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7th Biology Test 7

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What substance makes up a bird's bill?

a)

Albumen

b)

Calcium Carbonate

c)

Iron

d)

Keratin

2.

What type of bill has a hinged jaw that opens widely?

a)

Piercing

b)

Tearing

c)

Gaping

d)

Sucking

3.

Which type of flight allows a bird to coast "downhill"

a)

Gliding

b)

Soaring

c)

Intermittent flight

d)

Powered flight

4.

Which group of birds does not provide parental care for their young?

a)

Parrots

b)

Waterfowl

c)

Megapodes

d)

Parrots

5.

What type of bird is known for climbing down a tree trunk headfirst?

a)

Nuthatch

b)

Secretary Bird

c)

Screech Owl

d)

Chickadee

6.

What is the nutrient-rich fluid feeds an unhatched chick?

a)

Albumen

b)

Yolk

c)

Chalaza

d)

Germinal Spot

7.

What is the world's fastest bird?

a)

Peregrine Falcon

b)

Bald Eagle

c)

Golden Eagle

d)

Swift

8.

What type of bird foot has three forward toes and one hind toe?

a)

Climbing

b)

Perching

c)

Running

d)

Swimming

9.

What bird is known for building a nest and decorating it with shiny objects?

a)

Emperor penguin

b)

Bowerbird

c)

Nuthatch

d)

Bee hummingbird

10.

What is the shell of an egg made from?

a)

Keratin

b)

Iron

c)

Calcium Carbonate

d)

Marble

11.

What is the region of an egg where the embryo develops?

a)

Yolk

b)

Albumen

c)

Germinal Spot

d)

Chalaza

12.

What is the act of keeping eggs warm for proper chick development called?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Incubation

c)

Germination

d)

Brooding

13.

What is the largest living bird?

a)

Andean Condor

b)

Emperor Penguin

c)

Emu

d)

Ostrich

14.

What type of flight involves remaining stationary?

a)

Gliding

b)

Coasting

c)

Powered

d)

Hovering

15.

What are the colors and markings characteristic of a particular bird species?

a)

Field designs

b)

Field markings

c)

Display marks

d)

Camouflage

16.

What type of foot has two toes forward and two toes backward?

a)

Climbing

b)

Perching

c)

Grasping

d)

Swimming

17.

What is the retractable group of feathers is supported by a bird's "thumb" bone?

a)

Pinions

b)

Alula

c)

Keel

d)

Wishbone

18.

What are the migration routes that a bird follows year after year?

a)

Flyways

b)

Flight plans

c)

Lines of flux

d)

Walkways

19.

What organ produces the oil that birds spread over their feathers?

a)

Gizzard

b)

Crop

c)

Preen gland

d)

Oil gland

20.

What bird behavior involves smaller birds harrassing a much larger bird?

a)

Rodent-running

b)

Mobbing

c)

Anting

d)

Dusting

21.

What special section of a bird's stomach grinds food to make it more easily absorbed?

a)

Gizzard

b)

Crop

c)

Preen Gland

d)

Alula

22.

What structure on the sternum provides an attachment for the flight muscles?

a)

Alula

b)

Gizzard

c)

Crop

d)

Keel

23.

What are the shell membranes of an egg made from?

a)

Calcium Carbonate

b)

Keratin

c)

Iron

d)

Copper

24.

How many shell membranes does an egg have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

What group of birds don't have a keel?

a)

Flightless

b)

Game

c)

Water

d)

Tropical

26.

What group of birds is often hunted or farmed for food?

a)

Perching

b)

Game

c)

Water

d)

Birds of prey

27.

What group of birds includes pelicans and grebes?

a)

Game

b)

Water

c)

Flightless

d)

Tropical

28.

What group of birds includes eagles and hawks?

a)

Birds of prey

b)

Game

c)

Tropical

d)

Flightless

29.

What group of birds includes chicken and quail?

a)

Tropical

b)

Perching

c)

Game

d)

Water

30.

What group of birds include ostritch and emus?

a)

Water

b)

Flightless

c)

Game

d)

Tropical

31.

What group of birds includes macaws and parakeets?

a)

Birds of prey

b)

Tropical

c)

Water

d)

Perching

32.

What are the strong feathers found on a bird's body called?

a)

Down

b)

Alula

c)

Pluma

d)

Contour

33.

What type of visions do most birds have?

a)

Monocular

b)

Binocular

c)

Trinocular

d)

Bifocal

34.

What is built-in knowledge gained from birth?

a)

Learned knowledge

b)

Instinct

c)

Schooling

d)

Book Larning

35.

What type of migration involves moving short distances up or down a mountain?

a)

Altitudinal

b)

Mountainous

c)

Seasonal

d)

Height

36.

What bird behavior involves "bathing" in dust?

a)

Washing

b)

Sanding

c)

Dusting

d)

Anting

37.

What does "plumage" refer to?

a)

Camoflauge

b)

Feathers

c)

Flying

d)

Feeding

38.

What is the food storage sac in the esophagus called?

a)

Gizzard

b)

Alula

c)

Crop

d)

Preen Gland

39.

What are the most important flight muscles?

a)

Pectorals

b)

Glutes

c)

Abdominals

d)

Biceps

40.

What organ allows a bird to produce sound without vocal cords?

a)

Syrinx

b)

Pectoral

c)

Gizzard

d)

Crop

41.

What is the world's smallest bird?

a)

Budgy

b)

Bee Hummingbird

c)

Nuthatch

d)

Ostrich

42.

What is the world's largest flying bird?

a)

Ostrich

b)

Bald Eagle

c)

Andean Condor

d)

Emperor Penguin

43.

What are the soft fluffy feathers that are used for warmth?

a)

Contour

b)

Flight

c)

Down

d)

Alula

44.

What type of bill is used for finding crustaceans buried in sand?

a)

Probing

b)

Sucking

c)

Piercing

d)

Tearing

45.

What holds the yolk body in place inside an egg?

a)

Chalaza

b)

Albumen

c)

Membrane

d)

Germinal Spot

46.

What do birds do to replace old broken feathers?

a)

Preen

b)

Molt

c)

Hibernate

d)

Migrate

47.

How many chambers does a bird's heart have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

48.

What type of bird is born with down and the ability to walk or swim shortly after hatching?

a)

Altricial

b)

Precocial

c)

Functional

d)

Dysfunctional

49.

What type of vision do birds of prey usually have?

a)

Monocular

b)

Binocular

c)

Trinocular

d)

Bifocal

50.

What type of birds hatch featherless and helpless?

a)

Altricial

b)

Precocial

c)

Functional

d)

Dysfunctional

51.

What type of bird flight involves using a thermal to gain altitude?

a)

Gliding

b)

Soaring

c)

Powered

d)

Flapping

52.

What type of bird food has webbing in between the toes?

a)

Climbing

b)

Perching

c)

Running

d)

Swimming

53.

What type of foot does a hunting bird use?

a)

Perching

b)

Grasping

c)

Swimming

d)

Running

54.

Where do birds lose their feathers for incubation?

a)

Bald spot

b)

Incubation spot

c)

Brood patch

d)

Egg patch