Chapter 7 Review

Question 1

Plumage

Answer 1

Feathers

Question 2

The largest flying bird

Answer 2

Andean Condor

Question 3

Bird bills are made out of

Answer 3

Keratin

Question 4

The attachment point for the flight muscles on the sternum

Answer 4

keel

Question 5

Retractable group of feathers

Answer 5

Alula

Question 6

The most important flight muscle

Answer 6

Pectorals

Question 7

How many chambers does a bird’s heart have?

Answer 7

4

Question 8

Storage sac in esophagus to moisten food

Answer 8

Crop

Question 9

Section of stomach that grinds food.

Answer 9

Gizzard

Question 10

What vision allows for sight of all surroundings at once?

Answer 10

Monocular

Question 11

Strong feathers found on the body, wings, and tail. Good for streamlining

Answer 11

Contour

Question 12

Soft, fluffy feathers close to the skin for insulation

Answer 12

Down

Question 13

Oil from the preening gland that makes the feathers

Answer 13

waterproof

Question 14

Replaces old, broken, and missing feathers

Answer 14

Molting

Question 15

Simple flight, coasts downhill

Answer 15

Gliding

Question 16

Remains stationary in the air. Hummingbirds

Answer 16

Hover

Question 17

Built in knowledge that they possess at birth

Answer 17

Instincts

Question 18

The organ that allows song

Answer 18

Syrinx

Question 19

Taking a dust bath? to get rid of?

Answer 19

Dusting; parasites

Question 20

When several smaller birds take on a larger bird

Answer 20

Mobbing

Question 21

Migrating a short distance up and down a mountain

Answer 21

Altitudinal Migration

Question 22

The migration path followed every year

Answer 22

Flyways

Question 23

Nutrient rich fluid for the developing chick

Answer 23

Yolk

Question 24

Two twisted cords that hold the yolk in place

Answer 24

Chalazae

Question 25

How many shell membranes? Made of?

Answer 25

2; Keratin

Question 26

What is the shell made of?

Answer 26

Calcium carbonate

Question 27

Keeping the eggs warm for proper development

Answer 27

Incubation

Question 28

Large, broad wings are for

Answer 28

Soaring

Question 29

Sandpipers and Whimbrels

Answer 29

probing

Question 30

Wide open hinges

Answer 30

Gaping

Question 31

3 forward and 1 back

Answer 31

Perching

Question 32

2 forward and 2 back

Answer 32

Climbing

Question 33

The colors, patterns, and marking that are characteristic of a particular species

Answer 33

Field Marks

Question 34

Can do some things shortly after birth

Answer 34

Precocial

Question 35

NO childcare (some game birds)

Answer 35

Megapodes

Question 36

Only bird that runs down a tree headfirst

Answer 36

Nuthatch

Question 37

Builds and decorates a huge nest

Answer 37

Bower bird

Question 38

The smallest bird

Answer 38

Bee hummingbird

Question 39

What type of bird is a hawk

Answer 39

Bird of Prey

Question 40

The fastest bird

Answer 40

Peregrine falcon

Question 41

Pelicans and grebes?

Answer 41

Water birds

Question 42

Hunted for food such as chickens and quail

Answer 42

Game

Question 43

Parrots and macaws?

Answer 43

Tropical birds

Question 44

Emus and ostriches

Answer 44

flightless birds