Exploring Animal Navigation and Magnetoreception

What ability does the narrator wish to have?

• Super strength

• Invisibility

• Magnetoreception

• Telekinesis

How did ancient mariners navigate?

• Using GPS

• By the sun, moon, and stars

• With compasses

• By following animal migrations

What did researchers in Germany discover about robins during migration?

• They flew in random directions

• They tried to escape from the side of the cage facing Spain

• They stopped migrating

• They used the sun to navigate

Which material is theorized to be in specialized cells for magnetic navigation?

• Copper

• Silver

• Magnetite

• Gold

What did the German team find when they exposed trout cells to a rotating magnetic field?

• The cells changed color

• The cells spun in unison with the field

• The cells died

• The cells emitted light

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What protein in the eyes of birds and other animals might help them detect magnetic fields?

• Rhodopsin

• Hemoglobin

• Myoglobin

• Cryptochrome

What do cryptochrome proteins produce that can be affected by magnetic fields?

• Ions

• Radicals

• Photons

• Neutrons

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

What is the name of the specific cryptochrome being investigated in humans?

• Cry 4

• Cry 3

• Cry 2

• Cry 1

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What might Cry 2 explain about some people's abilities?

• Their sense of direction in new environments

• Their ability to see in the dark

• Their ability to hear high frequencies

• Their ability to run fast

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the current state of research on magnetoreception?

• It is only a theory

• It has been abandoned

• It is still being explored

• It is fully understood