Hibernation Lesson

What does hibernation mean?

• to be wide awake

• to get warm

• to go into a deep sleep

What do animals do when they wake up from hibernation?

• take a bath

• look for food

• fly away

What do animals do right before hibernating?

• sleep a lot

• watch tv

• eat a lot

Which animal hibernates in a cave and hangs from the ceiling?

• bear

• hedgehog

• bat

Why must an animal find a good place to hibernate?

• To protect it from the cold.

• To protect it from predators.

• All of the above.

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Why do animals eat a lot to prepare for hibernation?

• To find a good place.

• To use this fat to feed their bodies while they hibernate.

• It burrows into the mud.

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Which animals hibernate?

• bears, bats, snakes

• some birds, whales, butterflies

• none of the above

Animals hibernate in ______________.

• winter

• summer

• spring

• fall

What causes animals to hibernate?

• very cold air temperatures

• lack of food

• a need to survive

• all of the above

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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