Animal Group Behavior
Grade 3 - Science - Building Confidence
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A pack of wolves hunts together. Which claim fits the observation?
- wolves are plants
- groups make food unnecessary
- hunting together prevents eating
- group hunting can help animals get food
Why might birds migrate in a flock?
- migration stops movement
- group movement can help birds travel and find routes
- flocks erase weather
- birds become nonliving
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
Some fish swim in schools. Which benefit is most likely?
- the school measures time
- fish stop needing water
- each fish becomes a rock
- the group can confuse predators
Which question could investigate group behavior?
- Do ants carry more food together than alone?
- What is the area of a rectangle?
- How many minutes passed?
- Which noun is proper?
Which evidence best supports a claim about group behavior?
- the sun is bright
- one leaf is small
- ants work together to carry food to the nest
- the nest is brown
A herd of deer watches for danger while some deer eat. How can the group help survival?
- groups remove every need for food
- more animals can watch for predators
- predators become plants
- deer stop needing shelter
Which behavior is not group behavior?
- wolves hunting in a pack
- fish swimming in a school
- one turtle sleeps alone under a log
- bees working in a hive
A meerkat stands guard while others search for food. What is the guard's role?
- warn the group about danger
- turn food into rocks
- make the group invisible
- measure rainfall
Penguins huddle during cold weather. What survival need does this behavior support?
- finding a map
- growing leaves
- measuring perimeter
- staying warm