Lesson Check: Animal Group Survival Revised

Look at these facts about penguins. - Some penguins in the group watch for predators while others care for the young. - They can huddle together to stay warm. - Some penguins in the group can hunt for food. These are all advantages of __.

• living in cold climates

• having feathers

• having a black and white coat

• penguins living in groups

Choose the example that does not represent an advantage of animals living in a group.

• A colony of ants builds a network of underground tunnels.

• Owls hunt at night to surprise their prey.

• A pack of wolves works together to hunt for food.

• Prairie dogs alert each other using calls when a predator is near.

A colony of ants is a __ that works together to survive.

• group

• builders

• friends

Some animals, such as wolves and lions, __ for food in groups.

• walk

• hunt

• fish

Survive means _____

• to hibernate in cave

• stay alive

• to become extinct

All the members of one type of organism that are in the same environment.

• community

• school

• population

A number of living things having some natural relationships

• group

• trait

• competition

animals have a better chance of surviving when living in groups.

• all

• some

• none

A school, or group, of sardines can form a large circle to protect themselves from

• environment

• predators

) Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. Wolves can work as a group to

• hide from predators

• hunt for prey