Caiman Behavior and Characteristics

Caiman Behavior and Characteristics

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Ethan Morris

FREE Resource

The video explores a confrontation between two caimans, highlighting the younger one's attempt to overpower the older male. It discusses the caiman's powerful bite force and their unique eye protection mechanisms. The young caiman's strategy involves pulling the older one underwater, but the older caiman resists by digging into the sand. The females observing the fight will ultimately judge the males' performance.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What action does the younger caiman take against the older one?

Pushes the older one into the water

Scratches the older one's back

Clamps down on the older one's upper jaw

Bites the older one's tail

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the bite force of a caiman?

150 pounds per square inch

200 pounds per square inch

270 pounds per square inch

300 pounds per square inch

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do caimans protect their eyes during fights?

They close their eyes tightly

They use their tails as shields

They can retract their eyes

They have a thick skin layer

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the young caiman's strategy in the confrontation?

To call for help from other caimans

To scare the older one away

To pull the older one underwater

To bite the older one's tail

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who ultimately judges the performance of the male caimans?

The narrator

The younger caiman

The older caiman

The female caimans