test 1 4th quarter

Question 1

when birds want to stay in a specific spot

Answer 1

territoriality

Question 2

extremely rare lizard-like reptiles, which inhabit a few rocky islands off the coast of New Zealand

Answer 2

tutura

Question 3

provides a snake with an acute sense of smell, enabling it to follow the trail of its prey

Answer 3

Jacobson’s organ

Question 4

ostrich and penguin

Answer 4

flightless birds

Question 5

breastbone of the bird

Answer 5

keel

Question 6

holds the germinal spot in place

Answer 6

chalazae

Question 7

As the snake supports its body with its head, tail, and two or three other points of contact, it lifts the remainder of its body off the ground and moves it sideways

Answer 7

side winding

Question 8

animals that chew the cud

Answer 8

ruminants

Question 9

the snake alternately stretches and shortens segments of its body to creep forward in a straight line.

Answer 9

rectilinear movement

Question 10

solid horn-like structures that are shed annually

Answer 10

antlers

Question 11

a reptile with a shell and toothless jaws

Answer 11

turtle

Question 12

eagle and hawk

Answer 12

birds of prey

Question 13

snakes with immovable fangs in the front of the upper jaw,

Answer 13

elapids

Question 14

largest lizard

Answer 14

komodo dragon

Question 15

enlarged and thickened toenails

Answer 15

hooves

Question 16

cold-blooded

Answer 16

poikilothermic

Question 17

A type of animal or plant that is no longer found alive on the earth

Answer 17

extinct

Question 18

unlearned knowledge that an animal possesses from birth

Answer 18

instinct

Question 19

the largest living reptiles

Answer 19

crocodilians

Question 20

involves keeping the eggs warm

Answer 20

incubation

Question 21

could not compete with the hogs and monkeys

Answer 21

dodo bird

Question 22

the paths birds migrate on

Answer 22

flyway

Question 23

members of the cat family

Answer 23

tiger, lion, house cat, etc.

Question 24

hair like structures that protrude from the shaft of a bird’s feather

Answer 24

barb

Question 25

gather in large groups,

Answer 25

flock

Question 26

land turtles with feet and claws suitable for terrestrial life.

Answer 26

tortoise

Question 27

the most numerous of the reptiles

Answer 27

lizards

Question 28

whats different from bird bones

Answer 28

they are hollow on the inside

Question 29

movement good for stalking prey

Answer 29

rectilinear movement

Question 30

annually moving to a different region

Answer 30

migration

Question 31

the largest living turtles

Answer 31

marine turtles

Question 32

has a sensory depression, or pit, on each side of its head between the eye and the nostril

Answer 32

pit viper

Question 33

tucan

Answer 33

tropical bird

Question 34

an exposed patch of skin on a birds stomach

Answer 34

brood patch

Question 35

very muscular and is lined with horny plates that act like millstones to grind the food

Answer 35

gizzards

Question 36

the thumb of the bird

Answer 36

alula

Question 37

the down stroking wings develop lift and forward thrust. The upstroke a quick backward flip with partly folded hollow quill wings

Answer 37

powered flight

Question 38

the snake bends into a series of curves as it keeps its body flat on the ground.

Answer 38

lateral undulation

Question 39

hollow structures that are usually permanent and thus not shed

Answer 39

horns

Question 40

types of animals and plants that still exist today but are in danger of going extinct

Answer 40

endangered

Question 41

the heaviest freshwater turtle

Answer 41

alligator snapping turtle

Question 42

a special sac in a birds esophagus

Answer 42

crop

Question 43

contains the vipers of the Old World and the pit vipers, which can be found on all continents except Australia in the tropical and temperate regions but are mainly concentrated in the New World.

Answer 43

vipers

Question 44

what kind of heart do most reptiles have and what is the exception

Answer 44

3 chambered but the crocodilian has a 4 chambered heart

Question 45

quail and doves

Answer 45

game birds

Question 46

birds who can be completely independent when born

Answer 46

precocial

Question 47

horses, donkeys, and zebras

Answer 47

equids

Question 48

voice box of birds

Answer 48

syrinx

Question 49

flamingoes, pelican, goose

Answer 49

waterbirds

Question 50

birds sense that is better than any other creature

Answer 50

sight

Question 51

soft, fluffy feathers close to the bird’s body that provide excellent insulation without adding much weight

Answer 51

down feathers

Question 52

birds third eyelid

Answer 52

nictitating membrane

Question 53

fastest living creature

Answer 53

peregrine falcon

Question 54

The snake moves the front part of its body forward, coils it slightly to anchor it, and then pulls the back part forward

Answer 54

concertina movement

Question 55

a summer hibernation

Answer 55

estivation

Question 56

needed for marine birds

Answer 56

salt gland

Question 57

when an animal has eggs but they hatch in the mother

Answer 57

ovoviviparous

Question 58

staying at the same height and rarely flapping your wings

Answer 58

gliding

Question 59

ruminants with antlers

Answer 59

deer

Question 60

songbirds are examples of what birds

Answer 60

perching birds

Question 61

legless vertebrates with long, cylindrical bodies covered with dry scales

Answer 61

snake

Question 62

bird that was hunted to extinction

Answer 62

passenger pigeon

Question 63

flat part of the wing

Answer 63

vane

Question 64

largest group of living snakes

Answer 64

colubrid

Question 65

wolves

Answer 65

canine family

Question 66

ex. of special flight bird

Answer 66

hummingbird

Question 67

ships of the desert

Answer 67

camel

Question 68

birds that have a 2 footed anatomy

Answer 68

bipedal

Question 69

a large group of extinct creatures that resemble reptiles in some ways

Answer 69

dinosaur

Question 70

what do lizards use as a defense

Answer 70

tail falling off, shooting blood out of eyes

Question 71

the white of an egg

Answer 71

albumen

Question 72

bone that helps the snake hear

Answer 72

quadrate bone

Question 73

quill

Answer 73

rachis

Question 74

ruminants with horns

Answer 74

bovids

Question 75

least carnivorous of the carnivores

Answer 75

bears

Question 76

only in the red blood cells of birds

Answer 76

nucleus

Question 77

gradually attaining great heights, then dive swiftly downward to start another spiral

Answer 77

soaring

Question 78

provide the necessary wing shape for flight

Answer 78

flight feathers

Question 79

birds who are incapable of doing anything for their self when born

Answer 79

altricial