Gr. 9 Biology quiz 1 (1097)

the knowledge of nest building is an ____ behavior

proportionally long, narrow wings that give oceanic birds, such as gulls the ability to soar for hours, days, or longer

slender, pointed beak for probing the ground or tree bark for insects

sound waves enter each ear and travel down the ____ canal to the bird's eardrum

food passes from the mouth down the esophagus into the ?

the yolk is coated with albumen, a protein substance that forms the ____ of an egg

the bone that makes it possible for the bird to breath while flying

the two hemispheres of the _____ in a bird's forebrain are where memory is stored

what is the scientific study of the characteristics of a living organisms

in a bird's inner ear, tiny hairs in the _____ convert sound vibrations to nerve impulses that are sent to the brain

to move air in and out, a bird uses thin walledorgans called ____

sum of the chemical processes necessary to sustain life

the science of classification is called _____

because people are made in the image of God and because each person has a soul, we don't classify as animals

the eight taxa of the modern classification system in order are; domain, __, phylum, class, order, family, genus and ___

one characteristic that sets birds apart

process of shedding feathers

in a birds digestive system, nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream from the lower ______

the cerebellum in a bird's ____ controls voluntary muscle activity

ina birds circulatory system, _____ blood is pumped from the left ventricle of the heart

feet that have three or four forward-facing toes that are spread apart with skin stretched between them

short, narrow wings that enable birds to fly fast long periods of time and dart about easily

the center for processing sight, hearing, and involuntary muscle control in a bird's brain is the _____

proportionally long, wide wings that enable birds of prey to soar and to lift heavy prey

feet with two or three forward-facing toes; used by flightless birds

_________ involves taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide

contour and flight feathers

deoxygentaed blood from the right ventricle is pushed through arteries into capillaries in the ___

oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the _____ of the bird's circulatory system

after chemical digestion takes place in the ____, mechanical digestion takes place

down, semiplume, and filoplume feathers

beak used by birds of prey for tearing flesh

flowing through veins, _____ blood returns to the heart

the bone that protects the brain

solid and liquid wastes are mixed together in the ______ and then excreted from the body

as air flows through the _____ ,vibrations of the tympanic membranes cause the air to vibrate

keeping eggs warm so that they will hatch is called _______

each egg begins as a tiny single cell, which is stored in the bird's ____ until it grows to become a yolk