Wolverine Behavior and Ecosystem Interactions

Wolverine Behavior and Ecosystem Interactions

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video follows a person revisiting a site where they left a caribou gut pile. Initially hidden under snow to prevent birds from finding it, the pile was discovered by a wolverine, which consumed most of it. Afterward, birds like ravens and gray jays scavenged the remaining parts. The narrator hopes the wolverine did not find another caribou they intend to retrieve.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the narrator do to conceal the caribou gut pile from birds?

Covered it with leaves

Buried it in snow

Placed rocks over it

Hid it in a cave

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which animal is mentioned as having found the gut pile?

A wolverine

A fox

A wolf

A bear

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What evidence did the narrator find that indicated a wolverine had been at the site?

A wolverine den nearby

Snapped willows and dug-up ground

Footprints in the snow

Wolverine fur on the ground

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which birds are mentioned as having picked at the remains after the wolverine?

Eagles and hawks

Owls and sparrows

Crows and pigeons

Ravens and gray jays

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was left of the caribou's stomach contents?

Lichens

Bones

Fur

Meat

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What concern does the narrator express at the end of the video?

That the gut pile will attract more animals

That the snow will melt

That the birds will return

That the wolverine might have found another caribou