Ornithology Science Olympiad

The transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber

• lens
• cornea
• fovea
• pecten

a hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to strike the retina; appears black

• pecten
• lens
• cornea
• pupil

The colored portion of the eye

• iris
• cornea
• lens
• pecten

A unique adaptation in the avian eye that contains its blood vessels

• iris
• retina
• pecten
• lens

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Some birds have two of these to enhance their visual sharpness (acuity)

• cornea
• retina
• fovea
• pecten

The bone of the middle ear in birds

• stapes
• columella
• pecten
• incus

The round window is located in the ________ ear.

• inner
• middle
• outer

The ability of an animal to detect and respond to touch, equilibrium and pressure is called

• corpuscle
• mechanoreception
• sensation
• magnetoreception

The receptor in the bills of some sandpipers used for detecting touch

• Herbst corpuscle
• cochlea
• semicircular canals
• pecten

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The part of the brain involved in balance and for motor control.

• medulla oblongata
• cerebellum
• cerebrum
• forebrain