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Bats are most active at night, which means they are
a) nocturnal.
b) night owls.
c) nodules.
d) None of these answers is accurate.

Bats are able to nurse their babies with milk, have fur, and give birth to babies. They are, therefore:
a) mammals.
b) mates.
c) birds.
d) rodents.

The key differences between megabats and microbats are:
a) size, teeth, diet, and geographic location.
b) size, nests, and thumbs.
c) teeth, echolocation abilities, and wingspan.
d) number of pups, fruit eating, and wing pattern when flying.

The ability to use sound waves that bounce off things to 'see' in the dark is known as
a) echolocation.
b) echosonar.
c) clicking.
d) mimicking.

Which bat type has small, sharp teeth, are carnivores, and are rather little in size?
a) Microbat
b) Keystone bat
c) Megabat
d) Fruit bat

Which bat type is most likely to have flat teeth, be mostly vegetarian, help in seed dispersal, and is unable to echolocate?
a) Megabat
b) Microbat
c) Sanguinivorous bat
d) Keystone bat

What do seed dispersal, pollination, and bug population maintenance all have in common?
a) They are all ways that bats benefit the earth.
b) They are all aspects of the fruit bat's uniqueness.
c) They are all aspects of the microbat's uniqueness.
d) None of these answers is accurate.

What is the name of the place where an animal hibernates?
a) Hibernaculum
b) Cave
c) Hiberaneous
d) Brood pouch

Why is it important that the place where a bat hibernates be moist?
a) It needs water to drink from occasionally, or it will dry up and die.
b) Bats roll in the water before sleeping so they can be in a frozen state for the winter.
c) It will need the water to wash its wings before flying in the spring.
d) Water deters predators from eating the bats in winter.

Some bats do this instead of or in addition to hibernating to survive the winter:
a) Migrate
b) Sing
c) Mate
d) Dance

Baby bats are called
a) pups.
b) kits.
c) darkwings.
d) microbats.

Most bats give birth to this many baby bats in a year:
a) one.
b) two.
c) four.
d) seven.

Bats born with closed eyes and no fur are called
a) altricial.
b) precocial.
c) dangerous.
d) batters.

What is the place where infant bats stay and snuggle together to keep warm?
a) The nursery.
b) The roost.
c) The cave.
d) The pup-mill.

In what way do mother bats care for their pups?
a) All of these answers are accurate.
b) They nurse their newborns with milk from their milk glands.
c) They coo to their newborns.
d) They sometimes carry their newborns wherever they go.

How does a mother bat find her own pup?
a) By squeal and by scent.
b) By sight and by bat thumbs.
c) By echolocation and by location in the cave.
d) By wing shape.

What is a way to attract more bats to your neighborhood?
a) Mounting bat boxes.
b) Bat cutouts on windows of your houses.
c) Releasing certain pheremones into the air.
d) Playing high-pitched music.

A species that is important to the survival of many other species is called
a) a keystone species.
b) a survivalist species.
c) important species.
d) None of these answers is accurate.

What does a bat use to climb and crawl into the ground or on the bark of a tree?
a) Its bat thumb at the top of its wing.
b) Its mouth.
c) Its feet.
d) Its patagium.

What is the thin, stretchy skin between each finger bone of a bat's wings called?
a) Patagium
b) Pablium
c) Patagonia
d) Wing flap

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