WorksheetsAves/Birds
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A small group of feathers at the front of the wing used for slowing and stopping during landing are called the
a)
Hamulus
b)
barbule
c)
Rachis
d)
Alula
2.
The structure that produces pigeons milk is the
a)
Ventriculus
b)
Crop
c)
Gizzard
d)
Protoventriculus
3.
In Birds and Reptiles, the secretion of _____ conserves water
a)
Ammonia
b)
Creatine
c)
Nitrates
d)
Uric Acid
4.
In birds the sinoatrial node persists as a patch of nerves in the right atrium and functions as
a)
a artrioventricular valve
b)
the pulmonary trunk
c)
the entrance to the aorta
d)
a pacemaker
5.
A special voice box found in Aves that produces the birds song is called the
a)
cloaca
b)
sphinx
c)
syrinx
d)
parabronchus
6.
Which of these is not a true body division found in birds
a)
head
b)
Tail
c)
Trunk
d)
None of these
7.
The most important characteristic that separates birds from living reptiles is
a)
Teeth
b)
Feathers
c)
Claws
d)
Tail
8.
The large muscular grinding structure found in the birds digestive system is called the
a)
Crop
b)
Gizzard
c)
Stomach
d)
Cloaca
9.
Flying birds usually have extremely large chest muscles that attach to an outgrowth of the sternum called a
a)
Clavical
b)
Pectoralis
c)
Keel
d)
Furcula
10.
Over 90% of all birds use this mating strategy
a)
monogamy
b)
polyandrous
c)
viviparous
d)
ovoviviparous
11.
______ refers to the periodic trips between breeding and non-breeding grounds
a)
transmutation
b)
migration
c)
immigration
d)
emigration
12.
Fovea are
a)
areas of the brain
b)
flight muscle
c)
dentition
d)
focal points of the eye
13.
The wishbone of a bird is formed by the fusion of paired clavicles and in scientific terms is called
a)
uncinate process
b)
scapulae
c)
furcula
d)
thoracic vertebrae
14.
Some birds are helpless at hatching and are entirely dependent on their parents. They are called
a)
premature
b)
fetal
c)
altrical
d)
immature
15.
Birds belong to the class
a)
Aves
b)
Amphibia
c)
Mammalia
d)
Reptiles
16.
Which of the following features of birds is not an adaptation for flight
a)
endothermy
b)
loss of teeth
c)
bones with air spaces
d)
modified hind limbs
17.
The covering of feathers on a bird is called
a)
pelage
b)
epidermis
c)
plumage
d)
cuticle
18.
Which of the following is not a type of feather found on birds
a)
filoplume
b)
down
c)
Cross
d)
Contour
19.
A reptilian characteristic of the ancient bird fossil Archaeopteryx was its
a)
Jacobson’s organ
b)
serpentine body
c)
body covering of scales
d)
long reptilian tail
20.
Which of the following is not a characteristic that shows a close relationship between birds and reptiles?
a)
talons
b)
hard toothless beak
c)
scaly legs and feet
d)
amniotic eggs
21.
Endothermy refers to the fact that a bird
a)
can maintain a constant body temperature
b)
is warm blooded
c)
Both of these
d)
None of these
22.
Regular periodic shedding of the feathers in birds is called
a)
ecdysis
b)
migration
c)
molting
d)
revival
23.
When blood leaves the right ventricle of the birds heart it goes to the
a)
body tissue
b)
right atrium
c)
lungs
d)
left ventricle
24.
The birds eye has two fovea, one for ___ and one for ___
a)
depth/width
b)
search/pursuit
c)
black and white/color
d)
range/speed
25.
Which of the following is not part of the amniotic egg?
a)
chorion
b)
allantosis
c)
amnion
d)
albanian
26.
Archea
a)
Old
b)
Young
c)
Bird like
d)
New
27.
-opteryx
a)
New
b)
Wing
c)
Old
d)
Bird like
28.
Neo-
a)
Active at hatching
b)
Old
c)
Bird like
d)
New
29.
-formies
a)
Old
b)
Active at hatching
c)
Bird like
d)
New
30.
Precocial
a)
Active at hatching
b)
Bird like
c)
Old
d)
New
31.
Galliformies
a)
Eagle
b)
Chicken
c)
Duck
d)
Woodpecker
32.
Piciformies
a)
Woodpecker
b)
Duck
c)
Song Birds
d)
Owl
33.
Strigiformies
a)
Woodpecker
b)
Song Birds
c)
Owl
d)
Duck
34.
Falconiformies
a)
Owl
b)
Chicken
c)
Duck
d)
Eagle
35.
Anseriformies
a)
Eagle
b)
Duck
c)
Owl
d)
Song Birds
36.
This is a ____ Feather
a)
Contour
b)
Down
c)
Filoplume
d)
Pennacious
37.
This is a ____ Feather
a)
Down
b)
Contour
c)
Filoplume
d)
Pennacious
38.
This is a ___ Feather
a)
Down
b)
Contour
c)
Filoplume
d)
Pennacious
39.
Fusion of the lumbar vertebrae into one single bone in the birds is called the
a)
Clavicle
b)
Furcula
c)
Synsacrum
d)
Pygostyle
40.
The last vertebrae in the tail similar to your coccyx bone is called the
a)
Clavicle
b)
Pygostyle
c)
Furcula
d)
Synsacrum
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