What was this book mostly about?

Some birds do anting and scientists have 3 reasons why.

What is active anting?

Birds pick up an ant and rub it through their feathers.

What is the Dinner Theory?

Birds are making ants squirt out their formic acid.

Why did the author include captions with the pictures in the book?

To help readers to learn from the pictures.

How can you tell that a bird is anting?

The bird sits on an anthill, wiggles, and spreads its wings.

Why don't all scientists believe the Skin Soothing Theory?

Birds do not grow new feathers all year long.

Why don't some scientists believe the Pest Control Theory?

Ants don't have enough formic acid to kill all of the mites.

What is passive anting?

Birds sit on an ant hill & wait for ants to crawl on them.

Why do some people think that the Dinner Theory is wrong?

Birds don't always eat the ants.

What is the Skin Soothing Theory?

Formic acid makes the birds' itchy skin feel better.

What audience did the author most likely write this book for?

People who want more information about anting.

What is the Pest Control Theory?

Formic acid kills mites that live in birds' feathers.

What can you tell about scientists who are trying to solve the anting mystery?

They will have to study bird behavior to learn more.

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The Mystery of Anting

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Based on the book, The Mystery of Anting by Jacqueline Adams. The strange relationship between birds and ants.

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1
What was this book mostly about?
Some birds use beetles instead of ants.
Active anting means that birds pick up ants.
Passive anting means a bird waits for ants.
Some birds do anting and scientists have 3 reasons why.
2
What is active anting?
Birds pick up an ant and rub it through their feathers.
Birds that are not lazy.
Birds lie on the top of an ant hill and wait for ants.
Birds spend most of their time looking for ants.
3
What is the Dinner Theory?
Birds are cleaning the ants before eating them for dinner.
The ants smell good, so the birds use them as perfume.
Birds are making ants squirt out their formic acid.
Ants are birds' favorite food.
4
If a bird can't find ants, the bird may use which of the following?
Worms
Ticks
Flies
Beetles
5
How did the author organize the text?
Description.
Problem and Solution
Cause and effect
Sequential
6
How many different kinds of birds practice anting?
More than 50.
More than 20.
More than 200.
More than 100.
7
Why did the author include captions with the pictures in the book?
To help readers understand what the birds were thinking.
To add humor to the story.
To help readers find the pictures in the book.
To help readers to learn from the pictures.
8
How can you tell that a bird is anting?
The bird is near an ant hill eating ants.
There will be a large pile of dead ants next to the bird.
The bird sits on an anthill, wiggles, and spreads its wings.
There will be ants in the bird's nest.
9
Do scientists know why birds perform anting?
No
Yes
10
Which animal below also practices anting?
Cattle
Gophers
Lizards
Capuchin monkeys
11
Why don't all scientists believe the Skin Soothing Theory?
They have not seen birds anting.
Birds do not grow new feathers all year long.
Ants will bite the birds and this will hurt their skin.
Birds can use water to soothe their skin.
12
Which of the anting theories do the largest number of people believe?
The Skin Soothing Theory
The Dining Theory
The Pest Control Theory
13
Why don't some scientists believe the Pest Control Theory?
Birds can just shake off the mites.
They have not seen ants killing mites.
Ants don't have enough formic acid to kill all of the mites.
Mites are not a problem for birds.
14
What is passive anting?
Birds sit on an ant hill & wait for ants to crawl on them.
Birds pass ants to each other with their beaks.
Birds rub ants all over their feathers with their beaks.
Birds let other animals crawl into their feathers.
15
Why do some people think that the Dinner Theory is wrong?
Birds don't eat ants.
Birds don't always eat the ants.
Formic acid tastes good.
No one has seen a bird anting.
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What is the Skin Soothing Theory?
Birds need the ants to pull out their feathers.
Formic acid makes the birds' itchy skin feel better.
The ants eat little bugs that live on feathers.
Ants eat the birds' dry skin.
17
Why do scientists think that Capuchin monkeys also practice anting?
To get rid of mites.
To get food to eat.
To get rid of ticks.
To get rid of fleas.
18
What audience did the author most likely write this book for?
People who want more information about anting.
The scientists who study anting.
People who want to get rid of ants on their property.
People who like entertaining stories about birds.
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What is the Pest Control Theory?
Formic acid kills mites that live in birds' feathers.
Ants eat little bugs in birds' feathers.
Ants live in feathers, so other bugs won't bother the birds.
Ants lay eggs in birds' feathers.
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What can you tell about scientists who are trying to solve the anting mystery?
They are confused about anting.
They will have to study bird behavior to learn more.
They work together in groups.
They are very intelligent.

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