Zoology Birds Quiz

The study of birds is known as 

• Herpetology 
• Ornithology
• Entomology 
• Archaeoptry 

A bird's feathers are very similar to a reptile's scales. They are both made of this substance. 

• Dentin 
• Spicules
• Keratin
• Cartilage 

Which type of feather is responsible for covering and streamlining a bird's body?

• Filoplume
• Contour
• Down
• Tail

What do birds use during preening to keep their plumage water repellent? 

• Saliva
• Lipids stored in their liver
• Secretions from the uropygial gland
• Keratin from feather barbs

What pigments are responsible for the red, orange, and yellow colors in bird feathers?

• Lipocromes
• Melanin
• Cyanosis
• Rosacea

A bird with a short, thick beak (like a robin) is specialized for what food habits?

• Seed cracking
• Eating nectar
• Tearing flesh
• Straining algae and plants

A bird with a sharp, curved, and pointed beak (like a hawk) is specialized for what food habits?

• Seed cracking
• Eating nectar
• Tearing flesh
• Spearing fish

Birds are light because their bones are _________ and ___________.

• large, narrow

• thin, hollow

• broad, hollow

• thin, large

Which among the following bird cannot fly?

• Ostrich

• Emu

• Kiwi

• All the above

Which type of feathers birds use for flying?

• Down feathers

• Flight feathers

• Body feathers

• None of the above