Quiz 1

Question 1

Violet stain that is basophilic and therefore commonly binds to DNA

Answer 1

Hematallin

Question 2

red or pink stain that binds acidophilic substances like positively charged amino acids (lysine and arginine)

Answer 2

Eosin

Question 3

Which organ would you find a pseudostratified columnar epithelium?

Answer 3

Trachea

Question 4

Famous fossil shows a “transitional” state between modern day birds and non-avian dinosaurs.

Answer 4

Archaeopteryx

Question 5

Evolutionary trait that has disappeared phenotypically but gene sequence often remains, but is inactive.
Ex. tail in humans

Answer 5

Atavism

Question 6

3 advantages feathers may have given dinosaurs

Answer 6

camo
insulation
mating displays

Question 7

Which order do chickens belong?

Answer 7

Galliformes

Question 8

Largest avian order and includes song birds

Answer 8

Passeriformes

Question 9

The larger the bird, the _______ its relative basal metabolic rate.

Answer 9

lower

Question 10

Muscle that powers upstroke of wings.

Answer 10

Supracoracoideus

Question 11

Muscle powers down stroke.

Answer 11

pectoralis major

Question 12

Humans have ______ occipital condyles, while birds have _______.

Answer 12

2,1

Question 13

Fusion of final caudal vertebrae that serve as an attachment site for rectrices (tail-feathers)

Answer 13

Phygostyle

Question 14

Ossification or fused bone in birds, not present in animals.

Answer 14

Wishbone

Question 15

What year was Archaeopteryx discovered?

Answer 15

1861

Question 16

Bastard wing

Answer 16

Alula

Question 17

Classification system in which organisms are categorized based on shared derived characteristics

Answer 17

Cladistics