Test on Biome Migration Among Animals Other Than Birds, Nomadism, and Dormancy
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  1. Chinese Mitten Crabs migrate between three biomes. What are they?
  2. Name the animal and describe the migration route for the only large land mammal to continue to migrate in the lower 48 states of the U.S.
  3. How long have caribou been migrating and how far do some of them travel each way?
  4. Describe the physical changes that European and North American eels undergo in their migrations and the biomes that they inhabit. The answer to this question will count for two points.
  5. Describe two ways in which eels migrate out of the water.
  6. Describe the migration of grey whales. How far do they migrate and where are their summer and winter grounds?
  7. How far have Monarch Butterflies been known to fly in their migrations?
  8. Which type of reptile migrates the longest of any other reptile and how far have they been known to migrate?
  9. Give one example of biome migration in four separate classes of the sub-phylum vertebrata and briefly describe the migration. The answer to this question will count for two points.
  10. What are the three types of human nomadism? Briefly describe them.
  11. What is the inverse of migration and what are the similarities and differences between it and migration? The answer to this question will count for two points.
  12. The movements of large numbers of locusts and the quadrennial explosion of Norway lemmings in which some drown themselves in the ocean are the inverse of one another in one important way. What is that? The answer to this question will count for two points.
  13. The movements of Norway Lemmings and the "nomadic migration" of antelope, zebras and wildebeests on the plains of Africa have one characteristic that is inverse to each other. What is it? The answer to this question will count for two points.
  14. Name three different types of dormancy and briefly describe them. The answer to this question counts for two points. Name and describe a fourth for an extra point.
  15. How can dormancy lead to the spread of disease among humans? Give an example.
  16. How do hibernators survive a winter?
  17. What is true hibernation like? Include in your description an account of what happens to body temperature and metabolism.
  18. Are bears true hibernators? Justify your answer. The answer to this question will count for two points.
  19. Does an animal in torpor react to stimuli from the environment?
  20. What is the relationship between hibernation, torpor and sleep? The answer to this question will count for two points.
  21. Migration of people from one country to another looking for a better life and the annual biome migration of animals use the term "migration" in different ways. What are they?
  22. Describe how and why magnetotactic bacteria move. Give and support an opinion about whether this is a true migration or true nomadism or something else? The answer to this question will count for two points.
  23. Are migration, nomadism and dormancy precise terms? Compare them to some other scientific descriptions of nature and tell us how they are helpful. The answer to this question will count for two points.

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Migration, Nomadism, Dormancy Lesson Plan – Test on Biome Migration Among Animals Other Than Birds, Nomadism, and Dormancy