Bat Research Quiz

What did Simon Ripperger use to track the bats?

• GPS devices

• Bat backpacks

• Cameras

• Drones

How long did it take Ripperger to collect data by running after bats?

• Two weeks

• Five months

• One year

• Three days

What did Ripperger discover about vampire bats using the backpacks?

• They are solitary creatures

• They have lasting, humanlike friendships

• They migrate frequently

• They are nocturnal

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What do noctule bat mothers teach their pups?

• How to hunt

• Where the colony's roost is

• How to fly

• How to find water

How many bats can Ripperger tag at a time to create a wireless network?

• 10 bats

• 20 bats

• 50 bats

• 100 bats

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CCSS.2.MD.B.6

What did Ripperger use to study bats in Costa Rica?

• Cameras

• Backpacks

• Binoculars

• Nets

What is Ripperger trying to understand about mouse-eared bats?

• How they fly

• How they listen for ground beetles

• How they sleep

• How they build nests

What does Ripperger hope the backpacks will change?

• The way bats fly

• People's understanding of bats

• The color of bats

• The size of bats

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

How do bats help farmers?

• By eating crops

• By eating insects to control pests

• By making nests in fields

• By scaring away birds

What do some bats help pollinate?

• Trees

• Flowers

• Grass

• Vegetables

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5