Exploring Biology Chapters 12-13

Question 1

Can mimic human speech

Answer 1

parrot

Question 2

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

Answer 2

hummingbird

Question 3

Migrates from Arctic to Antarctic

Answer 3

Arctic tern

Question 4

Animals such as squirrels and beavers are examples of

Answer 4

rodents

Question 5

Does the milk of horses or seals contain more fat?

Answer 5

seals

Question 6

used to hunt small game

Answer 6

falcon

Question 7

Why do birds eat seeds and insects rather than grasses?

Answer 7

They need high-energy food.

Question 8

Large bird capable of killing a human

Answer 8

cassowary

Question 9

A four-chambered heart is actually ___ separate blood pumps.

Answer 9

two

Question 10

Are birds cold-blooded or warm-blooded?

Answer 10

warm-blooded

Question 11

Once numerous in the United States, now extinct

Answer 11

passenger pigeon

Question 12

An example of a mammal that spends most of its time underground is the

Answer 12

mole

Question 13

Birds grown for human consumption are referred to as

Answer 13

poultry

Question 14

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

Answer 14

more

Question 15

Cheetahs catch their prey primarily by

Answer 15

chasing them down

Question 16

thick, heavyset, and flightless, this bird is extinct

Answer 16

dodo

Question 17

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

Answer 17

anhinga

Question 18

Name some characteristics of mammals

Answer 18

warm-blooded, vertebrates, have a four-chambered heart, have sweat glands

Question 19

The mammal that can fly is the

Answer 19

bat

Question 20

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

Answer 20

gizzard

Question 21

What is the one feature that is true of all mammals?

Answer 21

the female provide milk for the young

Question 22

Why are the platypus and spiny anteater, who lay eggs rather than give live birth, classified as mammals?

Answer 22

They both produce milk for their young.

Question 23

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

Answer 23

pigeons

Question 24

The word nocturnal means

Answer 24

active of night

Question 25

Cats are mammals, in the order carnivore, and belong to the family

Answer 25

feline