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Mammals
Megabats
Microbats
Miscellaneous 1
Miscellaneous 2
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What covers the body of mammals?
Hair or fur
100
What does "Mega" mean?
Big
100
What does "Micro" mean?
Small
100
Complete this sentence: Bats are the only mammal with the ability to _______.
Fly
100
How many babies does a mother bat have in one year?
One
200
Are mammals hatched from eggs or born live?
Born live
200
What do megabats eat?
Fruit
200
What do microbats eat?
Insects
200
What does the inside of a bat's wing look like?
A human hand
200
Baby bats are called what?
Pups
300
What do mammal babies eat?
Mother's milk
300
What is the biggest megabat and what is the wingspan?
The flying fox, wingspan of 6 feet
300
What is the smallest bat, and how much does it weigh?
The bumblebee bat, and it weighs less than a penny
300
Give two reasons that bats live in caves
Responses will vary, but can include: dark, can hang, can hide, protection from predators, or many insects to eat
300
How does a mother bat find her baby?
The location where she left the baby, using her sense of smell, or using special clicks
400
How do mammals breathe?
With lungs
400
Do megabats have small eyes or big eyes?
Big eyes
400
Does a microbat have small eyes and big ears, or big eyes and small ears?
Small eyes and big ears
400
Give ntwo reasons why bats are useful
Responses will vary, but can include: eat insects, pollinate plants, and their waste is used as fertilizer
400
Give one difference between megabats and microbats
Responses will vary
500
What does it mean to be warm-blooded?
The body temperature remains the same, no matter what the surrounding temperature is.
500
How do megabats find their food?
Sight and smell
500
How do microbats find their food?
using echolocation, or sound
500
Is the bat population increasing (getting bigger), or declining (getting smaller)? Why is it doing this?
Declining, because: people are hunting them for food or fun, habitats are being destroyed, or the pesticides we use are killing them
500
What characteristics of a bat make it a mammal?
Have fur or hair, have live babies, provide milk for babies, breathe with lungs, and are warm-blooded