Animal Behavior Quiz

Why do animals form groups?

• The enjoy having friends

• They do not join groups

• To help them survive

• To do as they are told

Read the statement about Meerkats below: Meerkats live in large families. Some are look-outs while others care for the young. Other meerkats are in charge of digging tunnels, and some are hunters. The meerkats will trade jobs and take turns. Why does living in this large family benefit the meerkats?

• The meerkats don’t have to do as much work, so they get to be lazier.

• The meerkats like having company around and other animals to play with.

• There are more members to split up the work and help with survival needs.

• There is no benefit to meerkats living in family groups; they just do it out of habit.

How do these large groups help babies survive?

• These groups do not help babies survive.

• The group allows babies to drink more water.

• These groups protect babies from predators.

• The group keeps the babies from seeing the scenery.

Fish are one of many animals who form groups for survival. They will form "bait balls" with hundreds (even thousands) of fish to scare away predators and make it more difficult for predators to catch them. Fish form these groups to help them _________.

How do groups help animals to survive?

• It does not help them to survive; it makes their lives worse.

• It allows them to look cooler like they have more friends.

• It helps them to find food, care for young, and protect one another.

• It helps them to feel less lonely, have more fun, and play together.

Which answer choice(s) is a benefit of animals forming groups?

• Animals can assist each other with jobs and tasks when in a group.

• Animals help each other raise the babies in the group.

• Animals can help to protect each other when in groups.

• All of the answers are true.

The way an animal responds to its environment

• Behavior
• Adaptation
• Migration
• Communication

Which of the following is a benefit of animals living in packs or colonies?

• They can get lonely

• They can argue more

• Increased survival chances

• They eat less food

Which of the following is NOT a reason animals live in groups?

• To play games

• For protection from predators

• To find food more efficiently

• To take care of their young