Distribution/Range
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Where
is your animal found in the winter months? In the summer months? |
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Describe
its habitat on its wintering grounds. |
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Describe
its habitat on its summering grounds. |
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If the
habitat is different, in what ways is it different? |
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How
much do temperatures change during the year on the animal?s wintering
grounds? |
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How
much do temperatures change during the year on the animals? summering
grounds? |
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Are
there large areas where each kind of habitat is available in the north? |
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Are
there large areas where each kind of habitat is available south of
the U.S.-Mexican border? |
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Compare
the amount of habitat available north and south of the border |
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Does
this animal follow the same migration patterns (timing and route)
every year? |
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Do virtually
all the individuals of this species migrate? |
Food |
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What
does this animal eat? (What is its prey?) |
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How
does this animal get its food? (What are its methods of feeding or
hunting?) |
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What
physical adaptations does this animal have for obtaining its food? |
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What
behavioral adaptations does this animal have for obtaining its food? |
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How
might cold weather affect this animal?s ability to obtain food? |
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What
does its prey eat? If its prey is plants, what do these plants require? |
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What
preys on it? |
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Draw
a food chain showing your animal?s place(s) on it. |
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Which
links on this food chain are affected by cold weather? Freezing temperatures? |
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What
links on this food chain are affected by increasing photoperiod? |
Reproduction |
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How
does this animal select a mate? |
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When
does this animal mate? |
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Where
does this animal mate? |
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Does
this animal need special habitat, food, or temperatures to mate? |
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When
are its young born or hatched? |
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Where
are its young born or hatched? |
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Do the
young need special habitat or temperatures in order to survive? |
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What
do the young eat? Is this different from their parents? diet? |
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What
quantities of food do the parents need in order to feed their offspring? |
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How
long does this animal live? |
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Do all
age groups (young and old) migrate? |