bats – Flashcard
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By 1702 this colony was returned to the king as a___________colony
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royal
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Bats are _______ of all night flying insects
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predators
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Between 60 and 70% of all bats are ___________
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insectivores
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A single brown bat can eat up to 1,000 ______ in one hour.
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mosquitoes
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Bats are the only form of mammal to have attained _________ _________
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powered flight
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________ is an infectious viral disease that affects the nervous system of humans and other mammals
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rabies
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Bats use ________ to communicate
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echolocation
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The Old World fruit bat is known as a _______, because it is quite large
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megabat
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Bats distribute different ______, which are vital to a rain forest surviving
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seeds
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Bats are sometimes mistaken as _________.
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Birds
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Bats hang _________ _______ when they are sleeping.
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upside down
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Bats are __________ because they sleep at night
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nocturnal
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Some types of bats are ______________ like the big-eared bat.
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endangered
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Bats can lose their ______ to clear cutting in forests in which they live.
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habitat
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You can help conserve bat habitats by making your own _______ _______.
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bat house
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One common myth is that bats are _______.
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blind
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Another myth is that bats get caught in your ____ when swooping down to feed.
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hair
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The scientific name for bats is _______ meaning "hand-wing".
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Chiroptera
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The largest bat is known to have a ____ _____ wing span.
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six foot
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The smallest bat is known to weigh less than a __________.
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penny
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There are almost 1000 species of bats all over the world and only three are known as ______ ____.
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vampire bats
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Most bats have only one ________ each year.
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pup
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Not only can bats eat insects, but they can scoop up ______ in ponds and lakes.
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fish
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In bat wings, they have delicate _______ stretched across their arms and feet.
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membranes
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___________ are much smaller, and the live all over the world.
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microbats
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Some bats ______, which means they sleep during the winter.
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hibernate
