Behavior Patterns for Survival - 1st Grade Science
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Which behavior shows teaching for survival: showing how to find food or ignoring the young?
Which behavior shows teaching for survival: showing how to find food or ignoring the young?
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Showing how to find food. Teaching survival skills helps offspring live independently later.
Showing how to find food. Teaching survival skills helps offspring live independently later.
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What is one behavior that helps parents keep offspring safe during danger?
What is one behavior that helps parents keep offspring safe during danger?
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Hiding the young in a safe place. Hiding protects young from predators who cannot find them.
Hiding the young in a safe place. Hiding protects young from predators who cannot find them.
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What is the meaning of offspring in animal families?
What is the meaning of offspring in animal families?
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The babies or young of a parent animal. Offspring means the children or babies that come from parents.
The babies or young of a parent animal. Offspring means the children or babies that come from parents.
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Which behavior helps offspring avoid predators: staying close to a parent or wandering alone?
Which behavior helps offspring avoid predators: staying close to a parent or wandering alone?
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Staying close to a parent. Parents can defend offspring better when they stay nearby.
Staying close to a parent. Parents can defend offspring better when they stay nearby.
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Identify the behavior pattern: penguins take turns keeping the egg warm. What does this help?
Identify the behavior pattern: penguins take turns keeping the egg warm. What does this help?
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It helps the egg stay warm and safe. Eggs need constant warmth to develop and protection from predators.
It helps the egg stay warm and safe. Eggs need constant warmth to develop and protection from predators.
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What is the meaning of protect as a parent behavior?
What is the meaning of protect as a parent behavior?
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To keep offspring safe from harm. Protection prevents injury, death, or other dangers to offspring.
To keep offspring safe from harm. Protection prevents injury, death, or other dangers to offspring.
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Which behavior is a pattern of care: cleaning a baby animal or never helping it?
Which behavior is a pattern of care: cleaning a baby animal or never helping it?
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Cleaning a baby animal. Cleaning removes dirt and parasites that could cause illness.
Cleaning a baby animal. Cleaning removes dirt and parasites that could cause illness.
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Which behavior helps offspring get food: parents bring food or parents hide food from babies?
Which behavior helps offspring get food: parents bring food or parents hide food from babies?
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Parents bring food. Parents must provide food since babies cannot hunt or gather.
Parents bring food. Parents must provide food since babies cannot hunt or gather.
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What is the name of the behavior when a mother feeds milk to her young?
What is the name of the behavior when a mother feeds milk to her young?
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Nursing. Nursing is how mammal mothers feed milk to their babies.
Nursing. Nursing is how mammal mothers feed milk to their babies.
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Identify the best reason a parent moves babies to a new den: to stay safe or to get lost?
Identify the best reason a parent moves babies to a new den: to stay safe or to get lost?
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To stay safe. Parents move offspring when predators discover the old location.
To stay safe. Parents move offspring when predators discover the old location.
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Which behavior helps offspring learn: parents demonstrate a skill or parents chase babies away?
Which behavior helps offspring learn: parents demonstrate a skill or parents chase babies away?
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Parents demonstrate a skill. Offspring learn by watching and copying parent behaviors.
Parents demonstrate a skill. Offspring learn by watching and copying parent behaviors.
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Which parent behavior best protects babies from predators: guarding or walking away?
Which parent behavior best protects babies from predators: guarding or walking away?
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Guarding. Guarding means staying near to watch for and stop danger.
Guarding. Guarding means staying near to watch for and stop danger.
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Which parent behavior helps offspring stay warm: building a nest or leaving eggs uncovered?
Which parent behavior helps offspring stay warm: building a nest or leaving eggs uncovered?
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Building a nest. Nests provide warmth and shelter, while uncovered eggs get cold.
Building a nest. Nests provide warmth and shelter, while uncovered eggs get cold.
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What is a pattern in behaviors?
What is a pattern in behaviors?
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A behavior that happens again and again. Patterns repeat regularly, like feeding babies every day.
A behavior that happens again and again. Patterns repeat regularly, like feeding babies every day.
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What is a behavior in science?
What is a behavior in science?
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An action an animal does. Behaviors are the things animals do, like eating or sleeping.
An action an animal does. Behaviors are the things animals do, like eating or sleeping.
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