Exploring Biology Chapter 12

Question 1

Migrates from Arctic to Antarctic

Answer 1

Arctic tern

Question 2

Can mimic human speech

Answer 2

parrot

Question 3

Compared to other vertebrates, birds have hearts that beat ___ quickly.

Answer 3

more

Question 4

Once numerous in the United States, now extinct

Answer 4

passenger pigeon

Question 5

Has a long, thin beak that is like a hollow straw

Answer 5

hummingbird

Question 6

Why do birds eat seeds and insects rather than grasses?

Answer 6

They need high-energy food.

Question 7

used to hunt small game

Answer 7

falcon

Question 8

Has a long, dagger-like beak used to spear fish

Answer 8

anhinga

Question 9

What birds did the British use to fly messages during the war with Napoleon?

Answer 9

pigeons

Question 10

Rather than teeth for crushing food, birds have a ________________ filled with grit and small stones.

Answer 10

gizzard

Question 11

Large bird capable of killing a human

Answer 11

cassowary

Question 12

Are birds cold-blooded or warm-blooded?

Answer 12

warm-blooded

Question 13

thick, heavyset, and flightless, this bird is extinct

Answer 13

dodo

Question 14

Birds grown for human consumption are referred to as

Answer 14

poultry