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Bald Eagle

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the bald eagle's scientific name?

a)

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

b)

Haliaeetus leucogaster

c)

Haliaeetus albicilla

d)

Haliaeetus ichthyaetus

2.

Bald eagles have very good binocular vision.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

How many distinct maturation stages does a bald eagle undergo?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

4.

At what age does a bald eagle obtain its mature coloration?

a)

1 Year

b)

3 Years

c)

5 Years

d)

7 Years

5.

What feature originated the bald eagle's common & scientific names?

a)

Featherless Head

b)

White Feathers on Head

c)

Aging Balding

d)

Featherless Beak

6.

When do bald eagles release from each other during a demonstrative display?

a)

End of Freefall

b)

Copulation

c)

Crest of the Ascent

d)

Sea Landing

7.

How do higher latitudes affect bald eagle breeding?

a)

Shorter Breeding Seasons

b)

Larger Eggs

c)

More Synchronous Nesting Periods

d)

Larger Quantities of Eggs

8.

Bald eagles may remain dependent on their parents until what age?

a)

6 Weeks

b)

10 Weeks

c)

14 Weeks

d)

18 Weeks

9.

How do bald eagles acquire food?

a)

Foraging

b)

Hunting

c)

Carrion

d)

Pirating

10.

Which bald eagles prefer to hunt instead of pirate?

a)

Younger

b)

Older

c)

Smaller

d)

Larger

11.

Bald eagles will submerge to obtain prey.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is the bald eagle's parental investment?

a)

Maternal

b)

Both, Maternal & Paternal

c)

Paternal

d)

None

13.

Which sex of bald eagles broods the eggs most?

a)

Male

b)

Female

14.

What is the bald eagle's diet?

a)

Carnivorous

b)

Herbivorous

c)

Omnivorous

d)

Unknown

15.

Bald eagles consume human refuse.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What color is the bald eagle's beak?

a)

Brown

b)

White

c)

Yellow

d)

Black

17.

Which river is a major migratory corridor for bald eagles?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Missouri

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Arkansas

18.

Bald eagles use geographic landmarks for navigation.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What is the bald eagle's movement pattern?

a)

Full Migrant

b)

Not a Migrant

c)

Altitudinal Migrant

d)

Nomadic

20.

To where do bald eagles migrate?

a)

Atlantic Coast

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Great Lakes

21.

What is the bald eagle's circadian rhythm?

a)

Diurnal

b)

Nocturnal

c)

Crepuscular

d)

Cathemeral

22.

What factors make bald eagles less active?

a)

Lower Temperatures

b)

Higher Temperatures

c)

High Winds

d)

Percipitation

23.

When did the bald eagle become the national symbol of the United States?

a)

1782

b)

1882

c)

1728

d)

1828

24.

Bald eagles are a popular birdwatching species.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

How does the bald eagle differ from the golden eagle?

a)

Longer Head

b)

Shorter Tail

c)

Blotchy White Coloration

d)

Longer Beak

26.

What affect does DDT have on bald eagles?

a)

Deformities

b)

Neurological Damage

c)

Brittle Egg Shells

d)

Un-hatching Eggs

27.

What is the bald eagle's evaluation on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?

a)

Least Concern

b)

Near Threatened

c)

Vulnerable

d)

Endangered

28.

When were bald eagles removed from the protection of the Endangered Species Act?

a)

2007

b)

1978

c)

1987

d)

2018

29.

How many main types of calls does a bald eagle produce?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

12

30.

How do bald eagles communicate threats?

a)

Head & Wing Motions

b)

Rapid Ascension & Descension

c)

Crouching

d)

Vocalizations

31.

What is the bald eagle's mating system?

a)

Monogamy

b)

Polygyny

c)

Polyandry

d)

Polygynandry

32.

At what age do bald eagles begin breeding?

a)

3 Years

b)

5 Years

c)

7 Years

d)

9 Years

33.

How long is the bald eagle's wingspan?

a)

2 m. / 6.5 ft.

b)

1 m. / 3.2 ft.

c)

1.5 m. / 4.9 ft.

d)

2.5 m. / 8.2 ft.

34.

