Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Science Chapter 7 Test
Mr. G
37
Science
7th Grade
01/09/2013

Additional Science Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
List the 6 categories of birds used by bird watchers?
Definition
Perching, birds of prey, water, game, flightless, tropical
Term
List the 6 characteristics common to all Aves, living and extinct?
Definition
Bipedal, warm-blooded, vertebrates, feathers, scaly legs, wings
Term
Feathers and bills are both made of what substance?
Definition
Keratin
Term
What is a hummingbird doing when he is stationary in the air?
Definition
Hovering
Term
What is the nutrient-rich fluid that feeds an unhatched chick?
Definition
Yolk
Term
The region of an egg where the embryo develops?
Definition
Germinal Spot
Term
Organ used to grind food?
Definition
Gizzard
Term
Soft, fluffy feathers found close to a bird’s body
Definition
Down
Term
Food storage sac in a bird’s esophagus?
Definition
Crop
Term
Wing bone that the major flight muscles connect?
Definition
Humerus
Term
Used to raise the wings?
Definition
Pectoralis Minor
Term
Color patterns and markings of specific birds?
Definition
Field marks
Term
Which type of chicks are featherless and helpless when they hatch?
Definition
Alricial
Term
Which group of birds does not provide and parental care for their young?
Definition
Megapodes
Term
What is the fastest flying bird?
Definition
Peregrine Falcon
Term
Birds that sit on their eggs lose feathers from where, to help warm eggs?
Definition
Brood Patch
Term
Which type of vision allows each of a bird’s eyes to see a different portion of the world around them?
Definition
Monocular
Term
Migration routes followed year after year?
Definition
Flyways
Term
Built in knowledge?
Definition
Instinct
Term
Bird feet with three forward toes and one hind toe?
Definition
Perching
Term
Type of flight that allows birds to coast downhill?
Definition
Gliding
Term
How are eggs kept warm to allow the chicks to develop?
Definition
Incubation
Term
Birds that catch insects while in flight have which kind of bill?
Definition
Gaping
Term
The outer most shell of an egg is made of what?
Definition
Calcium Carbonate
Term
Using thermals to gain altitude without using energy is called?
Definition
Soaring
Term
Produces oil that birds spread over their feathers?
Definition
Preen gland
Term
Strong feathers found on a bird’s body, wings, and tail?
Definition
Contour
Term
Retractable group of feathers supported by a bird’s thumb bone?
Definition
Alula
Term
A ridge on the sternum?
Definition
Keel
Term
Produces sound without vocal cords?
Definition
Syrinx
Term
Feathers extending from a bird’s hand to the tip of its wing?
Definition
Primary flight
Term
What is it called when birds use ants to clean their plumage?
Definition
Anting
Term
What is it called when birds bathe without using water?
Definition
Dusting
Term
What is it called when smaller birds harass a larger bird?
Definition
Mobbing
Term
What is it called when birds migrate up and down a mountain?
Definition
Altitudinal migration
Term
List and label the 4 main parts of a feather?
Definition
Look in book
Term
Compare and contrast a bird and mammal respiratory system?
Definition
Look in book
Supporting users have an ad free experience!