Social and Group Behavior

Protection against harm

• defense

• function

• group

• member

what something does

• defense

• function

• group

• member

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a number of individuals assembled together or having some unifying relationship

• defense

• group

• function

• member

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a part of a group

• function

• defense

• survival

• member

the process of staying alive and in existence

• survival

• defense

• function

• member

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How does living in groups help animals? Animals that in live in groups---

• don't compete for food

• can't get sick

• have more space

• can protect each other

Bees live in groups where many ants live together. How does living like this help ants?

• bees in large groups can share work of getting food.

• a large group of bees need more space to live in than one insect

• birds that eat bees can find large groups more easily

• bees living in large groups sometimes move to new places to live

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Which fact shows that living in groups can help elephants live?

• a mother elephant takes care of her baby for the first two years of it's life.

• elephants that live alone don't live as long as the ones that live with other elephants

• male elephants sometimes use their very long teeth, or tusks, to fight.

• elephants can eat up to 300 pounds of bark, grasses, fruits, and roots in one day

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How does hunting in a group help wolves?

• wolves must be very quiet when hunting

• wolves that work together can catch more food

• sometimes a wolf can catch food all alone

• the color of the wolves' fur helps them hide

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When zebras are attached by lions, they will crowd together with the babies in the middle. Why would zebras act in this way?

• the baby zebra will be able to run faster

• the baby zebras are safer from the lions

• lions never attach adult zebras

• the baby zebras are able to find more food

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