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Bird Migration - Test
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  • 1. What is bird migration?
A) The process of birds changing their appearance.
B) The behavior of birds eating specific diets.
C) The process of birds building nests.
D) The seasonal movement of birds from one place to another.
  • 2. What is the purpose of migratory rest stops for birds?
A) To refuel and rest during their long journeys.
B) To find new mates.
C) To hide from predators.
D) To establish territories.
  • 3. Which bird species is known for the longest migratory journey?
A) Arctic Tern
B) Hummingbird
C) Penguin
D) Ostrich
  • 4. Which continent is home to millions of migrating birds traveling between their breeding and wintering grounds?
A) Asia
B) Antarctica
C) North America
D) Europe
  • 5. What should individuals do to help migrating birds?
A) Keep cats indoors, reduce pesticide use, and avoid disrupting their habitats.
B) Offer them snacks during their journey.
C) Scare them away for fun.
D) Plant more trees everywhere.
  • 6. Which sense do birds use to detect Earth's magnetic field for navigation?
A) Echolocation
B) Electroception
C) Thermoreception
D) Magnetoreception
  • 7. Why is it important to protect bird migration routes?
A) To reduce bird populations.
B) To make migration easier for birds.
C) To ensure the survival of bird populations and maintain ecosystem balance.
D) To encourage birds to find new routes.
  • 8. What signals birds to start their migration?
A) Global migration alert system.
B) Email reminders.
C) Loud noises in the environment.
D) Changes in daylight length and temperature.
  • 9. Which bird was found with an arrow made from central African hardwood, providing evidence of long-distance migration?
A) White stork
B) Manx shearwaters
C) Albatrosses
D) Arctic tern
  • 10. What is the primary motivation for bird migration?
A) Temperature regulation
B) Food availability
C) Breeding opportunities
D) Predation avoidance
  • 11. Which species of falcon preys on southbound passerine migrants to feed its young?
A) Eleonora's falcon
B) Merlin
C) Peregrine falcon
D) Gyrfalcon
  • 12. What percentage of non-passerine bird species in Australia are partially migratory?
A) 50%
B) 44%
C) 25%
D) 32%
  • 13. Which type of migration involves populations 'sliding' more evenly north and south without reversing the order?
A) Leap-frog migration
B) Chain migration
C) Partial migration
D) Nomadism
  • 14. What energy-saving formation do geese use during migration?
A) Cluster formation
B) Circle formation
C) Line formation
D) V formation
  • 15. Which bird species was recorded flying at the highest altitude while crossing the Himalayas?
A) Bar-headed geese
B) Peregrine falcons
C) Arctic terns
D) Albatrosses
  • 16. Which bird species are known to migrate by swimming?
A) Penguins
B) Emus
C) Red knots
D) Dusky grouse
  • 17. Which bird species is known for altitudinal migration mostly by walking?
A) Swallows
B) Emus
C) Dusky grouse
D) Penguins
  • 18. What type of calls do many birds give during nocturnal migration?
A) Long-distance calls
B) Mating calls
C) Short, contact-type calls
D) Alarm calls
  • 19. What can nocturnal migration be monitored using?
A) Bird banding records
B) Satellite imagery
C) Weather radar data
D) GPS tracking devices
  • 20. What term is used to describe nocturnal migrants in regions where they occur briefly?
A) Passage migrants
B) Resident birds
C) Permanent residents
D) Endemic species
  • 21. Why do nocturnal migrants minimize depredation?
A) By changing their diet
B) By migrating at night
C) By nesting in inaccessible locations
D) By flying in large flocks during the day
  • 22. Which bird species migrates from Iceland to Britain and neighboring countries?
A) The dark-eyed junco
B) The Eurasian blackcap
C) The pink-footed goose
D) The American goldfinch
  • 23. Which bird undertakes the longest known non-stop flight?
A) White storks
B) Bar-tailed godwits
C) Northern wheatears
D) Eurasian blackcaps
  • 24. What percentage of their bodyweight do bar-tailed godwits store as fat before migration?
A) 70 percent
B) 30 percent
C) 55 percent
D) 80 percent
  • 25. Which mechanism allows birds to navigate during daylight hours without using the Sun's position?
A) Sun compass
B) Radical pair mechanism
C) Visual landmarks
D) Olfactory cues
  • 26. Which part of the brain is active during migrational orientation and connected to the eye?
A) Trigeminal system
B) Cluster N
C) Hippocampus
D) Cerebellum
  • 27. What might help some bird species avoid severe consequences of phenological mismatches?
A) Staying in one place year-round.
B) Following other migratory birds.
C) Migrating over shorter distances.
D) Having a generalist diet.
  • 28. Which bird species had widespread invasions across England noted in the years 1251, 1593, 1757, and 1791?
A) Swallows
B) Bohemian waxwings
C) Common swifts
D) Red crossbills
  • 29. What percentage of North America's shorebirds utilize the Pacific Flyway?
A) 90%
B) 70%
C) 50%
D) 80%
  • 30. Which bird species migrates from taiga to wintering grounds extending from the American South northwestward to Western Oregon?
A) Dark-eyed junco
B) American goldfinch
C) Pink-footed goose
D) Brent geese
  • 31. How far did an Arctic tern ringed as a chick travel from the Farne Islands to Melbourne, Australia?
A) Over 22,000 km (12,000 nmi)
B) 14,000 km (7,600 nmi)
C) 96,000 km (52,000 nmi)
D) 8 million kilometres
  • 32. What technique was used to study bird migration routes as early as 1560 in England?
