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Chicken Questions!

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long does it take for a chick to hatch?

a)

14 days

b)

18 days

c)

20 days

d)

21 days

2.

What temperature does the incubator need to be at?

a)

72°F

b)

88°F

c)

96°F

d)

100°F

3.

What is a female, or girl, chicken called?

a)

brawn

b)

hen

c)

rooster

d)

tom

4.

What is a male, or boy, chicken called?

a)

hen

b)

poult

c)

rooster

d)

tom

5.

What is the name for the growing chick inside of the egg?

a)

chicken

b)

embryo

c)

hen

d)

peep

6.

What is the main source of food for the embryo, or growing chick?

a)

albumen

b)

chalaza

c)

shell

d)

yolk

7.

How many times a day do the eggs need to be turned?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

8

d)

none

8.

What part does a chick use to break out of the shell?

a)

albumen

b)

comb

c)

egg tooth

d)

pip

9.

What is put in the incubator to give it humidity, or moisture?

a)

eggs

b)

food

c)

thermometer

d)

water

10.

What is a group of baby chicks called?

a)

batch

b)

brood

c)

flock

d)

pack

11.

When can the baby chicks come out of the incubator?

a)

When they are dry and fluffy

b)

When they are hungry

c)

When they are thirsty

d)

When they are sleeping

12.

Which part of the egg is the main line of protection for the growing chick?

a)

albumen

b)

chalaza

c)

inner membrane

d)

shell

13.

Which part of the egg looks like a rope and helps keep the yolk in the middle of the egg?

a)

chalaza

b)

inner membrane

c)

shell

d)

yolk

14.

What is a membrane?

a)

shed and grow new feathers

b)

newly hatched chicken

c)

hard shell that protects the eggs contents

d)

protective layer

15.

What is a yolk?

a)

female chicken under a year old

b)

food source for developing chick

c)

process used to hatch eggs

d)

heel of foot on a rooster used to defend

16.

What is albumen?

a)

egg white; provides water and protein

b)

chicken house

c)

shed and grow new feathers

d)

heel of foot on a rooster used to defend

17.

What is an eggshell?

a)

young male

b)

mouth

c)

feathers on a roosters head

d)

hard shell that protects the eggs contents

18.

What is an embryo?

a)

developing chick inside an egg

b)

process used to hatch eggs

c)

feathers on a roosters head

d)

egg white; provides water and protein

19.

What is the beak?

a)

shed and grow new feathers

b)

newly hatched chicken

c)

mouth

d)

protective layer

20.

What is a hen?

a)

newly hatched chicken

b)

female chicken under a year old

c)

egg white; provides water and protein

d)

full grown male chicken under a year old

21.

What is a chick?

a)

mouth

b)

full grown male chicken under a year old

c)

newly hatched chicken

d)

young male

22.

What is a coop?

a)

feathers on a roosters head

b)

shed and grow new feathers

c)

heel of foot on a rooster used to defend

d)

chicken house

23.

What is a rooster?

a)

young male

b)

female chicken under a year old

c)

full grown male chicken under a year old

d)

hard shell that protects the eggs contents

24.

What is a comb?

a)

egg white; provides water and protein

b)

developing chick inside an egg

c)

heel of foot on a rooster used to defend

d)

feathers on a roosters head

25.

What does molt mean?

a)

shed and grow new feathers

b)

protective layer

c)

developing chick inside an egg

d)

process used to hatch eggs

26.

What is incubation?

a)

chicken house

b)

process used to hatch eggs

c)

young male

d)

heel of foot on a rooster used to defend

27.

What is a spur?

a)

newly hatched chicken

b)

egg white; provides water and protein

c)

food source for developing chick

d)

heel of foot on a rooster used to defend

28.

The ______ surrounds the yolk and keeps the embryo moist and cushioned when the hen sits on the egg and turns it.

a)

Chalazae

b)

Germ Spot

c)

Albumen

d)

Yolk

29.

The chick has a special ____________ on its beak to help it get out of the shell.

a)

spike

b)

bump

c)

egg tooth

d)

layer

30.

When does the hen start laying eggs?

a)

3 years

b)

6 months

c)

12 months

d)

1 year

31.

This is an example of a life cycle because ... (choose 2)

a)

it shows the changes in the chick life

b)

it has chicks in the picture

c)

there is an egg

d)

it shows the stages in the life of a chick

32.

Scientists ask _________ and make _______________ to organize animals into groups.

a)

people, problems

b)

others, questions

c)

friends, observations

d)

questions, observations

33.

The ________ is stored food to feed the embryo.

a)

yolk

b)

shell

c)

albumen

d)

membranes

34.

The air cell is a source of air for the chick when it starts to breathe soon before it __________________.

a)

breathes

b)

walks

c)

hatches

d)

clucks

35.
This is the _________ part of the egg.
a)
shell
b)
albumen
c)
blastodisc
36.
This is the _________ part of the egg.
a)
yolk
b)
albumen
c)
air cell
37.
The eggs are kept in an incubator before they hatch because they need to be kept warm and moist.
a)
True
b)
False
38.

A baby chicken is called a ___________.

a)

comb

b)

flock

c)

coop

d)

chick

e)

hen

39.

A group of chickens is called a ___________.

a)

comb

b)

flock

c)

coop

d)

chick

e)

hen

40.

Which is something that chickens do NOT eat?

a)

Pinecones

b)

Worms

c)

Grains

41.

What body part grinds a chicken’s food after it eats?

a)

Liver

b)

Gizzard

c)

wattle

42.

Chickens do not have wings.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Roosters are protective of chicks and hens.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Chickens swallow their food whole.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Chicks hatch after about a year.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Chicks are covered in soft feathers called _______.

a)

Wattles

b)

Down

c)

Fur

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