RE 5 Unit 8A Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary

What is true for both ants and bees?

Logical and well organized

Every caribou knew the _____ that determined when to run and which way to go.

What is this reading mainly about?

An area of land occupied and defended by a group of animals

To copy behavior

…but the rest of the herd ran in a(n) _____ and orderly mass.

The teaching staff at a university or college

Why does the author quote Deborah M. Gordon in paragraph C?

Factors used to judge or decide something

…and yet the _____ behavior of the herd was characterized by precision, not fright.

…swarm intelligence ensured that each animal followed simple _____ evolved over thousands of years of wolf attacks.

According to the information in paragraph E, what is the primary role of queen ants?

This sent a(n) _____ message to the rest of the herd.

It increases their chances of detecting predators, _____ necessary _____, and finding food.

An alphabetical list of items used for reference

To obtain something after a lot of effort

How does Charles N. Harper explain the concept of a pheromone trail in paragraph I?

The word it in line 16 refers to _____.

Made up of smaller amounts added together

In paragraph M, the author implies that _____.