SITB lessons 67-69

What are flat appendages growing from a bird's skin and forming its plumage called?

• feathers

• spikes

• fur

• scales

What is the tube running through the center of the feather called?

• shaft

• sticker

• point

• paper

What is the flat part of the feather called?

• vane

• fluff

• ball

• star

What are the thin strands that connect to the shaft of a feather called?

• barbs

• hair

• fuzz

• floss

What is the small part of the feather shaft without any barbs called?

• quill

• hole

• tiny

• cow

What is the part of the feather shaft that is not the quill called?

• rachis

• tube

• straw

• stick

What are the frayed edges of the feather called?

• barbules

• fuzzy

• cotton

• fluff

If an animal has feathers-it's a ____.

• bird

• goat

• cow

• dog

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Are CONTOUR feathers found on an adult bird or baby bird?

• adult bird

• baby bird

Down feathers are found close to the bird's skin; the only feathers you can see on ____ _____.

• baby birds

• baby snakes

• baby pigs

• baby cats