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Test Description: Chapter 5 Apologia Zoology Book 1 Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is incubating eggs?
A
Keeping them warm so they will hatch.
B
Collecting a variety of specimens of eggs.
C
Studying eggs while they are in the shell.
D
Cracking the egg shell so the bird can hatch out.
2) What is the primary purpose of a bird's nest?
A
It is used for raising its young.
B
It is used to identify its strength as a species.
C
It is used to impress possible mates.
D
It is used for protection from predators.
3) What is the birding term for resting or sleeping?
A
Rummaging
B
Roosting
C
Plummaging
D
Nesting
4) It is against the law to do this with a bird's nest: ______.
A
Spray paint it.
B
Place another bird in it.
C
Keep it.
D
Destroy it.
5) Warming weather and the lengthening day set off a bird's instinct to ____.
A
Eat lots of food to store for the harsh winter.
B
Fly east.
C
Develop new feathers.
D
Construct a nest.
6) What do birds (even if they are raised in captivity without a nest) do during the proper season, if given the chance?
A
Coo and chirp more frequently.
B
Build a nest.
C
Seek a similar shelter to that in which they were raised.
D
Gather unusual materials as though they want to build a nest.
7) Most birds' nests are shaped like the name they are given, which is:
A
Pan
B
Hat
C
Thimble
D
Cup
8) This bird builds a gazebo-like structure of dried leaves and twigs, and then decorates it with shells, rocks, and feathers.
A
Stork
B
Tailorbird
C
Bowerbird
D
Bee hummingbird
9) Weaver birds construct a unique nest that is special because
A
can last for nearly 35 years.
B
has an entrance from a hole in a tree.
C
has colorful baubles added to it to attract mates.
D
it hangs like a basket, and is built using only their feet and beaks.
10) An Emperor penguin will keep an egg warm by covering it with a thick roll of skin and feathers called a
A
a bower.
B
brood pouch.
C
a roost.
D
brood parasite.
11) A bird that is placed as an egg into a different bird's nest or clutch of eggs is called
A
a renegade.
B
a brood parasite.
C
a jerk.
D
a bower.
12) A bird's nest that is made from a pile of dead leaves or in a small divot in the ground is called
A
a cavity nest.
B
a scrape nest.
C
a cup nest.
D
a platform nest.
13) Most ducks, geese, sandpipers, and quail prefer this type of nest:
A
Platform nest
B
Earth-hole nest
C
Ground or mound nest
D
Cavity nest
14) An earth-hole nester (like a puffin or a kingfisher) is a bird that makes or finds
A
an abandoned platform nest in which to lay its eggs.
B
a scrape-nest from a previous year to use this year.
C
a burrow in which to lay its eggs.
D
a cavity in a tree to use.
15) Raptors (birds of prey) and other large birds typically build huge
A
platform nests on the sides of cliffs or high in a large tree.
B
cup nests of spider webs, rotten wood, and mud.
C
temporary nests that disintegrate within the year.
D
ground or mound nests because they are so ungainly at building nests.
16) A pendulous cup nest is different from a suspended nest in that it
A
is made of materials that are very soft and flexible.
B
has its opening in the bottom of the nest.
C
is reused by the same bird pair every year.
D
can reach sizes up a ton in weight.
17) Adherent nests get their name because they _____ the structure on which they are built.
A
swing from
B
hide against
C
stick to
D
fall from
18) Some birds use this method of flying in the dark caves in which they have their homes:
A
Echolocation
B
Endurance flight
C
Infrared sigh
D
None of these answers is accurate.
19) To make the egg more camouflaged, God designed birds to lay eggs that are
A
shaped like surrounding rocks.
B
always white because birds are color blind.
C
speckled to throw off potential predators' vision.
D
typically the same color as the area in which they are laid.
20) What is the name of birds that do not build nests?
A
Anti-nesters.
B
Roosters.
C
Hoarders.
D
No-nesters.
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