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Birds Notes

Birds Notes

Assessment

Presentation

Biology

11th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-1

Standards-aligned

Used 2+ times

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12 Slides • 14 Questions

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Based on our research and knowledge of the past week, draw where you would add dinosaurs to this cladogram. (Be ready to back up your answer)

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Multiple Choice

Modern birds don't have ________________.

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2 Legs

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Ears openings

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Teeth

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Claws

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Multiple Choice

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What are the two groups of warm-blooded vertebrates, mammals and ________?

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Birds

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Amphibians

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Reptiles

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of birds?

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Forelimbs modified into wings

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Scaly feet

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3-chambered heart

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Feathers

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all birds?

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they have two legs

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they have an outer covering of feathers

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they can fly

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Multiple Choice

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These longer feathers cover the bird and help insulate it, especially from water.

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contour feathers

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down feathers

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quill feathers

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are parts of a feather's structure?

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Shaft

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Barbule

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Vane

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Femur

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Multiple Choice

Birds preen by spreading ______________ on their feathers, which makes them waterproof.

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Water

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Sand

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Vasoline

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Oil

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Multiple Choice

Birds bones are _____________________.

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Solid

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Made of sandstone

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Hollow

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Heavy

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Fill in the Blanks

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are functions of air sacs in birds?

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Store air

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Redirect airflow

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Increase oxygen efficiency

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Digest food

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is responsible for mechanical digestion in the bird's digestive system?

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Gizzard

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Proventriculus

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Crop

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Cloaca

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Multiple Choice

What is the scientific class to which birds belong?

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Aves

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Mammalia

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Reptilia

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Amphibia

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