Owl Pellet Lab Vocabulary

What is the term for a change in an organism that helps it survive in its environment?

• Adaptation

• Camouflage

• Diurnal

• Ecosystem

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What is the hard projecting mouthpart that birds use to eat their food called?

• Beak

• Talon

• Gizzard

• Mandible

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Which term describes something that makes an animal difficult to see in its surroundings?

• Predator

• Native

• Nocturnal

• Camouflage

What are long, pointed teeth used for tearing called?

• Premolars

• Canines

• Molars

• Incisors

What is the portion of the skull that encloses the brain?

• Skull

• Mandible

• Root

• Cranium

What is the large space between the incisors and molars called?

• Pellet

• Gizzard

• Wingspan

• Diastema

What is a key for identifying organisms based on choices between alternative characters?

• Camouflage

• Dichotomous key

• Ecosystem

• Adaptation

What term describes animals that are awake during the day and asleep at night?

• Nocturnal

• Predator

• Native

• Diurnal

What is a community of living things together with their environment called?

• Prey

• Ecosystem

• Adaptation

• Camouflage

What is the pouch at the back of a bird's stomach that helps grind down food?

• Gizzard

• Pellet

• Beak

• Talon