General Characteristics
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The name of the organ that mechanically digests food
The name of the organ that stores
food
Name three non-feathered
structures from the bird dissection that aid in flight
Coracoid process, the keel, and the pectoral muscle, hollow bones,
air sacs.
Hawks, Falcons, and Owls
Macaws, Cockatoos and Love
Birds
There are two large category of birds: birds that fly and
don’t. Give the name of these two categories.
Ratites (don’t fly)
and Carinates (fly)
Bonus Question (300): What do carinates possess that
ratites don’t have?
What group does this bird
belong in?
Cavity-nesting bird (woodpecker)
Give one unique
characteristic of this bird’s
group.
Flightless
Must move by running or swimming
Unlike reptiles, birds regulate their body temperature using this method
Endothermic regulation
The name and number of the
chambers of the heart
Atria and ventricle; 4 chambers
Specialized scales are also called
First bird-like fossil
List three things about birds that are not
found on other previously studied
organisms
1 ovary, keel, feathers,
hollow bones
Which feathers are used for flight?
Tail and flight feathers (the
first two)
What are the three types of
feathers?
Down, contour, and
powder down
What is the name of the
structure indicated by
the 1?
The vane of the feather
What is the name of the
structure indicated by
the 3?
Barb (hooks to keep feathers
together)
What would be the
predominant feather found on this bird?
Beaks that are long and thin;
hummingbirds possess them
The number of teeth inside a bird’s
mouth
Give two advantages of flight
Escape from predator, hunting and scavenging,
ability to migrate farther
This sense is sharpened in birds, while this sense has
dulled from
Sight; taste and smell
Give three examples of how the bodies of birds have been modified for flight.
Hollow bones, 1 ovary, beaks (no teeth), keel, uric acid, feathers, high metabolism, air sacs
Type of beak (diet) that is strong, sharp and hooked.
Carnivorous beaks
Waste is excreted through a
structure called
Name one way the
respiration of birds is different
from mammals.
Birds do not have a diaphragm, one-
way flow, air sacs
Most male birds lack this organ for
reproduction
What group does this bird
belong in?
Pelicans and relatives