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Bird Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What phylum do birds belong to?

a)

chordata

b)

vertebrata

c)

avess

d)

oviparas

2.

what subphylum do birds belong to?

a)

AVes

b)

chordata

c)

vartebrata

3.

What does precocial mean?

a)

undeveloped birds that require parental care until they can walk, stand and survive on their own

b)

well developed birds that when hatched can survive

4.

What does Altricial mean?

a)

undeveloped birds that require parental care until they can walk, stand and survive on their own

b)

well developed and they can quickly walk and stand on their own

5.

Many birds migrate when the seasons change. What does migrate mean?

a)

move

b)

nest

c)

flock

d)

eat

6.

Birds belong to class:

a)

Mammalia

b)

Amphibia

c)

Reptilia

d)

Aves

7.

Birds lay eggs so this means they are

a)

oviparous

b)

viviparous

c)

ovoviviparous

8.

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

9.
A bird's feathers are very similar to a reptile's scales. They are both made of this substance. 
a)
Dentin 
b)
Spicules
c)
Keratin
d)
Cartilage 
10.

Bird circulatory system

a)

4 chambered heart

b)

3 chambered heart

c)

2 chambered heart

11.

Since birds don't have a bladder, a bird's kidneys release its nitrogenous wastes into its ____.

a)

crop

b)

gizzard

c)

cloaca

d)

syrinx

12.

Match the following

a)

oviparous

1.

animals that lay hard-shelled, amniotic eggs

b)

viviparous

2.

animals that are born from their mother's womb

c)

incubation

3.

the process of keeping eggs warm

d)

plumage

4.

birds' feathers

13.
The large muscular grinding structure found in the birds digestive system is called the
a)
Crop
b)
Gizzard
c)
Stomach
d)
Cloaca
14.
The covering of feathers on a bird is called 
a)
pelage
b)
epidermis
c)
plumage 
d)
cuticle
15.
This is a ____ Feather
a)
Contour
b)
Down
c)
Filoplume
d)
Pennacious
16.

Is a bird and endotherm or ectotherm?

a)

endotherm

b)

ectotherm

17.
Pennaceous feathers found on a bird's wings and tails.
a)
small feathers
b)
light feathers
c)
sturdy feathers
d)
flight feathers
18.

The barb of a (a)   feather are not vaned unlike those of a pennaceous feather.

19.

(a)   is the process of shedding feathers.

20.
The upper surface of a bird's wing is convex and the lower surface is concave in order for a bird to create ________.
a)
flying position
b)
take off
c)
lift
21.

What some adaptations that have happened for bird bones: (select all that apply)

a)

Light weight

b)

Air spaces in bones

c)

keratinized sheath

d)

Increased density

e)

Calcium based teeth

22.

How many air sacs do birds have for breathing?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

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)

Choose from the below words
forebrain
eyes
Olfaction
hearing
smell
nose
tasting