A Moto in BMX is a single race heat.
A moto sheet is posted at the beginning of each race event. Motos are the chronological order of the races. The Moto sheet will have the following information - Rider Category, Moto, & Lane.
Once the motos are posted - it is best practice to bring either painters tape, or masking tape and a marker to write the information down, and put the tape on the top frame on your bike. This way you have the moto and race lane on you at a all times.