Life Science: Week 6 Animal Behaviors

Describe how radio transmitters help scientists study animals.

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Compare and contrast the different ways that skunks and porcupines deal with predators.

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

• Its 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

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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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The female of which of the following eats its mate?

• hairstreak butterfly

• praying mantis

• burrowing owl

• gecko

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

• sharpening their claws

• revenge on their oweners

• trying to find food

• communication with other cats

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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Which of the following would be the best heading for this web?

• How animal attract a mate

• How animals get food

• How animals avoid Predators

• How animals Use tools

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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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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