NAME____________________________ DATE_______________

The Adventure of Echo the Bat
Biodiversity focus

Directions: Read through the following questions before starting the adventure. Then answer the questions as you follow Echo.

 

  1. What kind of Bat is Echo? _________________________________
  2. List places where Echo found food.
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  4. Identify and count the animals in the Sonoran Desert picture.
  5. Name of Animal

    How many?

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  6. Echo can eat 15 insects in one minute. He spends 90 minutes eating in the morning and 90 minutes eating at night. How many bugs does Echo eat in one day? In 5 days?

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  7. Because it takes so much energy to fly, Echo must eat as he flies. Therefore, he can only fly 3 hours in a day. Echo can fly 10 km in 90 minutes. How long will it take him to fly from Roosevelt Lake to Phoenix? How many bugs will he need to eat between Roosevelt Lake and Phoenix? (Roosevelt Lake is 25km long)

    Scale of Adventure Map: _____ cm = ______km

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    BONUS QUESTION: How many bugs will Echo eat as he travels from from Roosevelt Lake to the cave at the end of his adventure?

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