WorksheetsBird Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 17mins
What phylum do birds belong to?
chordata
vertebrata
avess
oviparas
what subphylum do birds belong to?
AVes
chordata
vartebrata
What does precocial mean?
undeveloped birds that require parental care until they can walk, stand and survive on their own
well developed birds that when hatched can survive
What does Altricial mean?
undeveloped birds that require parental care until they can walk, stand and survive on their own
well developed and they can quickly walk and stand on their own
Many birds migrate when the seasons change. What does migrate mean?
move
nest
flock
eat
Birds belong to class:
Mammalia
Amphibia
Reptilia
Aves
Birds lay eggs so this means they are
oviparous
viviparous
ovoviviparous
The fossil of ___________ is an example of an Intermediate species providing evidence
that dinosaurs are the ancestors of birds.
gradualism
Archaeopteryx
H.M.S. Beagle
vestigial structure
Bird circulatory system
4 chambered heart
3 chambered heart
2 chambered heart
Since birds don't have a bladder, a bird's kidneys release its nitrogenous wastes into its ____.
crop
gizzard
cloaca
syrinx
oviparous
animals that lay hard-shelled, amniotic eggs
viviparous
animals that are born from their mother's womb
incubation
the process of keeping eggs warm
plumage
birds' feathers
Is a bird and endotherm or ectotherm?
endotherm
ectotherm
The barb of a (a) feather are not vaned unlike those of a pennaceous feather.
(a) is the process of shedding feathers.
What some adaptations that have happened for bird bones: (select all that apply)
Light weight
Air spaces in bones
keratinized sheath
Increased density
Calcium based teeth
How many air sacs do birds have for breathing?
1
2
3
4
A.The (a) of birds is larger than that of reptiles due to larger cerebral hemispheres.
B.The position of the (b) determine the degree of binocular view.
C. (c) (sense of (d) ) plays a small role in a bird’s niche, but some birds that are detritivores use smell to detect dead organisms. (vultures)
D.Birds have good (e) to detect prey. (owls hunt at night)
