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WorksheetsLife as a Hunter
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following activities would contribute to the resting metabolic rate?
hunting
breathing
running
playing
What are some reasons why a lion would not want to use all 15,000 kcal of energy on hunting? Select all that apply.
She won't have enough energy left over for other activities she needs to do throughout the day.
She won't have enough energy left for her resting metabolic rate.
She will have to eat 30,000 kcal to make up for the energy lost.
She could become too weak to hunt and die.
Which of the following is true about how many of each prey a lion hunts per day?
The more energy available from the prey the more of that prey they must hunt.
The less energy cost to hunt the prey the less of that prey they must hunt.
The more net energy the prey provides the more of that prey they must hunt.
The energy cost to hunt the prey must be less than the energy the lion has stored.
What is net energy gain?
Energy gained by eating the prey
Energy gained by eating the prey minus the energy lost by hunting the prey
Energy gained by eating the prey plus energy lost by hunting the prey
Number of prey hunted multiplied by the energy available from the prey
Based on the Life as a Hunter Lab, what is the requirement for an animal to be beneficial for a lion to hunt alone?
energy cost must be more than 13,500 kcal
total energy gained must be more than 100,000 kcal
net energy gained must be more than 13,500 kcal
energy available from the prey must be less than 170,000 kcal
Based on the Life as a Hunter Lab, which of the prey did not give an individual lion enough energy to survive?
meerkat
warthog
wildebeest
zebra
Based on the Life as a Hunter Lab, which animals provide enough energy to make it worthwhile for a lion to hunt alone? Select all that apply.
meerkat
warthog
wildebeest
zebra
Based on Life as a Hunter Lab, which of the prey had an energy cost that was too high for a lion to hunt alone?
meerkat
warthog
wildebeest
zebra
Which of the following ways for a lion to hunt is the most energy efficient?
Hunting smaller prey less often
Hunting smaller prey more often
Hunting larger prey less often
Hunting larger prey more often
How might a lion go about hunting larger prey that would normally cost too much energy to hunt?
They don't hunt larger prey.
They could hunt the prey in groups.
They could hunt the prey only after they have had a big meal so they have more available energy to expend.
They could hunt the prey only when they are starving and really need a lot of energy.
