Chapter 29 - Quiz Flashcards
(20 cards)
Which order do chickens belong to?
a. Columbiformes
b. Passeriformes
c. Galliformes
d. Psittaciformes
c. Galliformes
Which order do parrots belong to?
a. Galliformes
b. Psittaciformes
c. Passeriformes
d. Columbiformes
b. Psittaciformes
What is the best way to perform manipulations in a bird cage?
a. With room lights as bright as possible
b. Move quickly and use large gestures
c. Use a loud noise to distract birds for cage cleaning
d. Slowly and deliberately
d. Slowly and deliberately
How should a bird be released?
a. Toss the bird into the air where there is plenty of clearance.
b. Place the bird on the floor and withdraw hands slowly.
c. Place the bird on a perch and quickly move away.
d. Open hands and release just inside cage door.
b. Place the bird on the floor and withdraw hands slowly.
What is a key difference between chicken and turkey restraint?
a. When a turkey is held upside down, it becomes docile.
b. Covering the turkey’s head doesn’t calm it down.
c. A turkey’s wings are more fragile.
d. A turkey should not be held by the legs alone.
d. A turkey should not be held by the legs alone.
What condition can result if a sparrow is held too tightly around the thorax?
a. Dehydration
b. Hypoxia
c. Hyperemia
d. Pruritus
b. Hypoxia
What makes parrots harder to handle than other birds?
a. Parrots have a tendency to bite, so the head must be restrained.
b. Parrots will quickly learn how to avoid capture.
c. The parrot must always be carried upside down.
d. The parrot can only be handled when caught with a net.
a. Parrots have a tendency to bite, so the head must be restrained.
What is sexual dimorphism?
a. The male and female look exactly alike
b. A baby bird may become either male or female.
c. Males and females are different in size, feathers, or color.
d. A bird may be male at one stage of life, female at another stage of life.
c. Males and females are different in size, feathers, or color.
What is a breeding season sex indicator in a bird?
a. A featherless brood patch
b. The beak becomes pale.
c. A dark yellow crown
d. Hyperactivity in the males
a. A featherless brood patch
What is a distinctive feature of female birds?
a. The gizzard is nonfunctional.
b. Egg incubation occurs in the cloaca.
c. Egg fertilization occurs externally.
d. Only the left ovary is functional.
d. Only the left ovary is functional.
Where are the testes located in the male bird?
a. Near the crop
b. Near the kidneys
c. In the scrotum
d. In the gizzard
b. Near the kidneys
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
a. Many bones in a bird’s skeleton are hollow.
b. In many species of birds, males and females look exactly alike.
c. Eggs that have been incubated by female birds often have a higher hatch rate once in artificial incubators.
d. Birds mate just like mammals, with the male inserting his penis into the female’s vagina.
d. Birds mate just like mammals, with the male inserting his penis into the female’s vagina.
Which statement is TRUE about chickens?
a. Chickens lay one egg about every 25 hours.
b. Chickens are in the order passeriformes.
c. Chickens only reproduce in the spring and summer months.
d. Adult chickens require an external heat source.
a. Chickens lay one egg about every 25 hours.
Which item is a necessary component of all bird diets?
a. Fruit
b. Grit
c. Live insects
d. Grasses
b. Grit
What is a “pecking order”?
a. The order in which the birds eat their food
b. Color patches on the bird’s wings
c. Social hierarchy or dominance of birds
d. The mating rituals of birds
c. Social hierarchy or dominance of birds
Which of the following would generally NOT be considered appropriate environmental enrichment for birds?
a. Colored objects in cages
b. Frequent handling
c. Providing nesting material
d. Background music
b. Frequent handling
Why is the tip of the upper beak sometimes removed from chickens?
a. To prevent malocclusion
b. To enable normal eating and drinking
c. To prevent barbering
d. To control cannibalism and fighting
d. To control cannibalism and fighting
What is “pinioning”?
a. Surgical removal of the distal tip of the bird’s wing
b. Removal of the tip of the bird’s upper beak
c. Removal of the spurs on the bird’s feet
d. Clipping of the bird’s tail feathers
a. Surgical removal of the distal tip of the bird’s wing
Where should a perch be located in a bird’s cage?
a. Near the cage door
b. Away from feed and water
c. As high as possible
d. Close to the feed dish
b. Away from feed and water
What is a “brooder” used for?
a. Housing young birds until they grow feathers
b. Restraining large birds
c. Adding enrichment to a bird’s cage
d. Hatching bird eggs
a. Housing young birds until they grow feathers
