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Chapter 6 Apologia Zoology Book 1.
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A match when two birds decide to raise young together is also known as
a) mating.
b) hatching.
c) clutching.
d) flirting.
What does a male bird do to attract a mate?
a) All of these answers are accurate.
b) Have brighter colored feathers for mating season.
c) Sing and dance for the potential mate.
d) Bring food to the female.
When a male and female bird sing together (after a match has been made), it is called
a) duetting.
b) dueling.
c) coupling.
d) chirruping.
A young bird who has not yet mated and started its own family will help parents raise the next clutch of eggs. This is called
a) cooperative breeding.
b) contemplative brooding.
c) camouflaging.
d) clutching.
What part of the egg serves to protect the chick?
a) The shell.
b) The embryo.
c) The yolk.
d) The albumen.
The part of the egg that is filled with energy rich foods for growing the embryo or baby bird is called
a) The yolk.
b) The albumen.
c) The chalazae.
d) The shell.
The part of the egg that keeps the egg from drying out, helps feed proteins to the embryo, and acts as a shock absorber to the embryo is
a) the albumen or egg white.
b) The yolk.
c) The chalazae.
d) The air cell.
Typically, the older a bird is, the colder the region in which it lives, and if the bird nests alone
a) the more eggs it will lay in its clutch.
b) the fewer the number of eggs in its clutch.
c) the chance increases that the bird will not be able to lay an egg at all.
d) None of these answers is accurate.
An unfertilized egg is one
a) that has no embryo because no male was involved.
b) that has not grown over two inches in length.
c) that must be incubated for a greater period of time.
d) None of these answers is accurate.
What is the sharp notch on top of a baby bird's beak that the hatchling uses to get out of the egg?
a) An egg tooth.
b) A beak.
c) A talon.
d) A brood patch.
What is a little patch of exposed skin that allows the bird's body heat to warm the eggs called?
a) The brood patch.
b) The air cell.
c) The chalazae.
d) The warming pouch.
The process in which parents will continue to keep newly hatched birds warm is called
a) brooding.
b) hatching.
c) altricality.
d) courting.
The blind, featherless, and unable to stand birds that are newly hatched are called
a) altricial.
b) wimpy.
c) brooders.
d) fledglings.
What is the sac in a birds body that stores and softens food?
a) A crop.
b) A fledgling.
c) A nestling.
d) A precocial.
Birds that start to make short, clumsy flights are called
a) fledglings.
b) nestlings.
c) precocials.
d) klutzes.
Birds that are able to see, swim, have feathers, and use strong legs immediately after birth are called
a) precocial birds.
b) fledglings.
c) prodigies.
d) squawkers.
Chickens, ducks, geese, ostriches, turkeys, and swans are all
a) precocial birds.
b) crop birds.
c) featherless at birth.
d) spoken of in the Bible.
Usually the male bird's job during brooding is to
a) protect the nest while incubating the eggs.
b) sing songs to the female to keep her entertained.
c) grow brighter feathers.
d) camouflage the eggs.
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