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vultures 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They are:

a)

not vital for the ecosystem

b)

vital for the ecosystem

c)

vital for some parts of the ecosystem

2.
What do vultures do AFTER they eat?
a)
clean themselves
b)
fly away
c)
sleep quietly
3.
Why do vultures play a critical role in disease control?
a)
They have a hooked beak that allows them to track and kill predators.
b)
They eat animal bodies that would otherwise attract large scavengers and flies.
c)
They are immune to the poisons used by poachers to kill large predators.
d)
Vultures have developed a vaccine for most diseases in the wild.
4.

A vulture will eat all of the following except....

a)

an animal body with flies on it.

b)

a living deer

c)

another dead vulture

d)

a diseased animal carcass.

5.
How do vultures help the environment?
a)
They get rid of dangerous prey.
b)
They ingest carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
c)
They help control disease and waste.
d)
They have been trained to pick up litter.
6.
What is the main reason vultures numbers are in decline?
a)
Their food is being poisoned.
b)
They are being hunted for their feathers.
c)
Their habitat is being destroyed.
d)
The change in climate is killing them.
7.
What is a poacher?
a)
a person who saves in endangered animals
b)
a person that donates money to charities that help animals
c)
a hunter
d)
an illegal hunter
8.

Why are farmers using poison on carcasses?

a)

The vultures are attacking their animals.

b)

The vultures attract poachers.

c)

They are trying to kill large predators like mountain lions and bobcats.

d)

They are kill poachers that kill animals for their meat.

9.
Why do poachers see vultures as enemies?
a)
They eat the carcasses of animals before poachers can get the animal.
b)
They lead park rangers to animals that have been killed by poachers.
c)
The vultures protect large animals from poachers.
d)
The vultures warn animals of hunters.
10.
What are two ways people are trying to save vultures?
a)
They are educating farmers about poison and giving them other options like dogs or large fences.
b)
They are setting up vulture sanctuaries and zoos that people can visit.
c)
They are tracking down poachers and giving them safer poisons to use when they hunt.
d)
They are giving farmers better poison and building vultures fences.
11.

What is the difference between a buzzard and a vulture?

a)

I don’t know

b)

a buzzard is a turkey vulture

c)

a buzzard is a black vulture

d)

There is no difference

12.

Identifying Characteristics of a BLACK vulture

a)

All Black head

b)

Smaller in size

c)

No colour sheen on feathers

d)

All red head

e)

Bigger in size

13.

Are vultures considered migratory birds?

a)

No

b)

Yes

14.

What species live in VA?

a)

Griffon Vulture

b)

Bearded Vulture

c)

Turkey Vulture

d)

Black Vulture

e)

Cinereous Vulture

15.

Identify this vulture

a)

Black vulture

b)

Turkey vulture

c)

Corona vulture

d)

Bearded vulture

16.

Who is usually first on the scene of a deceased animal/roadkill?

a)

Hawk

b)

Turkey Vulture

c)

Black vulture

d)

Bald Eagle

17.

Who has the better sense of smell?

a)

Turkey vulture

b)

Black vulture

18.

Which has a known reputation of following the other species to a corpse and fight them for it?

a)

Turkey vulture

b)

Black vulture

19.

Who is this?

a)

Turkey vulture

b)

Black vulture

c)

Bearded vulture

d)

Griffin vulture

20.

Flying characteristics of a black vulture

a)

Flying with wings in more of a “V” shape (dihedral)

b)

Flat wings while flying

c)

Usually in large groups

d)

Soar high

e)

Tail feathers end at end of toes

21.

Flying characteristics of Turkey vulture

a)

flying with wings in a dihedral position (V)

b)

teeter back and forth while soaring

c)

1 wing flap per second when flapping

d)

Flapping more frequently than once per second

22.

residential concerns for vultures

a)

high ammonia in feces

b)

destroying ornamental trees

c)

lower price range on housing

d)

scare the children

e)

unappealing white-wash effect from fecal droppings

23.

Which is which?

a)

left turkey

b)

right turkey

c)

left black

d)

right black

24.

Turkey vultures have _____ wings

a)

all black

b)

all white

c)

half white

d)

none of the above

25.

black vultures have ____ wings

a)

all white

b)

all black

c)

white tips

d)

half white

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