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WorksheetsVertebrates: Birds
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
The main groups of vertebrates are
a)
mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
b)
Mammals, marsupials, monotremes and birds
c)
mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians
d)
mammals, reptiles and amphibians
2.
Which vertebrate groups are warm blooded (have a constant body temperature)?
a)
only mammals and birds
b)
mammals, birds and reptiles
c)
only mammals
d)
all vertebrates are warm blooded
3.
An emu belongs to which vertebrate group
a)
Reptiles
b)
Birds
c)
Mammals
d)
Amphibians
4.
Why do birds build nests?
a)
to care for their young
b)
to attract a mate
c)
a place to shed old feathers
d)
to socialize
5.
What are the 2 uses of bird feathers?
a)
grooming and flight
b)
fighting and warmth
c)
warmth and grooming
d)
flight and warmth
6.
What physical feature helps determine the diet of the bird?
a)
feet
b)
feathers
c)
beak
d)
sternum
7.
A birds nearly hollow bones help it to
a)
store extra oxygen
b)
deliver oxygen to its cells
c)
be lightweight in the air
d)
defend itself against predators
8.
Which birds do not fly?
a)
Seagulls
b)
Penguins
c)
Turkeys
d)
Peacock
9.
What group does the emu belong?
a)
flight birds
b)
flightless birds
c)
water birds
d)
birds of pret
10.
Birds with exception night vision, talons and a sharp beak are...
a)
perching birds
b)
song birds
c)
flightless birds
d)
birds of prey
11.
What is the first stage of the life cycle of birds?
a)
Grown Bird
b)
Baby Bird
c)
Egg
12.
What is the correct sequence for the life cycles of birds?
a)
Egg, Baby Bird, Grown Bird.
b)
Baby Bird, Egg, Grown Bird.
c)
Grown Bird, Baby Bird, Egg.
13.
My body is warm and covered in feathers. I lay eggs which hatch into chickens. What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Amphibian
c)
Mammal
d)
Bird
14.
I breathe with lungs, lay eggs, and am endothermic (warm-blooded). What am I?
a)
birds
b)
fish
c)
mammals
d)
amphibians
15.
All birds have___________.
a)
teeth
b)
long legs
c)
heavy bones
d)
beaks
16.
Why are bats not birds?
a)
They have fur
b)
They have teeth
c)
They feed their babies milk
d)
All of these
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