actual test review Flashcards

1
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large inthickened toenails

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hooves

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2
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horses, donkey, and zebras are all

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equids

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3
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solid structures made of bone/bone that is shed annually

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antlers

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4
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mammals that chew the cud

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ruminants

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5
Q

ruminants with antlers

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deer

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6
Q

ruminants with horns

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bovids

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7
Q

ship of the dessert

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camel

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8
Q

least carnivorous of the carnivores

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bear

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9
Q

wolves are from the ____ family

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canine family

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10
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name one animal from the cat family

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lion, tigers, house cat, leapord

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11
Q

plant or animal that is no longer on earth

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extinct

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12
Q

plant or animal that has a low population

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endangered

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13
Q

two footed anatomy

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bipedal

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14
Q

eagles and hawks are both examples of ____

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birds of prey

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15
Q

ducks flamingos and geese are all examples of ___

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water birds

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16
Q

song birds are also known as ____

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perching birds

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17
Q

the fastest living creature

A

peregrine falcon

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18
Q

a toucan is an example of a ___ bird

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tropical bird

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19
Q

turkeys and quail are both examples of ____ birds

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game birds

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20
Q

ostrich and emu are both examples of ____ birds

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flightless birds

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21
Q

bird that went extinction in 1800s (through hunting)

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passenger pigeon

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22
Q

bird that went extinct because of the invasion of hogs and monkeys

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dodo

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23
Q

feathers that provide necessary wing shape for flight

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flight feathers

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24
Q

soft, fluffy feathers

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down feathers

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25
what is the scientific name for the quill
rachis
26
what is the flat portion of the feather
vane
27
run perpendicular to quill
barbs
28
fight that involves flapping of wings
powered flight
29
horizontal flight
gliding
30
cicular and vertical flight
soaring
31
a bird with a special flight pattern
humming bird
32
bird bones unlike other bones are ____
hollow
33
the thumb of the bird is called the "thumb" on a plane is called
alula aleron
34
outward extension on bird/the breast bone of the bird/ridge on sternum
keel
35
birds have better ____ than all other animals
sight
36
the third eyelid
nictitating membrane
37
what stores the birds food before it goes to the stomach
crop
38
"teeth" of the bird/ crushes and grinds
gizzard
39
what do all marine birds have that others dont; allows them to drink saltwater without dehydrating
salt gland
40
what is the voice box of the bird
syrinx
41
what is in the red blood cells of a bird and nothing else
nucleus
42
annual movement of a bird
migration
43
large grouping of birds
flock
44
pathway of migration every year
flyways
45
the egg white
albumen
46
what keeps the germinal spot at the top when rotating
chalaza
47
what is unlearned knowledge in an animal
instinct
48
the keeping of eggs warm
incubation
49
patch of skin used to warm eggs
brood patch
50
birds born helpless
altricial
51
birds born immediately able to run and swim and have feathers
precocial
52
birds "land"
territory
53
idea that a bird will take a section of land and claim it as their own
territoriality
54
another word for cold-blooded/changes body temperature
poikilothermic
55
reptiles have a _____ chamber heart
three chamber
56
crocodilians have a ____ chamber heart (the only reptile that has this)
four chamber
57
eggs hatch in the mother and then births them
ovoviviparous
58
most numerous of reptiles
lizards
59
name one lizards defense
loss of tail puffing of the body shooting blood out of eyes
60
most widespread of the reptiles
snakes
61
best movement for stalking prey stretching the body and shorting the body for straight forward movement
rectilinear movement
62
where a snakes coils its body
concertina
63
most snakes move in this movement
lateral ungulation
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snakes traveling in loose sand snake supports body with head and tail
side winding
65
the snakes Hearing bone
quadrate bones
66
organ that a snake uses to smell
Jacobson's organ
67
largest group of living snakes
colubrids
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the pythons belong to what family of snakes
constrictors
69
snakes with retractable fangs
vipers
70
snakes with immovable fangs
elapids
71
set of snakes with sensory reception that allow them to sense heat
pit viper
72
reptile with a shell
turtle
73
summer hybernation
estivation
74
largest turtle
marine turtle
75
land turtle
tortoise
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largest living reptile
crocodilians
77
known for parietal eyes
tuatara
78
extinct animals that resemble reptiles in some way
dinosaurs
79
largest lizard
komodo dragon