Animal Group Behavior
Grade 3 - Science - On Level
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Which evidence best supports a claim about group behavior?
- the nest is brown
- one leaf is small
- the sun is bright
- ants work together to carry food to the nest
Which behavior is not group behavior?
- wolves hunting in a pack
- bees working in a hive
- fish swimming in a school
- one turtle sleeps alone under a log
Some fish swim in schools. Which benefit is most likely?
- the group can confuse predators
- fish stop needing water
- the school measures time
- each fish becomes a rock
A meerkat stands guard while others search for food. What is the guard's role?
- measure rainfall
- warn the group about danger
- make the group invisible
- turn food into rocks
A pack of wolves hunts together. Which claim fits the observation?
- groups make food unnecessary
- group hunting can help animals get food
- hunting together prevents eating
- wolves are plants
Elephants surround a calf when danger is near. What does this show?
- calves do not need adults
- danger helps no animals
- adults can protect young in a group
- groups are only for sleeping
Which question could investigate group behavior?
- Do ants carry more food together than alone?
- How many minutes passed?
- Which noun is proper?
- What is the area of a rectangle?
A herd of deer watches for danger while some deer eat. How can the group help survival?
- deer stop needing shelter
- predators become plants
- more animals can watch for predators
- groups remove every need for food
Penguins huddle during cold weather. What survival need does this behavior support?
- finding a map
- staying warm
- measuring perimeter
- growing leaves
Why might birds migrate in a flock?
- group movement can help birds travel and find routes
- birds become nonliving
- flocks erase weather
- migration stops movement