The Basics of Migration

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1. What is origin of the word migration?

a. migrazione

6.9%

b. vandring

3.0%

c. migratus

90.1%

2. Migration was a mystery for centuries and people developed a number of explanations for why some birds disappeared annually, only to return a few months later. Which of these were historical explanations for migration?

e. All of the above.

81.0%

b. Birds hibernated in cliffs.

12.4%

c. Birds lived in the mud at the bottom of a pond.

3.5%

d. Birds turned into fish as they flew over the water.

2.3%

a. Birds became barnacles.

0.7%

3. Some birds use their sense of smell to migrate.

True

70.9%

False

29.1%

4. What bird undertakes the world’s longest known migration?

a. Bar-tailed godwit

13.1%

b. Arctic tern

73.8%

c. Red knot

13.1%

7. What does zugunruhe mean?

a. annual migration

14.3%

b. migratory restlessness

50.2%

c. long-distance migrant

35.4%

8. All birds migrate at the same time of day.

True

5.4%

False

94.6%

9. What is NOT the advantage of flying in a V formation?

a. efficiency in flight

11.5%

b. communication

23.3%

c. observation of potential predators

65.2%

10. What percent of the world’s bird species are migratory?

a. 30 percent

12.6%

b. 40 percent

35.7%

c. 55 percent

51.7%

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