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Bird Exam Flashcards

1
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Lower muscular portion of the stomach where food is squeezed and mashed

A

Gizzard

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2
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Scientists who studies birds

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Ornithologist

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3
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Pouch on the esophagus that stores food waiting to be digested

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Crop

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4
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Attachment for flight muscles

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Sternum

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5
Q

Exit opening for urine, feces, sperm/egg

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Vent

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6
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Processes nitrogen waste for kidneys

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Liver

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7
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Stores glycogen

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Liver

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8
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This bone that stabilizes the shoulders is called the

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furcula

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9
Q

Tell 1 way the digestive system is modified to help in flight

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Long small intestine- absorb more nutrients

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10
Q

Give 4 characteristics of birds

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Endothermic
4 chambered heart
Feathers/wings
Oviparity

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11
Q

True or False

The heart of a bird is like that of a frog

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False

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12
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The voice box in a bird is like that of a frog

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Syrinx

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13
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Tell one way the Respiratory system is modified to help in flight

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Air sacs store extra air to provide additional oxygen when inhaling and exhaling air sacs extend into bones to decrease density

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14
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Place in the respiratory system where gases are exchanged

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Lungs

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15
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Birds belong to the class

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Aves

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16
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Birds that are naked, blind, and helpless when they hatch and come from nests with few eggs that have a shorter incubation time

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Altricial

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17
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Tell one way the skeletal system is modified to help with flight

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Bones are hollow- less dense

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18
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Fused collarbone commonly called a “wishbone” which helps to stabilize the shoulders during flight

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Furcula

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19
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Type of egg laid by birds

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Amniotic

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20
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Thin fan-like membrane that holds the small intestine in place

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Mesentery

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21
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Which diagram shows the type of circulation found in birds

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4 chambers, 2 loops

22
Q

Name the two functions of feathers

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Lift for flight, insulation

23
Q

This part of the brain that controls muscle coordination is larger in birds to help with flying

A

Cerebellum

24
Q

Fertilization in birds is

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Internal

25
Q

Protein found in reptile scales and bird feathers

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Keratin

26
Q

Controls autonomic internal organs

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Medulla oblongata

27
Q

Opening for air entering respiratory system

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Glottis

28
Q

Add albumen and shell to eggs

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Oviduct

29
Q

Carry urine from kidneys to cloaca

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Ureters

30
Q

Number of chambers in a bird heart

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4

31
Q 
Pigeons belong to?
Kingdom
Phylum 
Subphylum 
Class 
Order
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Animalia
Chordata 
Vertebrata 
Aves 
Columbiformes
32
Q

Type of body cavity found in birds

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Eucoelom

33
Q

Birds are

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Endothermic

34
Q

Connect trachea to lungs

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Bronchi

35
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Part of small intestine where bile and trypsin are added to finish digestion

A

Duodenum

36
Q

Eardrum

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Tympanic membrane

37
Q

Removes Uric acid from the blood

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Kidneys

38
Q

This is found in the shells of bird eggs to make them hard

A

Calcium carbonate

39
Q

Birds are

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Vertebrate deuterostomes

40
Q

____ feathers give birds shape, provide color, and lift for flight

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Contour

41
Q

Tell 3 cues bird use to navigate

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Position of sun and stars, landmarks, air pressure changes

42
Q

True or false

Birds shed their feathers annually and can regrow lost or damaged feathers

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True

43
Q

Name 3 characteristics of birds

A

Wings, feathers
Light weigh/strong skeleton
Beak

44
Q

Number of ovaries in a bird

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Only one (left side)

45
Q

Stores and moistens food

A

Crop

46
Q

Oil gland to make feathers waterproof

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Preen gland

47
Q

Featherless patch to keep eggs warm

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Brood patch

48
Q

Hook barbs together

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Barbules

49
Q

For higher thinking and learning

A

Cerebrum

50
Q

Tell 1 way how the nervous system is modified to help birds fly

A

Bigger cerebrum

51
Q

How is the reproduction in birds similar to reproduction in turtles

A

Separate sexs

52
Q

How is the reproduction in birds different than in turtles?

A

Birds: sex chromosome
Turtles: no sex chromosome

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