Hibernation

What is one difference between hibernation and torpor? 

• Hibernation is a deeper sleep
• Torpor involves deeper breathing
• Torpor lasts forever
• Hibernation happens in winter

What causes animals to hibernate? 

• very cold air temperatures 
• lack of food
• a need to survive
• all of the above 

Why did the author write the book, Hibernation? 

• To make people laugh about hibernation
• To explain why geese migrate
• To tell people about bats and bears
• To give information about hibernation

What do frogs and turtles have in common? 

• They both sleep in mud at the bottom of a pond.
• They both hibernate.
• They are both cold-blooded.
• All of the above

Why do hibernating animals wake up in the  spring? 

• it rains too much, and their homes get wet. 
• The birds wake them up.
• They can find food, and its warmer
• All of the above

Hibernating animals try and stay safe from predators.
What are predators? 

• cold habitats
• plants that many animals eat
• bats that live in dens and caves 
• animals that hunt and eat other animals

What is the main idea of the book, Hibernation? 

• Some animals hibernate to survive the winter.
• Hibernation is like a sound sleep.
• Bats hibernate in caves.
• Bears often wake up and move in winter. 

What is one way snakes and many insects are alike? 

• Snakes and many insects eat mice. 
• Snakes and many insects hibernate in mud. 
• Snakes and many insects have six legs.
• Snakes and many insects hibernate during winter. 

Instead of hibernating, some animals _______ to warmer places. 

• survive
• sleep
• burrow
• migrate

An animal chooses a place to hibernate based on its _________. 

• habits
• habitat
• mood
• fat level