MA Quiz 4.11

Sort the characteristics of these birds into the correct category

Groups:

(a) Bald Eagle

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(b) Ruby Throated Hummingbird

• wing span of 3-4 inches

• find a mate each season

• can drink 2 times its body weight

• 
• live to be about 5-7 years old

• typically have a life long mate

• has a crop

• migratory bird

• live to be about 30 years old

• prefer to live near water

• 
• wing span of about 6 ft

It's called a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, but which gender has the ruby throat?

• Male

• Female

True / False?

A Ruby-Throated Hummingbird can fly 900 miles without stopping to rest or eat.

• True

• False

Which of these North American Birds will regurgitate food into their baby's mouth to feed them?

• Bald Eagle

• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

• Red Wing Blackbird

• Hawk

A ________ noun is the name of a specific person, place or thing.

• Common

• proper

Which of the following is a common noun?

• Pizza Hut

• Burger King

• restaurant

Are all proper nouns capitalized?

• yes

• No

Koi fish originated from which country?

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• 
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Why do cheetahs have dark lines that run downward from their eyes?

• they are tired

• protection from sun glare

• it's makeup

• it is unknown at this time

Some Japanese Koi Fish *can* live to be over ____ years old. But on average they live to be about 30 years old.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON