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Think you know bats? Try this quiz to see just how bat brained you are!
What type of animal are bats?
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Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Insects
Which word describes when bats are most active?
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diurnal (during the day)
crepuscular (dawn and dusk)
nocturnal (at night)
How do bats reproduce?
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They lay eggs, similarly to birds.
They give birth to live young, similarly to dogs.
They reproduce asexually, similarly to bacteria.
What do bats eat? *Read all the answers!*
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They all eat bugs.
They all drink blood.
They all eat fruit.
It depends on the species! Different species do each of these things!
What is bat poop called by bat pros?
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scat
dung
guano
roost
How many species of bats are there?
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Approximately 10
Approximately 130
Approximately 1,300
Approximately 13,000
Which of these options is NOT an important role of one or more species of bats?
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Pollinating plants
Controlling insect populations
Reducing carbon emissions through rapid breathing
Supplying cave critters with food in the form of guano
Providing food to predators like owls, hawks, and snakes
What taxonomic order do bats belong to?
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Chiroptera
Aves
Criptohynidae
Amphibrosia
How big are the biggest bats in the world, from wing to wing?
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5 inches (~13cm)
12 inches (~30.5cm)
3 feet (~91.5cm)
6 feet (~1.75 meters)
How small is the smallest bat species in the world?
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The Bumblebee bat! It weighs less than a penny :)
The Eastern pipistrelle! It weighs less than an apricot :D
The Ghost bat! It weighs less than a grapefruit :P
How many bat species call NY home?
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2
9
18
55
What infection has been devastating bat populations in the Northeastern USA since 2006?
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Influenza (the flu)
Coronavirus
White-Nose Syndrome
Rabies
Some bats can do echolocation! What is this special skills MOST helpful for?
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Holding on to cave walls while they're roosting
Finding a mate
Protecting themselves
Hunting prey
Are bats cold-blooded or warm-blooded?
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Cold-blooded
Warm-blooded
It depends on the species
They're neither
Which of these bat species has the largest nose structure
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California Leaf-nosed Bat
Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat
Honduran White Bat
Madagascar Sucker-footed Bat
*Optional!* What age group best describes you?
0-10 years old
11-17 years old
18-30 years old
31+ years old
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*Optional!* Which option best describes how much bat-related education you've had?
Not too much - Just some information from school and life
A decent amount - I've taken several classes (i.e. ecology/biology) that helped me learn about bats; and/or I have researched them
Very much - I have studied and/or worked with bats extensively
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*Optional* On a scale of 1-5, with 1 being strongly dislike/HATE, and 5 being strongly like/LOVE, how do you feel about bats?
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2
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5
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