bio test (16.4-18.3)

Question 1

enlarged and thickened toenails

Answer 1

hooves

Question 2

examples are horses, zebras, donkeys

Answer 2

equids/equine family

Question 3

solid horn-like structures that are shed annually

Answer 3

antlers

Question 4

hollow structures that are usually permanent and don’t shed

Answer 4

horns

Question 5

animals that chew the cud

Answer 5

ruminants

Question 6

ruminants with antlers

Answer 6

deer

Question 7

ruminants with unbranched hollow horns and are especially well equipped for grazing

Answer 7

bovids

Question 8

dog family. wolves are an example.

Answer 8

canine

Question 9

“ship of the desert”

Answer 9

camel

Question 10

least carnivorous of the
flesh eaters. considered an omnivore.

Answer 10

bears

Question 11

examples are tigers, house cats, cheetahs

Answer 11

cat family

Question 12

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

Answer 12

extinct

Question 13

animals and plants that still exist today but are in danger of extinction

Answer 13

endangered

Question 14

means “two-footed”

Answer 14

bipedal

Question 15

birds known for their fierce and precise hunting skills. examples are the eagle and falcon.

Answer 15

birds of prey

Question 16

birds that commonly live or feed in water. examples are the flamingo, pelican, and heron.

Answer 16

water birds

Question 17

most birds fall into the category of ______ birds. examples are robins and bluebirds.

Answer 17

perching birds

Question 18

bird that is the fastest of any other living creature

Answer 18

peregrine falcon

Question 19

birds that live in tropical forests. examples are the toucan and parakeet.

Answer 19

tropical birds

Question 20

birds that are typically hunted for food or sport. examples are turkey and grouse.

Answer 20

game birds

Question 21

birds that have wings or wing-like structures but cannot fly. examples are the ostrich and penguin.

Answer 21

flightless birds

Question 22

extinct type of dove

Answer 22

passenger pigeon

Question 23

large bird that has been extinct since the 1600’s

Answer 23

dodo

Question 24

special contour feathers that are used for flight due to their shape

Answer 24

flight feathers

Question 25

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

Answer 25

down feathers

Question 26

scientific name for the quill

Answer 26

rachis

Question 27

flat portion of the feather

Answer 27

vane

Question 28

filament that helps form the vane of a feather

Answer 28

barbs

Question 29

small structure attached to a barb that holds barbs together to form a vane

Answer 29

barbules

Question 30

type of flight that involves flapping the wings for lift and thrust

Answer 30

powdered flight

Question 31

type of flight where the bird moves through the air without flapping its wings

Answer 31

gliding flight

Question 32

type of flight when the bird flies in great circles, gradually attaining great heights, then dive swiftly downward to start another spira

Answer 32

soaring flight

Question 33

type of flight that a hummingbird has

Answer 33

special flight

Question 34

unlike other animals, birds bones are ______

Answer 34

hollow

Question 35

bird's "thumb"

Answer 35

alula

Question 36

bird's breastbone

Answer 36

keel

Question 37

birds have the most remarkable ______ compared to other animals

Answer 37

sight/ vision

Question 38

transparent membrane allows a bird to “blink” and moisten its cornea without obstructing its vision. third eyelid that birds and reptiles have.

Answer 38

nictitating membrane

Question 39

special sac in the bird's esophagus that serves as a storage chamber and releases food to the rest of the digestive system at the proper rate

Answer 39

crop

Question 40

muscular rear portion of a bird’s stomach that has horny plates to grind food

Answer 40

gizzard

Question 41

special excretory gland possessed by marine birds

Answer 41

salt gland

Question 42

bird's voice box

Answer 42

syrinx

Question 43

unlike other animals, bird's red blood cells have a __________

Answer 43

nucleus

Question 44

gathering in large groups, especially just before the breeding season

Answer 44

flock

Question 44

annually moving to a different region

Answer 44

migration

Question 44

white of a bird egg

Answer 44

albumin

Question 44

routes that birds follow during migration

Answer 44

flyway

Question 45

twisted cords that are attached to the yolk and act as supporters for the yolk

Answer 45

chalazae

Question 46

unlearned knowledge that an animal possesses from birth

Answer 46

instinct

Question 47

keeping the eggs warm, usually by an adult bird sitting on them, so that the young birds will develop properly in the egg

Answer 47

incubation

Question 48

exposed patch of skin that a parent bird uses to transfer heat to the eggs

Answer 48

brood patch

Question 49

describes a bird that is naked and helpless at hatching

Answer 49

altricial

Question 50

describes a bird that is covered with down and able to run or swim almost immediately after hatching

Answer 50

precocial

Question 51

behavior in which an animal maintains and guards its territory

Answer 51

territoriality

Question 52

animals whose body temperatures fluctuate in this manner are . varied temperature.

Answer 52

poikilothermic

Question 53

other than crocodilians, reptiles have a _____ chambered heart

Answer 53

three

Question 54

eggs that hatch within the reptile's body before birth. “to bring forth alive from eggs”.

Answer 54

ovoviviparous

Question 55

the largest order of reptiles

Answer 55

lizards

Question 56

how can a lizard defend themselves

Answer 56

venom/poison, detaching tails, camoflauge

Question 57

legless vertebrates with long, cylindrical bodies covered with dry scales.

Answer 57

snakes

Question 58

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

Answer 58

rectilinear movement

Question 59

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

Answer 59

concertina motion

Question 60

movement when the snake bends into a series of curves as it keeps its body flat on the ground. most snakes use.

Answer 60

lateral undulation

Question 61

snake movement used to cross over loose sand

Answer 61

sidewinding movement

Question 62

bones in a snake's skull that loosely attach the skull to the lower jaw on each side and help transmit sound waves

Answer 62

quadrate bones

Question 63

two tiny cavities in the roof of its mouth containing nerve endings that are extremely sensitive to odor

Answer 63

jacobson's organ

Question 64

largest group of living snakes. examples are the bull snake and garter snake.

Answer 64

colubrids

Question 65

aka boid family. constricts its prey. example is the python.

Answer 65

constrictors

Question 66

snakes that have long, movable fangs attached to the front of the upper jaw. example is the pit viper.

Answer 66

vipers/ viperid family

Question 67

snakes with immovable fangs in the front of the upper jaw. example is a(n) cobra.

Answer 67

elapids

Question 68

reptile with a shell and toothless jaw

Answer 68

turtle

Question 69

state of summer dormancy or limited activity

Answer 69

estivation

Question 70

turtle's upper shell

Answer 70

carapace

Question 71

largest living turtles

Answer 71

marine turtles

Question 72

terrestrial/land turtle

Answer 72

tortoise

Question 73

largest living reptiles

Answer 73

crocodilians

Question 74

rare lizard-like reptiles that have a crest of enlarged spines along their necks, backs, and tails. means spiny back".

Answer 74

tuatara

Question 75

large group of extinct creatures that resemble reptiles in some ways

Answer 75

dinosaurs

Question 76

largest lizard. has poisonous saliva.

Answer 76

komodo dragon

Question 77

heaviest freshwater turtle

Answer 77

alligator snapping turtle

Question 78

tuatara's "third eye"

Answer 78

partial eye