
Animal and Plant Behavior
Presentation
•
Science
•
7th Grade
•
Medium
+2
Standards-aligned
Candice Dupoise
Used 2+ times
FREE Resource
34 Slides • 15 Questions
1
Animal and Plant Behavior
2
Topics we will cover:
Limiting factors
Animal behavior within a population
Animal behavior within a community
Other animal behaviors
Plant tropisms
Plant dormancy
Plant competition
3
Limiting Factors
Limiting factors are defined as factors in the ecosystems that limit the growth of a population. A few examples of limiting factors are food, water, shelter, diseases, and disasters.
4
Multiple Choice
Limiting factors limit the growth of a population. Another way of saying this is that limiting factors keep a population from
decreasing
increasing
staying the same
5
Multiple Choice
True or False
Severe weather would NOT be a limiting factor.
True
False
6
Multiple Choice
True or False
Amount of space can be a limiting factor.
True
False
7
Consider this!
Many of the behaviors we are going to explore happen because of limiting factors. What limiting factor might lead to these two antelope fighting?
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Multiple Choice
What is the name of the interaction in which organisms within a population are ranked and have specific roles?
competition
cooperation
social hierarchy
territorial imperative
20
Multiple Choice
The anole, a type of lizard, engages in a type of dance and flashes its red dulap. This behavior is an example of ____________.
competition
cooperation
social heirarchy
territorial imperative
21
Multiple Choice
When individuals within a population are trying to get the same resources such as food or water, it is called _______________.
competition
cooperation
social hierarchy
territorial imperative
22
Open Ended
Name something that animals compete for.
23
Multiple Choice
Did you know that termites live in social groups? They have a queen, king, workers, and soldiers. This would be an example of ___________.
competition
cooperation
social hierarchy
territorial imperative
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Multiple Choice
Your dog has an infestation of fleas. The type of symbiosis this illustrates is ___________.
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
41
Multiple Choice
This bird has built a nest in a saguaro cactus. While the bird gets shelter, the cactus is neither helped nor harmed. This is an example of __________________.
mutualism
commensalism
parasatism
42
Multiple Choice
The wasp is the ___________.
predator
host
parasite
prey
43
Multiple Choice
The cochroach is the _______.
predator
host
prey
parasite
44
Multiple Select
Kudzu is nicknamed "the vine that ate the south." The kudzu is competing with the trees for__________.
water
space
nutrients in the soil
sunlight
45
Multiple Choice
A certain kind of bacteria lives in the intestines of humans and many other animals. The human cannot digest all of the food that it eats. The bacteria eat the food that the human cannot digest and partially digest it, allowing the human to finish the job. The bacteria benefit by getting food, and the human benefits by being able to digest the food it eats. The bacteria and human have a _____________ relationship.
mutualistic
parasitic
commensalistic
46
Multiple Choice
False coloring such as eyespots help ___________ escape from ______________.
predators, prey
hosts, parasites
prey, predators
47
48
49
Animal and Plant Behavior
Show answer
Auto Play
Slide 1 / 49
SLIDE
Similar Resources on Wayground
45 questions
Classification Review
Presentation
•
7th Grade
43 questions
Earth's Biomes
Presentation
•
7th Grade
45 questions
Lewis Dot Structures
Presentation
•
7th - 8th Grade
44 questions
CS2 Unit 1: Physical and Chemical Weathering and Landforms (COT)
Presentation
•
7th Grade
45 questions
social emotional learning
Presentation
•
6th Grade
45 questions
moon phases
Presentation
•
8th Grade
43 questions
U1 Q2 Quiz Prep
Presentation
•
7th Grade
43 questions
Cotton Cattle Railroads
Presentation
•
7th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
24 questions
PBIS-HGMS Day 10
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
10 questions
HCS SCI 03 Summer School Review 3
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
11 questions
Home Scope
Quiz
•
7th - 8th Grade
15 questions
HCS SCI 05 Summer School Assessment 3 Review
Quiz
•
5th Grade
35 questions
Lufkin Road Middle School Student Handbook & Policies Assessment
Quiz
•
7th Grade
18 questions
Geo 11.3 Area of Circles and Sectors
Quiz
•
9th - 11th Grade