Avian / Birds

Avian / Birds

9th - 12th Grade

26 Qs

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Avian / Birds

Avian / Birds

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-LS4-2, MS-LS1-4, MS-LS4-4

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Rebekah Dillavou

Used 1+ times

FREE Resource

26 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The study of birds is known as

Herpetology

Ornithology

Entomology 

Archaeoptry 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Fish

Amphibians

Humans

Reptiles 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Theropods 


Amphibians


Raptors

Quadrupeds 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Dentin 

Spicules


Keratin

Cartilage 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Filoplume

Contour

Down

Tail

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Lipocromes


Melanin

Cyanosis

Rosacea

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