Chapter 7 Review Flashcards

1
Q

Plumage

A

Feathers

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2
Q

The largest flying bird

A

Andean Condor

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3
Q

Bird bills are made out of

A

Keratin

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4
Q

The attachment point for the flight muscles on the sternum

A

keel

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5
Q

Retractable group of feathers

A

Alula

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6
Q

The most important flight muscle

A

Pectorals

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7
Q

How many chambers does a bird’s heart have?

A

4

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8
Q

Storage sac in esophagus to moisten food

A

Crop

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9
Q

Section of stomach that grinds food.

A

Gizzard

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10
Q

What vision allows for sight of all surroundings at once?

A

Monocular

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11
Q

Strong feathers found on the body, wings, and tail. Good for streamlining

A

Contour

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12
Q

Soft, fluffy feathers close to the skin for insulation

A

Down

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13
Q

Oil from the preening gland that makes the feathers

A

waterproof

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14
Q

Replaces old, broken, and missing feathers

A

Molting

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15
Q

Simple flight, coasts downhill

A

Gliding

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16
Q

Remains stationary in the air. Hummingbirds

A

Hover

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17
Q

Built in knowledge that they possess at birth

A

Instincts

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18
Q

The organ that allows song

A

Syrinx

19
Q

Taking a dust bath? to get rid of?

A

Dusting; parasites

20
Q

When several smaller birds take on a larger bird

A

Mobbing

21
Q

Migrating a short distance up and down a mountain

A

Altitudinal Migration

22
Q

The migration path followed every year

A

Flyways

23
Q

Nutrient rich fluid for the developing chick

A

Yolk

24
Q

Two twisted cords that hold the yolk in place

A

Chalazae

25
Q

How many shell membranes? Made of?

A

2; Keratin

26
Q

What is the shell made of?

A

Calcium carbonate

27
Q

Keeping the eggs warm for proper development

A

Incubation

28
Q

Large, broad wings are for

A

Soaring

29
Q

Sandpipers and Whimbrels

A

probing

30
Q

Wide open hinges

A

Gaping

31
Q

3 forward and 1 back

A

Perching

32
Q

2 forward and 2 back

A

Climbing

33
Q

The colors, patterns, and marking that are characteristic of a particular species

A

Field Marks

34
Q

Can do some things shortly after birth

A

Precocial

35
Q

NO childcare (some game birds)

A

Megapodes

36
Q

Only bird that runs down a tree headfirst

A

Nuthatch

37
Q

Builds and decorates a huge nest

A

Bower bird

38
Q

The smallest bird

A

Bee hummingbird

39
Q

What type of bird is a hawk

A

Bird of Prey

40
Q

The fastest bird

A

Peregrine falcon

41
Q

Pelicans and grebes?

A

Water birds

42
Q

Hunted for food such as chickens and quail

A

Game

43
Q

Parrots and macaws?

A

Tropical birds

44
Q

Emus and ostriches

A

flightless birds