Avian and mammalian revision.

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A&M revision.
Kattie Stonemann
Quiz by Kattie Stonemann, updated more than 1 year ago
Kattie Stonemann
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Question 1

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Unfused bones allow for what?
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  • Mobility and sturdiness
  • Strength

Question 2

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Fused bone allow for what?
Answer
  • Strength
  • Mobility

Question 3

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Wishbones are fused collar bones that support the wings.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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What is the pygostyle?
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  • A gland that secretes glands to keep the feathers waterproof
  • A structure at the end of the back bone

Question 5

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Hollow bones are reinforced by what?
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  • Internal criss-crossing
  • oxygen
  • small papilla in the bones

Question 6

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Pneumatic bones have what?
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  • Hallow air spaces
  • pneumonia

Question 7

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How many neck bones does a bird stereotypically have?
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  • 13-25
  • 30-60
  • 10-16

Question 8

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Tick the following that a bird does have.
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  • Lungs
  • Air sacs
  • Diaphram

Question 9

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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.
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  • true
  • false

Question 10

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What are the benefits of contour feathers?
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  • Streamline
  • Barbs seal so air cannot pass through until the bird pushes their wing up and allows air through
  • looks lit

Question 11

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Pick the correct combination. Bald eagles have...
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  • 272g of feathers and 677g of bones
  • 200g feathers and 700g bones

Question 12

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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.
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  • True
  • False

Question 13

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bats have elongated what?
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  • Metacarples and finger bones.
  • leg bones
  • femur and humorous

Question 14

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What is the paragium
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  • Thick leathery skin
  • Extended nose tissue to echolocate

Question 15

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