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3.27 Group Behavior Supports Survival Worksheet

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Group Behavior Supports Survival - Which argument is best supported by evidence that that some animals form groups that help members find food, defend themselves, or cope with change. (NGSS 3-LS2-1; SEP: Argument from Evidence)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A study looked at how wolves find prey when prey are scarce.Packs that spread out and then regrouped found elk tracks more often.Pairs of wolves searching alone found tracks less often.Snow, wind, and time were the same.

Which argument is best supported by the evidence?

AElk tracks are found more often because wolves have better eyesight in packs.

BPairs found fewer tracks because they did not want to hunt.

CTracks appear only when wolves howl at them.

DGroup searching can help wolves find scarce food because spreading out and regrouping is linked to finding elk tracks more often.

Solution & Explanation:The passage evidence supports this claim: Group searching can help wolves find scarce food because spreading out and regrouping is linked to finding elk tracks more often. The evidence says: A study looked at how wolves find prey when prey are scarce. Packs that spread out and then regrouped found elk tracks more often. Pairs of wolves searching alone found tracks less often. Snow, wind, and time were the. The other choices add ideas that are not shown or change what the evidence says.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Researchers compared two bird species during a sudden cold front.Species X formed large roosting groups; most birds survived.Species Y roosted alone; fewer birds survived.Both species ate similar foods and lived in the same forest.

Which argument is best supported by the evidence?

ASpecies Y survived less because it has different feathers (not shown by the evidence).

BCold fronts cannot affect birds because birds have feathers.

CRoosting in groups may help birds cope with cold because the group-roosting species had higher survival during the cold front.

DSpecies X survived because it never leaves the nest.

Solution & Explanation:The passage evidence supports this claim: Roosting in groups may help birds cope with cold because the group-roosting species had higher survival during the cold front. The evidence says: Researchers compared two bird species during a sudden cold front. Species X formed large roosting groups; most birds survived. Species Y roosted alone; fewer birds survived. Both species ate similar foods and lived in. The other choices add ideas that are not shown or change what the evidence says.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A study followed a herd of horses during a new predator arrival (wolves moved into the area).Horses that stayed in a tight herd had fewer injuries.Horses that spread out had more injuries.Both groups had similar food and water.

Which argument is best supported by the evidence?

AHorses had fewer injuries because tight herds make wolves disappear.

BStaying in a tight herd may help horses defend themselves because the tight herd had fewer injuries after wolves arrived.

CSpread-out horses were injured because grass was sharper.

DWolves cannot injure horses, so injuries must be from something else.

Solution & Explanation:The passage evidence supports this claim: Staying in a tight herd may help horses defend themselves because the tight herd had fewer injuries after wolves arrived. The evidence says: A study followed a herd of horses during a new predator arrival (wolves moved into the area). Horses that stayed in a tight herd had fewer injuries. Horses that spread out had more injuries. Both groups had similar fo. The other choices add ideas that are not shown or change what the evidence says.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 3 Science students. It aligns with educational standard SCI.3.27 (Grade 3 science skill focused on Group Behavior Supports Survival.).