The bald eagle's plumage weighs how much compared to its skeleton?

a)

1/2x

b)

2x

c)

3x

d)

1/4x

35.

What is the bald eagle's preferred food?

a)

Fish

b)

Water Birds

c)

Carrion

d)

Small Mammals

36.

What color are bald eagle eggs?

a)

White

b)

Blue

c)

Brown

d)

Black

37.

What is the bald eagle's population trend?

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Unknown

d)

Stable

38.

Bald eagles have caused a decline in what species?

a)

Common Murre

b)

Golden Eagle

c)

Great Blue Heron

d)

American Coot

39.

How many times a day are bald eagle nestlings fed?

a)

4-5

b)

6-7

c)

2-3

d)

8-9

40.

If lost, a bald eagle's flight feathers take how long to replace?

a)

2-3 Weeks

b)

2-3 Months

c)

2-3 Years

d)

2-3 Hours

41.

Bald eagles migrate with their mates.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

How long are bald eagle eggs incubated?

a)

35 Days

b)

65 Days

c)

95 Days

d)

15 Days

43.

The bald eagles' home range size oscillates between breeding and non-breeding seasons.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The bald eagle is born with white coloration.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Bald eagles have an adept sense of smell.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Bald eagles avoid spoiled food.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Bald eagles reuse nests for consecutive years.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

How much did the largest bald eagle nest weigh?

a)

1,814 kg. / 4,000 lbs.

b)

907 kg. / 2,000 lbs.

c)

453 kg. / 1,000 lbs.

d)

1,360 kg. / 3,000 lbs.

49.

Where do bald eagles nest?

a)

Trees

b)

Cliffs

c)

Ground

d)

Electrical Poles

50.

What preys on young bald eagles?

a)

Bears

b)

Raccoons

c)

Ravens

d)

Foxes

51.

A bald eagle's fertility is correlated with body size.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

How many broods does a bald eagle produce each breeding season?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

53.

How many eggs make up a bald eagle's brood?

a)

1-3

b)

3-5

c)

5-7

d)

7-9

54.

Which sex of bald eagle builds the nest?

a)

Female

b)

Male

c)

Both, Male & Female

55.

When do bald eagles construct their nests, prior to egg-laying?

a)

1-3 Months

b)

1-3 Days

c)

1-3 Weeks

d)

1-3 Years

56.

How many bald eagle subspecies are recognized?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

57.

Which bald eagle subspecies is the largest?

a)

Southern

b)

Northern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

58.

The bald eagle forms a species pair with what species?

a)

White-Tailed Sea-Eagle

b)

White-Bellied Sea-Eagle

c)

Golden Eagle

d)

Grey-Headed Fish-Eagle

59.

What is the bald eagle's social system?

a)

Social

b)

Solitary

c)

Social Males, Solitary Females

d)

Solitary Males, Social Females

60.

Bald eagles may roost communally in groups up to how many individuals?

a)

40

b)

4

c)

4,000

d)

400

61.

What is a group of bald eagle's called?

a)

Convocation

b)

Confederation

c)

Liberation

d)

Republic

62.

Human activity can reduce bald eagle feeding by what percentage?

a)

35%

b)

55%

c)

75%

d)

95%

63.

Bald eagles store food in their crop for later digestion.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

When is National American Eagle Day?

a)

June 20

b)

July 20

c)

June 12

d)

July 12

65.

What color are the bald eagle's feet?

a)

Brown

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

Yellow

66.

Bald eagles are the largest semi-altricial birds in North America.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

What is the bald eagle's form of locomotion?

a)

Digitigrade

b)

Plantigrade

c)

Unguligrade

d)

Other

68.

What habitats do bald eagles inhabit?

a)

Forest

b)

Wetland

c)

Grassland

d)

Shrubland

69.

Bald eagles are native to what continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

70.

What system does the bald eagle inhabit?

a)

Aerial/Arboreal

b)

Terrestrial

c)

Fossorial

d)

Aquatic

71.

Which of these are bald eagle tracks?

a)
b)
c)
d)
72.

Which of these is a bald eagle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
73.

Which of these is a bald eagle?

a)
b)
c)
d)

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