Life Science Week 6 (Animal Behaviors)

Blue whales are the largest mammal on Earth.

• true

• false

Konrad Lorenz was a botanist.

• true

• false

Use the web (and what you know) to answer this question.

What do you think would happen if animals in the wild didn't use these behaviors?

• Their populations would increase.

• They may be in danger of extinction.

• They would be easier to tame.

• Their babies would be safer.

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Use the web (and what you know) to answer this question.

Which of the following bubbles could be added to the web?

• lose a body part

• grow hair

• shrink to half its size

• explode

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Use the web (and what you know) to answer this question.

Which of the following bubbles could be added to the web?

• How animal attract a mate

• How animals get food

• How animals avoid predators

• How animals use tools

What do scientists believe that cats are doing when they scratch furniture and scratching posts?

• sharpening their claws

• revenge on their owners

• trying to find food

• communicating with other cats

Summarize how the bower bird attracts a mate.

• It puts shiny and brightly colored objects in its nest.

• It displays its dewlap, a brightly colored neck flap.

• It makes a loud squawking noise.

• It attracts and fights off other males.

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Which of the following is one way that the burrowing owl confuses its predators?

• It has a tail that looks like a head.

• It sprays a foul-smelling odor.

• It hisses like a rattlesnake.

• It changes its body shape to look like a snake.

How does the American avocet protect its eggs when a predator is near?

• It pretends to have a broken wing.

• It shows its dewlap.

• It eats its mate.

• It sings the predator to sleep.

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The female of which of the following eats its mate?

• hairstreak butterfly

• praying mantis

• burrowing owl

• gecko

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