Birds Quiz
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Quiz made about the class Aves, or birds.
- 1.Birds are now classified in the same group as
- A.
Mammals
- B.
Amphibians
- C.
Reptiles
- D.
People
- 2.All of the following are characteristics of birds except
- A.
Wings and feathers
- B.
Ectotherm
- C.
High metabolic rate
- D.
Modified skeleton
- 3.True or False. Some bones of flying birds have large air spaces to lighten the skeleton for flight.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
Huh
- 4.The two primary functions of feathers are
- A.
Flight and insulation
- B.
Flight and protection
- C.
Insulation and protection
- D.
None of the above
- 5.The covering of feathers is called
- A.
Down
- B.
Plumage
- C.
Covering
- D.
Insulation
- E.
Blanket
- 6.True or false. Plumage is never shed or replaced.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
Byah
- 7.Birds share all but which of the following with reptiles?
- A.
Skull and skeletal characteristics
- B.
Nucleated red blood cells
- C.
Liver and kidney function
- D.
Behavior
- E.
Eating habits
- 8.How does flight work in birds?
- A.
Air moving over the upper wing surface travels the same speed as air under the lower surface
- B.
Air moving over the upper wing surface travels slower than air under the lower surface
- C.
Air moving over the upper wing surface travels faster than air under the lower surface
- D.
They just can automatically fly
- 9.Flattened, tightly closed feathers that create aerodynamic surfaces, such as those of wings and tails are called
- A.
Flight feathers
- B.
Pennaceous feathers
- C.
Contour feathers
- D.
Plumulaceous feathers
- E.
Down feathers
- 10.Feathers that line the tip and trailing edge of the wing are called
- A.
Flight feathers
- B.
Pennaceous feathers
- C.
Contour feathers
- D.
Plumulaceous feathers
- E.
Down feathers
- 11.Feathers that are usually symmetrical and line the body and cover the base of the flight feathers
- A.
Flight feathers
- B.
Pennaceous feathers
- C.
Contour feathers
- D.
Plumulaceous feathers
- E.
Down feathers
- 12.Feathers that have a rudimentary shaft to which a wispy tuft of barbs and barbules is attached
- A.
Flight feathers
- B.
Pennaceous feathers
- C.
Contour feathers
- D.
Plumulaceous feathers
- E.
Down feathers
- 13.Feathers that lie below contour feathers and are included within plumulaceous feathers
- A.
Flight feathers
- B.
Pennaceous feathers
- C.
Contour feathers
- D.
Plumulaceous feathers
- E.
Down feathers
- 14.Braces the pectoral girdle against the sternum and serves as an additional site for the attachment of flight muscles.
- A.
Synsacrum
- B.
Pygostyle
- C.
Furcula
- D.
Alula
- E.
Airfoil
- 15.Additional flying muscles attach to a keel along the
- A.
Scapula
- B.
Sternum
- C.
Llium
- D.
Humerus
- E.
Ribs
- 16.Bird wings form a(n)
- A.
Alula
- B.
Furcula
- C.
Airfoil
- D.
Shape
- 17.A group of small feathers that bones of the medial digit support.
- A.
Airfoil
- B.
Furcula
- C.
Alula
- D.
Down feathers
- 18.Birds have a
- A.
1 chambered heart
- B.
2 chambered heart
- C.
3 chambered heart
- D.
4 chambered heart
- E.
100 hearts
- 19.
- A.
Slow metabolic rate
- B.
Stomach modified into a gizzard
- C.
Some have a crop
- D.
Stomach is divided into 2 regions
- 20.Birds are often grouped by their
- A.
Color
- B.
Eating habits
- C.
Flying ability
- D.
Regions they live
- 21.True or false. Cerebral hemispheres are larger in reptiles than in birds.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
Neither
- D.
No clue
- 22.Both birds and reptiles have a small opening for reproduction and excretion called the
- A.
Cloaca
- B.
Furcula
- C.
Syrinx
- D.
Alula
- 23.Bird younglings are
- A.
Altricial
- B.
Precocial
- C.
Both of these
- D.
Neither of these
- 24.True or False. Birds can regulate their own body temperature.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Birds are
- A.
Monogamous
- B.
Polygynous
- C.
Polyandrous
- D.
Two of these
- E.
All of these
- 26.Birds are
- A.
Oviparous
- B.
Ovoviviparous
- C.
Both of these
- D.
None of these
- 27.True or false. Birds have a great sense of olfaction.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 28.Birds use what type of navigation?
- A.
Route-based
- B.
Location-based
- C.
Both of these
- D.
None of these
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