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Worksheets7th Biology Test 7
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
What substance makes up a bird's bill?
Albumen
Calcium Carbonate
Iron
Keratin
What type of bill has a hinged jaw that opens widely?
Piercing
Tearing
Gaping
Sucking
Which type of flight allows a bird to coast "downhill"
Gliding
Soaring
Intermittent flight
Powered flight
Which group of birds does not provide parental care for their young?
Parrots
Waterfowl
Megapodes
Parrots
What type of bird is known for climbing down a tree trunk headfirst?
Nuthatch
Secretary Bird
Screech Owl
Chickadee
What is the nutrient-rich fluid feeds an unhatched chick?
Albumen
Yolk
Chalaza
Germinal Spot
What is the world's fastest bird?
Peregrine Falcon
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagle
Swift
What type of bird foot has three forward toes and one hind toe?
Climbing
Perching
Running
Swimming
What bird is known for building a nest and decorating it with shiny objects?
Emperor penguin
Bowerbird
Nuthatch
Bee hummingbird
What is the shell of an egg made from?
Keratin
Iron
Calcium Carbonate
Marble
What is the region of an egg where the embryo develops?
Yolk
Albumen
Germinal Spot
Chalaza
What is the act of keeping eggs warm for proper chick development called?
Hibernation
Incubation
Germination
Brooding
What is the largest living bird?
Andean Condor
Emperor Penguin
Emu
Ostrich
What type of flight involves remaining stationary?
Gliding
Coasting
Powered
Hovering
What are the colors and markings characteristic of a particular bird species?
Field designs
Field markings
Display marks
Camouflage
What type of foot has two toes forward and two toes backward?
Climbing
Perching
Grasping
Swimming
What is the retractable group of feathers is supported by a bird's "thumb" bone?
Pinions
Alula
Keel
Wishbone
What are the migration routes that a bird follows year after year?
Flyways
Flight plans
Lines of flux
Walkways
What organ produces the oil that birds spread over their feathers?
Gizzard
Crop
Preen gland
Oil gland
What bird behavior involves smaller birds harrassing a much larger bird?
Rodent-running
Mobbing
Anting
Dusting
What special section of a bird's stomach grinds food to make it more easily absorbed?
Gizzard
Crop
Preen Gland
Alula
What structure on the sternum provides an attachment for the flight muscles?
Alula
Gizzard
Crop
Keel
What are the shell membranes of an egg made from?
Calcium Carbonate
Keratin
Iron
Copper
How many shell membranes does an egg have?
1
2
3
4
What group of birds don't have a keel?
Flightless
Game
Water
Tropical
What group of birds is often hunted or farmed for food?
Perching
Game
Water
Birds of prey
What group of birds includes pelicans and grebes?
Game
Water
Flightless
Tropical
What group of birds includes eagles and hawks?
Birds of prey
Game
Tropical
Flightless
What group of birds includes chicken and quail?
Tropical
Perching
Game
Water
What group of birds include ostritch and emus?
Water
Flightless
Game
Tropical
What group of birds includes macaws and parakeets?
Birds of prey
Tropical
Water
Perching
What are the strong feathers found on a bird's body called?
Down
Alula
Pluma
Contour
What type of visions do most birds have?
Monocular
Binocular
Trinocular
Bifocal
What is built-in knowledge gained from birth?
Learned knowledge
Instinct
Schooling
Book Larning
What type of migration involves moving short distances up or down a mountain?
Altitudinal
Mountainous
Seasonal
Height
What bird behavior involves "bathing" in dust?
Washing
Sanding
Dusting
Anting
What does "plumage" refer to?
Camoflauge
Feathers
Flying
Feeding
What is the food storage sac in the esophagus called?
Gizzard
Alula
Crop
Preen Gland
What are the most important flight muscles?
Pectorals
Glutes
Abdominals
Biceps
What organ allows a bird to produce sound without vocal cords?
Syrinx
Pectoral
Gizzard
Crop
What is the world's smallest bird?
Budgy
Bee Hummingbird
Nuthatch
Ostrich
What is the world's largest flying bird?
Ostrich
Bald Eagle
Andean Condor
Emperor Penguin
What are the soft fluffy feathers that are used for warmth?
Contour
Flight
Down
Alula
What type of bill is used for finding crustaceans buried in sand?
Probing
Sucking
Piercing
Tearing
What holds the yolk body in place inside an egg?
Chalaza
Albumen
Membrane
Germinal Spot
What do birds do to replace old broken feathers?
Preen
Molt
Hibernate
Migrate
How many chambers does a bird's heart have?
2
3
4
6
What type of bird is born with down and the ability to walk or swim shortly after hatching?
Altricial
Precocial
Functional
Dysfunctional
What type of vision do birds of prey usually have?
Monocular
Binocular
Trinocular
Bifocal
What type of birds hatch featherless and helpless?
Altricial
Precocial
Functional
Dysfunctional
What type of bird flight involves using a thermal to gain altitude?
Gliding
Soaring
Powered
Flapping
What type of bird food has webbing in between the toes?
Climbing
Perching
Running
Swimming
What type of foot does a hunting bird use?
Perching
Grasping
Swimming
Running
Where do birds lose their feathers for incubation?
Bald spot
Incubation spot
Brood patch
Egg patch
