Abeka Science 5 - Quiz 23

​ ​ (a)   animals have body temperatures that vary according to their surroundings.

• Cold-blooded
• Warm-blooded

Answer explanation

If the weather around a cold-blooded animal is cold, their bodies are cold and sluggish. If the weather is warm, their bodies are quick and active.

What are the five types of vertebrates?

• Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals

• Fish, Amphibians, Insects, Birds, Mammals

• Crustaceans, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals

• Crustaceans, Insects, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals

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Which of the following vertebrates are cold-blooded?

• Mammals

• Birds

• Fish

• Reptiles

• Amphibians

Which of the following vertebrates are warm-blooded?

• Mammals

• Birds

• Fish

• Reptiles

• Amphibians

There are over​ (a)   different kinds of birds.

• 8,600
• 500
• 1,200
• 3,600

Answer explanation

All birds lay eggs. Almost all birds fly.

🐦The ​ (a)   has pointed wings and can air dive at a speed of 220 miles per hour or more.

🐦The​ (b)   is the largest bird in the world.

🐦The ​ (c)   are colorful birds with strange beauty hidden in the forests of New Guinea near Australia.

• peregrine falcon
• ostrich
• birds of paradise

Answer explanation

An ostrich weighs 300 pounds and can flee from danger at​ (a)   miles an hour or more.

• 40
• 20
• 30
• 25

Answer explanation

An ostrich is too heavy to fly, but its strong legs allow it to flee from danger quickly.

Relatives of the ostrich are the rheas in South America and the emus and cassowaries in Australia and New Guinea.

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Because of its broad bill, oversized head, and long skinny legs, the ______ is considered the most unusual-looking bird in the world.

• shoebill stork

• ostrich

• birds of paradise

• flamingo

Answer explanation

The ​ (a)   is the smallest bird of all and hovers.

• hummingbird
• birds of paradise
• shoebill stork

Answer explanation

A hummingbird weighs about a half ounce. Even though it may look perfectly still, it is beating its wings at a rate of 50 beats a second. They can fly forward, backward, and even at a tilt.

The ______ are plain-looking birds with long, strange bills that have the unusual habit of locking themselves into their nests by making walls of mud.

• hummingbirds

• shoebill storks

• hornbills

• pigeons

Answer explanation