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Birds

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of birds is known as 
a)
Herpetology 
b)
Ornithology
c)
Entomology 
d)
Archaeoptry 
2.
Zoologists have long seen the evolutionary connection between birds and what other group of animals? 
a)
Fish
b)
Amphibians
c)
Humans
d)
Reptiles 
3.
Which type of feather is responsible for covering and streamlining a bird's body?
a)
Filoplume
b)
Contour
c)
Down
d)
Tail
4.

Match the following

a)
1.

bald eagle

b)
2.

Blue jay

c)
3.

Bluebird

d)
4.

brown thrasher

e)
5.

Canada Goose

5.

Match the following

a)
1.

Canvasback duck

b)
2.

cardinal

c)
3.

coopers hawk

d)
4.

Crissal thrasher

e)
5.

Mourning dove

6.

Match the following

a)
1.

Great blue heron

b)
2.

great horned owl

c)
3.

golden eagle

d)
4.

hummingbird

e)
5.

Kestrel

7.

Match the following

a)
1.

least tern

b)
2.

mallard duck

c)
3.

osprey

d)
4.

Pelican

e)
5.

purple martin

8.

Match the following

a)
1.

Quail

b)
2.

Red tailed hawk

c)
3.

Sand hill crane

d)
4.

Blue- winged teal

e)
5.

Turkey

9.
a)

Crissal Thrasher

b)

Whooping crane

c)

Sandhill crane

d)

Least tern

10.
a)

mallard duck

b)

canvasback duck

c)

Wood duck

d)

canada goose

11.

Birds belong to the Kingdom:

a)

Protista

b)

Animalia

c)

Bacteria

d)

Plantae

12.

Birds belong to Phylum:

a)

Arthropoda

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Chordata

d)

Porifera

13.

Birds belong to class:

a)

Mammalia

b)

Amphibia

c)

Reptilia

d)

Aves

14.

The fossil of ___________ is an example of an Intermediate species providing evidence

that dinosaurs are the ancestors of birds.

a)

gradualism

b)

Archaeopteryx

c)

H.M.S. Beagle

d)

vestigial structure

15.

By looking at its feet, I can tell that this bird can ________________

a)

swim in water

b)

hold onto a branch

c)

tear its prey apart

16.

What kind of food would this bird eat?

a)

seeds

b)

fish

c)

insects

17.

By looking at its feet, I can tell that this bird can ________________

a)

swim in water

b)

hold onto a branch

c)

tear its prey apart

18.

By looking at its feet, I can tell that this bird can ________________

a)

swim in water

b)

hold onto a branch

c)

tear its prey apart

19.

The act of cleaning and oiling bird feathers.

a)

picking

b)

preening

c)

piloting

20.

What unique characteristics are found in bird bones?

a)

They are white and thin.

b)

They are strong and heavy.

c)

They are hollow with supporting crisscross structures.

21.

These structures are connected to the birds lungs to help supply them with necessary oxygen.

a)

quills

b)

alveoli

c)

air sacs

22.

These short, fluffy feathers are hold warm air close to the bird's body.

a)

fluffy feathers

b)

down feathers

c)

contour feathers

23.

The practice of bird's caring for their eggs is called

a)

insulation

b)

sheltering

c)

incubation

24.

These flightless birds use their wings to swim underwater.

a)

ostriches

b)

penguins

c)

goslings

25.

True or False: Some birds DON'T fly.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which duck do you think is the MALE?

a)
b)
27.

Male birds most often use the color of their feathers to do what?

a)

blend into their surroundings

b)

show off to find a mate

28.

Female birds most often use the color of their feathers to do what?

a)

blend into their surroundings

b)

show off to find a mate

29.

Are birds vertebrates or invertebrates?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

30.

Are birds cold-blooded or warm-blooded

a)

cold-blooded

b)

warm-blooded