Avian / Birds

The study of birds is known as

• Herpetology

• Ornithology

• Entomology 

• Archaeoptry 

Zoologists have long seen the evolutionary connection between birds and what other group of animals? 

• Fish

• Amphibians

• Humans

• Reptiles 

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Archaeopteryx is the first known bird and is thought to have evolved from...

• Theropods 

• 
  Amphibians

• 
  Raptors

• Quadrupeds 

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

• Dentin 

• Spicules

• 
  Keratin

• Cartilage 

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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

Birds belong to the Kingdom:

• Protista

• Animalia

• Bacteria

• Plantae

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• Crissal Thrasher

• Whooping crane

• Sandhill crane

• 
  Least tern

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• mallard duck

• canvasback duck

• Wood duck

• 
  canada goose

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