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Avian and mammalian revision.

Question 1 of 15

1

Unfused bones allow for what?

Select one of the following:

  • Mobility and sturdiness

  • Strength

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

1

Fused bone allow for what?

Select one of the following:

  • Strength

  • Mobility

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

1

Wishbones are fused collar bones that support the wings.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

1

What is the pygostyle?

Select one of the following:

  • A gland that secretes glands to keep the feathers waterproof

  • A structure at the end of the back bone

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

1

Hollow bones are reinforced by what?

Select one of the following:

  • Internal criss-crossing

  • oxygen

  • small papilla in the bones

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

1

Pneumatic bones have what?

Select one of the following:

  • Hallow air spaces

  • pneumonia

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

1

How many neck bones does a bird stereotypically have?

Select one of the following:

  • 13-25

  • 30-60

  • 10-16

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

1

Tick the following that a bird does have.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Lungs

  • Air sacs

  • Diaphram

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

1

Birds have a complex arrangement of blood vessels through the lungs to aid 02 dispersal and a unidirectional air flow to maximise oxygen intake...true or false.

Select one of the following:

  • true

  • false

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

1

What are the benefits of contour feathers?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Streamline

  • Barbs seal so air cannot pass through until the bird pushes their wing up and allows air through

  • looks lit

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

1

Pick the correct combination. Bald eagles have...

Select one of the following:

  • 272g of feathers and 677g of bones

  • 200g feathers and 700g bones

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

1

Eagles wings are concave in shape on the underside and convex on the upper side. Air traveling over wings has a greater distance to travel, this creates lift whilst the underside is slowed and creates pressure to push up the wing.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

1

bats have elongated what?

Select one of the following:

  • Metacarples and finger bones.

  • leg bones

  • femur and humorous

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

1

What is the paragium

Select one of the following:

  • Thick leathery skin

  • Extended nose tissue to echolocate

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

1

what bat is very agile and can be found in North Africa, south west asia and Europe?

Select one of the following:

  • Pippistrelle

  • fruit

  • Veneswalian

Explanation

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