Puffin Behavior and Threats

Puffin Behavior and Threats

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

5th - 6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video explores the life of puffins on Scotland's cliffs, focusing on their feeding habits and the dangers they face from gulls. It highlights the dependency of pufflings on their parents for food and the challenges they encounter as they venture outside for the first time. The narrative follows a mother puffin's perilous journey to bring food back to her chick, showcasing the constant threat from opportunistic gulls.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary food source for the pufflings?

Worms

Sand eels

Insects

Seeds

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do pufflings hatch and initially stay?

On the open cliffs

In a nest on the water

In a burrow underground

In a nest on a tree

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main threat to pufflings when they first venture outside?

Gulls

Foxes

Cats

Snakes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What strategy do gulls use to prey on pufflings?

They dig into burrows

They lure them with food

They wait for pufflings to come out

They attack in groups

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What challenge does the mother puffin face when returning with food?

Finding enough food

Avoiding gulls waiting to steal her catch

Navigating through storms

Competing with other puffins