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Bird Migration - Test
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  • 1. What is bird migration?
A) The process of birds building nests.
B) The process of birds changing their appearance.
C) The seasonal movement of birds from one place to another.
D) The behavior of birds eating specific diets.
  • 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 establish territories.
D) To hide from predators.
  • 3. Which bird species is known for the longest migratory journey?
A) Hummingbird
B) Arctic Tern
C) Ostrich
D) Penguin
  • 4. Which continent is home to millions of migrating birds traveling between their breeding and wintering grounds?
A) North America
B) Asia
C) Antarctica
D) Europe
  • 5. What should individuals do to help migrating birds?
A) Keep cats indoors, reduce pesticide use, and avoid disrupting their habitats.
B) Plant more trees everywhere.
C) Offer them snacks during their journey.
D) Scare them away for fun.
  • 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 ensure the survival of bird populations and maintain ecosystem balance.
B) To reduce bird populations.
C) To encourage birds to find new routes.
D) To make migration easier for birds.
  • 8. What signals birds to start their migration?
A) Loud noises in the environment.
B) Global migration alert system.
C) Email reminders.
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) Manx shearwaters
B) Arctic tern
C) Albatrosses
D) White stork
  • 10. What is the primary motivation for bird migration?
A) Predation avoidance
B) Breeding opportunities
C) Temperature regulation
D) Food availability
  • 11. Which species of falcon preys on southbound passerine migrants to feed its young?
A) Merlin
B) Gyrfalcon
C) Eleonora's falcon
D) Peregrine falcon
  • 12. What percentage of non-passerine bird species in Australia are partially migratory?
A) 44%
B) 32%
C) 25%
D) 50%
  • 13. Which type of migration involves populations 'sliding' more evenly north and south without reversing the order?
A) Partial migration
B) Nomadism
C) Chain migration
D) Leap-frog migration
  • 14. What energy-saving formation do geese use during migration?
A) V formation
B) Line formation
C) Cluster formation
D) Circle formation
  • 15. Which bird species was recorded flying at the highest altitude while crossing the Himalayas?
A) Arctic terns
B) Bar-headed geese
C) Albatrosses
D) Peregrine falcons
  • 16. Which bird species are known to migrate by swimming?
A) Emus
B) Red knots
C) Dusky grouse
D) Penguins
  • 17. Which bird species is known for altitudinal migration mostly by walking?
A) Penguins
B) Emus
C) Dusky grouse
D) Swallows
  • 18. What type of calls do many birds give during nocturnal migration?
A) Short, contact-type calls
B) Long-distance calls
C) Alarm calls
D) Mating calls
  • 19. What can nocturnal migration be monitored using?
A) Bird banding records
B) Weather radar data
C) Satellite imagery
D) GPS tracking devices
  • 20. What term is used to describe nocturnal migrants in regions where they occur briefly?
A) Endemic species
B) Passage migrants
C) Resident birds
D) Permanent residents
  • 21. Why do nocturnal migrants minimize depredation?
A) By nesting in inaccessible locations
B) By changing their diet
C) By migrating at night
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 American goldfinch
C) The Eurasian blackcap
D) The pink-footed goose
  • 23. Which bird undertakes the longest known non-stop flight?
A) White storks
B) Northern wheatears
C) Eurasian blackcaps
D) Bar-tailed godwits
  • 24. What percentage of their bodyweight do bar-tailed godwits store as fat before migration?
A) 80 percent
B) 55 percent
C) 30 percent
D) 70 percent
  • 25. Which mechanism allows birds to navigate during daylight hours without using the Sun's position?
A) Olfactory cues
B) Sun compass
C) Visual landmarks
D) Radical pair mechanism
  • 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) Having a generalist diet.
C) Migrating over shorter distances.
D) Following other migratory birds.
  • 28. Which bird species had widespread invasions across England noted in the years 1251, 1593, 1757, and 1791?
A) Common swifts
B) Swallows
C) Bohemian waxwings
D) Red crossbills
  • 29. What percentage of North America's shorebirds utilize the Pacific Flyway?
A) 90%
B) 50%
C) 80%
D) 70%
  • 30. Which bird species migrates from taiga to wintering grounds extending from the American South northwestward to Western Oregon?
A) Brent geese
B) Dark-eyed junco
C) Pink-footed goose
D) American goldfinch
  • 31. How far did an Arctic tern ringed as a chick travel from the Farne Islands to Melbourne, Australia?
A) 96,000 km (52,000 nmi)
B) 8 million kilometres
C) Over 22,000 km (12,000 nmi)
D) 14,000 km (7,600 nmi)
  • 32. What technique was used to study bird migration routes as early as 1560 in England?
