Chapter 29 - Birds

Question 1

What is the taxonomic class for birds?

Answer 1

Aves

Question 2

The specialized stomach of a bird that grinds up the food is called the _____.

Answer 2

gizzard

Question 3

In birds, the chamber into which the reproductive, urinary, and digestive tracts empty is called the _____.

Answer 3

cloaca

Question 4

To what order do parrots and parakeets belong?

Answer 4

Psittaciformes

Question 5

In most female birds, which ovary and oviduct are functional?

Answer 5

Left

Question 6

What is the term for the surgical removal of a bird’s wing tip?

Answer 6

Pinioning

Question 7

What is the name of the device used in a bird’s cage to assist in proper beak maintenance?

Answer 7

Cuttlebone

Question 8

What is the dietary additive made of oyster shell and granite in a bird’s diet?

Answer 8

Grit

Question 9

What is the most common method for identifying birds?

Answer 9

Leg band

Question 10

The hierarchy in which more dominant birds restrict the activities or subordinate birds is referred to as the _____ _____.

Answer 10

pecking order