2.14 The Many Colors of Birds

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English
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4th Grade
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Heather Bethune
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Refer to the article “The Many Colors of Birds” in your Emoji and Pisa and Birds, Oh My! magazine for a complete version of this text.
Based on the “White Crows” textbox on page 23 of “The Many Colors of Birds,” what makes white crows appear as white?
They are uncommon and stand out from black crows.
Their feather cells lack melanin and reflect light.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Refer to the article “The Many Colors of Birds” in your Emoji and Pisa and Birds, Oh My! magazine for a complete version of this text.
Based on the information in the “Blacks and Browns” section of the text, what makes birds’ feathers brown or black?
a pigment called melanin that is produced in birds' cells
foods containing dark pigments that absorb the most light
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Refer to the article “The Many Colors of Birds” in your Emoji and Pisa and Birds, Oh My! magazine for a complete version of this text.
Which answer best describes the overall structure of “The Many Colors of Birds”?
It describes similarities and differences in the diets of different birds.
The article explains what causes bird feathers to be different colors.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the sentence that most effectively summarizes the “Trouble for Lemurs!” section of the text.
Climate change is causing a problem for some lemur families on the island of Madagascar.
Lemur mothers carry their babies on their backs as they travel through the trees of the jungle.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which details are necessary to include in a summary of the “Blacks and Browns” section of the text?
The more melanin a bird produces, the darker black or brown its feathers will be.
Flight feathers are stronger than other bird feathers.
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