A) Satellite tracking
B) Marking swans with a nick on the beak
C) Scientific ringing
D) Radar tracking
  • 33. What is the term for males returning earlier than females to breeding sites?
A) Sequential hermaphroditism
B) Protogyny
C) Sexual dimorphism
D) Protandry
  • 34. What distance do sooty shearwaters migrate between the Falkland Islands and the North Atlantic Ocean off Norway?
A) 96,000 km (52,000 nmi)
B) 22,000 km (12,000 nmi)
C) 8 million kilometres
D) 14,000 km (7,600 nmi)
  • 35. What is an important feature of migration routes for broad-winged birds?
A) Open fields.
B) Thermal columns.
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 Global Bird Conservation Pact
C) The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918
D) The African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement
  • 37. Which sense do many birds use for navigation involving compensation based on time?
A) Olfactory cues
B) Visual landmarks
C) Magnetoreception
D) Sun compass
  • 38. Which predator feeds on nocturnal migrating passerines?
A) Greater noctule bats
B) Hawks
C) Eagles
D) Owls
  • 39. What do older birds use to correct for wind drift during migration?
A) Endogenous programming
B) Experience
C) Visual landmarks
D) Magnetoreception
  • 40. Which seabirds are known to circle the globe riding the 'Roaring Forties'?
A) Albatrosses
B) Auks
C) Terns
D) Gulls
  • 41. What term describes the increased activity or restlessness in birds before migration?
A) Vogelzug
B) Migratory drive
C) Zugunruhe
D) Avian agitation
  • 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) Magnetic fields
B) Olfactory cues
C) Sound waves
D) Visual landmarks
  • 44. What is a key factor in increasing farmer participation in creating temporary wetlands?
A) Government regulations mandating participation
B) Increased public awareness campaigns
C) Economic incentives
D) Higher crop prices
  • 45. Which bird species uses local temperature to time their spring migration departure?
A) Asian houbaras
B) Red crossbills
C) European starlings
D) Bohemian waxwings
  • 46. What type of geographical barriers might land birds encounter during migration?
A) Urban areas and roads.
B) Deserts and open plains.
C) Volcanic regions.
D) Large water bodies or high mountain ranges.
  • 47. Which hemisphere is more likely to see migratory seabirds due to its large ocean area?
A) Southern Hemisphere
B) Eastern Hemisphere
C) Western Hemisphere
D) Northern Hemisphere
  • 48. Which crop is a major product along the Pacific Flyway that benefits from flooded fields?
A) Soybeans
B) Rice
C) Corn
D) Wheat
  • 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 follow a genetically determined route.
D) They avoid all geographical barriers.
  • 50. Which bird species has shown unpredictable variation in annual numbers due to irruptions?
A) Asian houbaras
B) Bohemian waxwings
C) Red crossbills
D) European robins
  • 51. Who pioneered scientific ringing of birds in 1899?
A) Charles Darwin
B) George Lowery
C) Johannes Leche
D) Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen
  • 52. How do young birds initially navigate using Earth's magnetic field?
A) Using visual landmarks
B) By following older birds
C) Through a radical pair mechanism
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) HIV
D) Influenza virus
  • 54. Which migratory bird species went extinct due to overhunting and habitat loss?
A) Passenger pigeon
B) Siberian crane
C) American sparrow
D) European robin
  • 55. In which national park were Siberian cranes last seen in their favorite wintering grounds?
A) Serengeti National Park
B) Keoladeo National Park
C) Kruger National Park
D) Yellowstone National Park
  • 56. Which bird species migrates from subarctic and arctic climates to the contiguous United States?
A) American goldfinch
B) Brent geese
C) Dark-eyed junco
D) Pink-footed goose
  • 57. Which technique involves using stable isotopes to establish migratory connectivity?
A) Stable isotopic methods
B) Visual bird counts
C) Hydraulic flow models
D) Radar measurements
  • 58. Which species' population declined due to hunting along their migration route?
A) Siberian cranes
B) European robins
C) Passenger pigeons
D) American sparrows
  • 59. In polygynous species with sexual dimorphism, which sex tends to return earlier to breeding sites?
A) Neither, they arrive at the same time
B) Both sexes simultaneously
C) Females
D) Males
  • 60. What is one of the hazards that migratory birds face along their routes?
A) Enhanced navigation tools
B) Reduced travel distance
C) Pollution
D) Increased food supply
  • 61. What is the migration distance covered by a tagged Arctic tern 'G82' in 10 months?
A) 14,000 km (7,600 nmi)
B) 22,000 km (12,000 nmi)
C) 8 million kilometres
D) 96,000 km (52,000 nmi)
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