Owl Pellet Quiz

What is an owl pellet made of?

• Owl droppings

• Plant material

• Bones, teeth, hair, feathers, and exoskeletons

• Eggs and feathers

Which animals produce pellets besides owls?

• Pigeons and finches

• Hawks and eagles

• Chickens and geese

• Vultures and penguins

What does the term "raptor" mean in the passage?

• A small mammal

• A bird that builds nests

• A bird of prey

• A type of dinosaur

When do owls typically feed?

• Early morning

• Around noon

• Early in the evening

• Late at night

How long after eating does an owl regurgitate a pellet?

• 5 hours

• 10 hours

• 20 hours

• 48 hours

Why don’t raptors digest everything they eat?

• They don’t have stomachs

• Their protein enzymes and acids aren’t strong enough

• They don’t chew their food

• Their stomachs are too full

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What helps form the wet, slimy pellet inside the owl?

• Chewing and saliva

• Strong stomach muscles

• Weak stomach muscles and undigested material

• Spitting out food before swallowing

Why are fragile bones often preserved in pellets?

• They are never eaten

• Owls remove them before swallowing

• The owl's digestion is too strong

• The digestive system is too weak to break them

What has been done to the owl pellets used in your lab?

• Frozen and dyed

• Crushed and reassembled

• Collected and fumigated

• Baked and polished

What type of owl are the pellets in this lab from?

• Snowy owl

• Barn owl

• Great horned owl

• Screech owl