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Science questions for grades 6-8

 

 

Bobcat

          

Read about the bobcat at

http://www.bigcatrescue.org/bobcat.htm    or print out PDF

              

SIXTH GRADE:

 

  1. Bobcats are often confused with what larger feline cousin?

 

 

 

 2.   How can you tell the difference between a bobcat and a lynx?

 

 

 

  1. How has human behavior impacted the Bobcat population?

 

 

 

 

SEVENTH GRADE:  

 

 

1.  How does having territories help the Bobcat?

 

 

 

2.  How long do Bobcats live in captivity versus in the wild?  How do you explain

the difference in age ranges?

 

 

For an extra challenge:  Discuss the merits of life in the wild versus life in captivity.

 

 

 

 

EIGTH GRADE:

 

  1.  What behavioral adaptations relative to their diet do Bobcats display?

 

 

  1. What physical characteristics that should help with survival have instead led to theBobcats demise and why?  

 

 

 

 

 

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