Social and Group Behaviors

What three reasons do lions live in a pride

• to obtain food

• defend themselves

• cope with changes

• sleep better

• travel faster

Protection against harm

• defense

• function

• group

• member

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A number of individuals gather together.

• group

• defense

• function

Which of these is an example of group behavior by ants?

• sleeping
• building tunnels
• crawling
• breathing

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Animals have better chance of surviving when living in groups.

• no

• some

• all

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Salmon are fish usually travel in schools (large groups). Why?

• They get lonely and like the company

• traveling in schools would help them get food and protect them from predators

• it is easier to fish for them

• traveling together in a group is faster

Bees live in groups where many ants live together. How does living like this help ants?

• bees in large groups can share work of getting food.

• a large group of bees need more space to live in than one insect

• birds that eat bees can find large groups more easily

• bees living in large groups sometimes move to new places to live

Which animal group moves together so that they appear to be one large animal?

• Hornets

• Dolphins

• Fish

• Lions

What is this meerkat doing?

• looking for food
• watching for predators
• using the bathroom
• being punished

Living in groups______.

• attracts predators

• helps prey spot predators

• helps animals find food

• all of the above

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