protects its young.

Why might it be easier for wolves in a group to find food than for one wolf to find food alone?

• They can hunt together and then share the food.

• They don't have to share.

• They hide alone.

• They don't like other wolves.

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Think about how wolves stay safe from other animals. Why is it easier for the wolves in the group to stay safe the for the one wolf alone?

• Some wolves can guard the others

• They can take turns

• The one wolf has no help and no one to watch it while it sleeps.

• all of the above