Birds

Question 1

The mating system when the male only has one mate but the female has multiple is called :

A- polygyny
B- polyandry
C- polygynandry

Answer 1

B- Polyandry

Question 2

The mating system when the females have to compete for the assistance of the male with their young is called:

A- monogmy
B- Polygyny
C-polygynandry

Answer 2

B- polygyny

Question 3

Birds belong to the phylum ______, the subphylum ______ and the class ________

A- vertebrates , chordata , birds
B- chordata, vertebrata , aves
c- Chordata , aves, vertebrate

Answer 3

B- birds belong to the phylum CHORDATA , the subphylum VERTEBRATA and the class AVES

Question 4

the earliest avian found to date is called the :

A- archenteron
B- archesyston
C- archaeopteryx

Answer 4

C- the earliest ave to date is the archaeopteryx

Question 5

The characters toothed beak, wing claw and long vertebrate tail are characters of what animal in the archaeopteryx ?

A- avian character
B- reptilian characters
C- mammal characters

Answer 5

B- reptilian characters

Question 6

feathers are made from what protein ?

A- chitin
B-keratin
C-serotonin

Answer 6

B-Keratin

Question 7

Which feathers give the bird its shape ?

A- contour feathers
B- down feathers
C-semi plume feathers

Answer 7

A- contour feathers

Question 8

Remiges are what type of feather ?
A-down

b- Flight feathers

C- tail feathers

Answer 8

B- remixes are flight feathers

Question 9

What is the scientific name for tail feathers ?

A- plume
b- Remiges
C- Retrices

Answer 9

C- retrices

Question 10

pigments can occur from melanins and what other pigment ?

a- Chromatones
B- carotenoids
C- carotenes

Answer 10

B- carotenoids are in the diet of the bird and give the red orange and yellow colourations

Question 11

what is the name of the hollow, central shaft providing the backbone to the feather ?
a- barbs
B- barbules
C- rachis

Answer 11

C- Rachis

Question 12

what is the role of the barbules and hooks ?

A- create stiffness and fasten the feathers to one another
B- site of the pigments
C- creates drag

Answer 12

A= the barbules and hooks create stiffness and fasten the feathers to one another

Question 13

What is crypsis ?
A- blending into the background
b- using feathers for attraction
c- insulation

Answer 13

A - blending into the background

Question 14

The majority of birds use which system for their vocalisations :

A- digestive system
B- respiratory system
C- circulatory system

Answer 14

B- birds calls are produced in their respiratory system

Question 15

What parts of the respiratory system is responsible for bird calls ?

A- syrinx and the tympani form membrane
b- Larynx and the tympani form membrane
C- syrinx and the tympanic membrane

Answer 15

a- The syrinx and the tympani form membrane

Question 16

Where is the syrinx located ?

A- in the alveoli
B- the trachea
C-the primary bronchi

Answer 16

C- the syrinx is located in the primary bronchi, at the point where the trachea splits

Question 17

Which bird uses one side of their lungs for breathing and the other side for call ?

A- cowbird
B- thrushes
C- canaries

Answer 17

c- canaries

Question 18

which bird uses alternate sides of their lungs to create the rise and fall notes of their calls ?

a- Thrushes
B- Canaries
c- greater tits

Answer 18

A -thrushes

Question 19

Which order of birds exclusively make songs?

A- passeriforms
B-averiforms
C-Song birds

Answer 19

A- passeriforms

Question 20

how do songs and calls differ ?

A- songs usually are not sexual and calls are sexual
B- songs are usually driven by sex hormones , calls are for maintenance activities
c- songs are for passeriforms and calls are more complex

Answer 20

b- Songs are usually driven by sex hormones because they are used to attract mates and the calls are used for maintenance activities and are less complex

Question 21

An experiment with Sage Warblers showed that males with the biggest repitoirs of songs were :

A- chosen less frequently by females
B- chosen the same amount as those with a small repitoir
c- were chosen first and the most by females

Answer 21

c- birds with the largest song repitoirs were chosen more frequently by the females as the females were attracted to the songs