Learning to Migrate

Why do animals typically migrate?

• To minimize the SCREW Factors

• To find mates

• To find other animals of the same species

• To follow their leader

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What are the SCREW Factors of winter?

• more snow, more clouds, Less solar radiation, Less food energy, more wind

• less snow, more cold, more solar radiation, less food energy, more wind

• more snow, more cold, less solar radiation, less food energy, more wind

• more snow, less cold, more solar radiation, less food energy, more wind

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What is an ungulate?

• an animal with a four comparment stomach

• animals that migrate

• animals that fly

• hooved animals

What does conspecific mean?

• organismes that migrate

• organisms that learn to migrate

• organisms that con other organisms

• organisms of the same species

What is cultural transmisson in animals?

• The way a groupd of animals learn and pass on new information

• The way animals learn to migrate

• The way people pass on traditions

• all the previous answers are correct

What does it mean to "surf the green wave"?

• Riding a surf board in a green ocean

• Animals following a wave of green nutritious plants during the spring months

• Animals swimming in a green lake

• Green algae on a lake

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What are some examples of barriers that keep animals from migrating?

• roads

• fences

• walls

• all of the previous answers are correct

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What are sedentary animals?

• Animals that migrate

• Animals that do not migrate

• Animals that have not learned to migrate; therefore, they stay in the same general location year round

• Animals that do what ever they want.

Wolves, elk, geese, deer, and antelope are gregarious. What does that mean?

• It means these animals live and interact in herds, flocks, and packs

• It means these animals prefer to live alone

• It means these animals like each other

• It means these animals all act in the same way.

Why are ungulates that surf the green wave typically larger that their sedentary counterparts?

• They know how to avoid the SCREW Factors

• They know how to avoid wolves

• They know how find warmer climates

• They know how to find more nutritious plants by following the spring green up

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