Bird Biology Test Nevous System Flashcards

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What does having a large cerebellum and cerebrum indicate?

A

Indicates that you are older and well aware, and also well developed.

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Owls do not have ears. How’d I they hear sounds so easily?

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They have special shaped feathers that look like they’re disk shaped around their ear openings, it helps owls direct the sound they to listen to into their ear. Owls don’t have ears because their hearing is very sensitive.

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Why do you think that sense of smell is not as important to most birds as the senses of sight and hearing?

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Except for ducks and flightless birds, most birds sense of smell was poorly developed for birds. For sense of taste , the birds use this sense to avoid foods that might be harmful to them.

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