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Asessment #3 9th Grade

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One fish was caught too close to another's fish territory. What type of behavior is the fish that opens its mouth showing?

a)

Fitness

b)

Reproductive Success

c)

Aggression

d)

Care of young

2.

Why does the giraffe protect its offspring?

a)

To decrease the death rate of the population.

b)

To avoid predation in its family.

c)

To improve the giraffe's reproductive success.

d)

To teach its offspring how to survive.

3.

Many animals use _________ _________ to find a suitable mate.

(a)  

4.

The type of courtship behavior displayed by the bird in the animation is

a)

visual display

b)

vocalization

c)

aggression

d)

fitness

5.

A strategy used by animals to care for their young is:

a)

To migrate during winter season, to avoid cold and harsh conditions.

b)

To display a threatening or unfriendly behavior against competitors.

c)

To defend the female that is with the young.

d)

To build a nest or shelter for their young.

6.

When the death rate is greater than the birth rate, the population size will (a)   .

7.

An organism that has a high fitness is one that

a)

produces many offspring.

b)

produces stronger and healthier offsping.

c)

has the best courtship behaviors.

d)

has the best physical traits.

8.

The type of courthip display by the male in the animation is a ______ _______

(a)  

9.

The likelihood of passing genetic information to offspring is the organism's

a)

fitness

b)

reproductive success

c)

behavioral adaptation

d)

reproductive behavior

10.

A territory is a valuable resource that an animal has to defend. Most animals defend it with

a)

vocalization

b)

fights

c)

substances they release from their body

d)

displays of aggression

11.

When orca (Oricinus orca) mothers have their calf, these newborns rely exclusively on their mothers’ milk for up to two years, and afterwards, orca moms hunt for their offspring and provide food until the babies learn to hunt themselves. Also, scientists have found that orca mothers continue to care for adult sons into adulthood.

Explain how caring for their offspring affects the orca mom's reproductive success (3 pts; 1 pt for definition of reproductive success, 1 pt explanation of how is reproductive succes affected, 1 pt complete sentences)

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