Bats - Close Reading Response

Some are tiny with a ________________ of only five inches.

• wingspan

• fingers

• furry body

• thumb claw

Bats are in the ________________ group along with bees, birds, and butterflies.

• pollinator

• flying

• arachnid

• insect

Animals such as bats that are awake at night are called ___________.

• nocturnal

• crepuscular

• diurnal

• cathemeral

Being able to "see" using hearing is called _______________.

• echolocation

• sonar

• radar

• blindness

About  $\frac{3}{4}$  of the bats in the world are insectivores. This means they eat _______________.

• insects

• fruit

• plants

• other animals

Instead of feathers, bats have _____________.

• fur

• scaly skin

• shells