Wildebeest Survival Challenges

Wildebeest Survival Challenges

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sophia Harris

FREE Resource

The video explores the harsh realities of the dry season in the wild, focusing on the struggles of wildebeest herds and the opportunistic nature of lions. A calf, whose mother has been killed, stays close to her body, facing slim chances of survival. The lions, temporarily uninterested in the calf, will eventually see it as an easy meal once their current food source is depleted.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What challenge do wildebeest face during the dry season?

Migration difficulties

Increased predator activity

Lack of water

Abundant food supply

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the calf stay close to its mother?

It is looking for food

It is hard-wired to stay by its mother's side

It is playing with other calves

It is afraid of other animals

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the immediate reason the lions are not interested in the calf?

They are not hungry

They are afraid of the calf

They are busy with other prey

They are protecting the calf

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the calf's chance of survival on its own?

Guaranteed

Moderate

High

Low

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What will likely happen to the calf once the lions are hungry again?

It will escape to safety

It will become a quick meal for the lions

It will find a new herd

It will be ignored by the lions