A) Marking swans with a nick on the beak
B) Scientific ringing
C) Radar tracking
D) Satellite tracking
  • 33. What is the term for males returning earlier than females to breeding sites?
A) Sequential hermaphroditism
B) Protandry
C) Protogyny
D) Sexual dimorphism
  • 34. What distance do sooty shearwaters migrate between the Falkland Islands and the North Atlantic Ocean off Norway?
A) 22,000 km (12,000 nmi)
B) 8 million kilometres
C) 14,000 km (7,600 nmi)
D) 96,000 km (52,000 nmi)
  • 35. What is an important feature of migration routes for broad-winged birds?
A) Thermal columns.
B) Open fields.
C) Desert oases.
D) Urban landscapes.
  • 36. Which agreement is aimed at protecting African-Eurasian migratory waterbirds?
A) The International Avian Protection Accord
B) The African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement
C) The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918
D) The Global Bird Conservation Pact
  • 37. Which sense do many birds use for navigation involving compensation based on time?
A) Sun compass
B) Visual landmarks
C) Magnetoreception
D) Olfactory cues
  • 38. Which predator feeds on nocturnal migrating passerines?
A) Hawks
B) Owls
C) Eagles
D) Greater noctule bats
  • 39. What do older birds use to correct for wind drift during migration?
A) Endogenous programming
B) Magnetoreception
C) Experience
D) Visual landmarks
  • 40. Which seabirds are known to circle the globe riding the 'Roaring Forties'?
A) Terns
B) Albatrosses
C) Gulls
D) Auks
  • 41. What term describes the increased activity or restlessness in birds before migration?
A) Zugunruhe
B) Vogelzug
C) Avian agitation
D) Migratory drive
  • 42. What is the estimated distance covered by a record-breaking Manx shearwater in its lifespan?
A) 14,000 km (7,600 nmi)
B) 8 million kilometres (4.5 million nautical miles)
C) 96,000 km (52,000 nmi)
D) 22,000 km (12,000 nmi)
  • 43. Which of the following is NOT used by birds for navigation?
A) Visual landmarks
B) Sound waves
C) Olfactory cues
D) Magnetic fields
  • 44. What is a key factor in increasing farmer participation in creating temporary wetlands?
A) Increased public awareness campaigns
B) Higher crop prices
C) Economic incentives
D) Government regulations mandating participation
  • 45. Which bird species uses local temperature to time their spring migration departure?
A) Asian houbaras
B) Bohemian waxwings
C) Red crossbills
D) European starlings
  • 46. What type of geographical barriers might land birds encounter during migration?
A) Large water bodies or high mountain ranges.
B) Volcanic regions.
C) Deserts and open plains.
D) Urban areas and roads.
  • 47. Which hemisphere is more likely to see migratory seabirds due to its large ocean area?
A) Western Hemisphere
B) Eastern Hemisphere
C) Southern Hemisphere
D) Northern Hemisphere
  • 48. Which crop is a major product along the Pacific Flyway that benefits from flooded fields?
A) Wheat
B) Corn
C) Soybeans
D) Rice
  • 49. What is a typical characteristic of migration routes for birds like the Eurasian blackcap?
A) They are altered with selective breeding.
B) They are led by older birds in the flock.
C) They avoid all geographical barriers.
D) They follow a genetically determined route.
  • 50. Which bird species has shown unpredictable variation in annual numbers due to irruptions?
A) Bohemian waxwings
B) Red crossbills
C) European robins
D) Asian houbaras
  • 51. Who pioneered scientific ringing of birds in 1899?
A) Johannes Leche
B) George Lowery
C) Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen
D) Charles Darwin
  • 52. How do young birds initially navigate using Earth's magnetic field?
A) Using visual landmarks
B) Through a radical pair mechanism
C) By following older birds
D) With the help of olfactory cues
  • 53. Which virus is maintained in birds without lethal effects and may be spread by migrating birds?
A) West Nile virus
B) Ebola virus
C) Influenza virus
D) HIV
  • 54. Which migratory bird species went extinct due to overhunting and habitat loss?
A) Passenger pigeon
B) American sparrow
C) European robin
D) Siberian crane
  • 55. In which national park were Siberian cranes last seen in their favorite wintering grounds?
A) Kruger National Park
B) Keoladeo National Park
C) Yellowstone National Park
D) Serengeti National Park
  • 56. Which bird species migrates from subarctic and arctic climates to the contiguous United States?
A) Pink-footed goose
B) Brent geese
C) Dark-eyed junco
D) American goldfinch
  • 57. Which technique involves using stable isotopes to establish migratory connectivity?
A) Visual bird counts
B) Stable isotopic methods
C) Hydraulic flow models
D) Radar measurements
  • 58. Which species' population declined due to hunting along their migration route?
A) American sparrows
B) Passenger pigeons
C) Siberian cranes
D) European robins
  • 59. In polygynous species with sexual dimorphism, which sex tends to return earlier to breeding sites?
A) Females
B) Males
C) Both sexes simultaneously
D) Neither, they arrive at the same time
  • 60. What is one of the hazards that migratory birds face along their routes?
A) Increased food supply
B) Pollution
C) Enhanced navigation tools
D) Reduced travel distance
  • 61. What is the migration distance covered by a tagged Arctic tern 'G82' in 10 months?
A) 8 million kilometres
B) 22,000 km (12,000 nmi)
C) 96,000 km (52,000 nmi)
D) 14,000 km (7,600 nmi)
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