Why Animals Form Groups

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3rd Grade Science › Why Animals Form Groups

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Meerkats live in large families. Some are look-outs while others care for the young. Other meerkats are in charge of digging tunnels, and some are hunters. The meerkats will trade jobs and take turns.

Meerkat, Herd, Meerkats, Group, Rodents

What could happen to the meerkats if they started living alone instead of in groups?

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Meerkats live in large families. Some are look-outs while others care for the young. Other meerkats are in charge of digging tunnels, and some are hunters. The meerkats will trade jobs and take turns.

Meerkat, Herd, Meerkats, Group, Rodents

What could happen to the meerkats if they started living alone instead of in groups?

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Fish are one of many animals who form groups for survival. They will form "bait balls" with hundreds (even thousands) of fish to scare away predators and make it more difficult for predators to catch them.

School, Fish, Underwater, Tropical

Fish form these groups to help them _____________.

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Fish are one of many animals who form groups for survival. They will form "bait balls" with hundreds (even thousands) of fish to scare away predators and make it more difficult for predators to catch them.

School, Fish, Underwater, Tropical

Fish form these groups to help them _____________.

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Which answer choice(s) is a benefit of animals forming groups?

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Which answer choice(s) is a benefit of animals forming groups?

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Monkeys live in family groups that can grow quite large in numbers. If monkeys lived alone, there are some tasks they could not complete. Based on the photo below, what is a task that requires a group to help with?

Berber Monkeys, Ape, Delouse, India

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Elephants live in large herds. When traveling, they keep the babies in the middle of the line or center of the group.

Elephant, Serengeti, National Park

How do these large groups help babies survive?

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Monkeys live in family groups that can grow quite large in numbers. If monkeys lived alone, there are some tasks they could not complete. Based on the photo below, what is a task that requires a group to help with?

Berber Monkeys, Ape, Delouse, India

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Elephants live in large herds. When traveling, they keep the babies in the middle of the line or center of the group.

Elephant, Serengeti, National Park

How do these large groups help babies survive?

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