The Book of Birds

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Decks in this class (24)

Lesson 1
What two names are given for each...,
How do you recognize the scientif...,
Why is it important to know not o...
7  cards
Lesson 2
What are feathers made of where e...,
Why do some birds look fluffier t...,
How do flight contour feathers an...
8  cards
Lesson 3
What is the difference between fe...,
How can we distinguish an albino ...,
What are some factors that cause ...
9  cards
Lesson 4
What are the four main types of f...,
What is the function of a birds tail,
What is the common name for this ...
6  cards
Unit 1 Review
What two names are given for each...,
How do you recognize the scientif...,
What are feathers made of where e...
24  cards
Lesson 5
Do birds chew their food why or w...,
What are some uses for bills besi...,
What is the common name for this ...
6  cards
Lesson 6
How do birds walk,
Why do ostriches need such strong...,
What is so special about bird bones
8  cards
Lesson 7
What is the average number of mus...,
Compare bird and mammal lungs,
What do birds have that compensat...
8  cards
Lesson 8
How do birds get the energy to po...,
In proportion to body what is the...,
What is the common name for this ...
6  cards
Unit 2 Review
How do birds get the energy to po...,
In proportion to body what is the...,
Do birds chew their food why or w...
24  cards
Lesson 9
What are the two types of vision ...,
How many different types of cones...,
What kind of birds need dense aur...
8  cards
Lesson 10
What are the three main ways in w...,
When are bird songs most commonly...,
Which gender does most of the sin...
8  cards
Lesson 11
How do birds adapt to extreme wea...,
How does torpor work,
Which birds go into a state of to...
12  cards
Lesson 12
What four necessities determine w...,
What houses one third of all bird...,
How do birds adapt to extreme wea...
10  cards
Unit 3 Review
What are the two types of vision ...,
How many different types of cones...,
What kind of birds need dense aur...
38  cards
Lesson 13
Why do birds migrate,
How do they know when to migrate,
What are the advantages of migrat...
10  cards
Lesson 14
Why do birds migrate,
How do birds navigate during migr...,
Which flyway is 1
14  cards
Lesson 15
Why do birds migrate,
How do birds navigate during migr...,
Which flyway is 1
24  cards
Lesson 16
Why do birds migrate,
How do birds navigate during migr...,
Why do birds etstablish
24  cards
Unit 4 Review
Why do birds migrate,
How do they know when to migrate,
What are the advantages of migrat...
40  cards
Lesson 17
Why is audubon considered the mos...,
Why did audubon have to shoot the...,
What was one mistake that audubon...
8  cards
Lesson 18
Describe the extinction of the gr...,
What three events in 1916 brought...,
In what ways have humans endanger...
7  cards
Final Review
What are feathers made of where e...,
What is the difference between fe...,
What are the four main types of f...
20  cards
All Bird Images & Songs
Which bird sings this song,
What is the common name for this ...,
What is the common name for this ...
62  cards

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The Book of Birds

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