Evolution of Flight
Which group of animals were the first to start flying?
Insects
What are the 3 groups that make up Arthropods?
Insects, Arachnids, Crustaceans
What are a raptor's claws called?
Talons
What is it called when you sleep during the day and come out during the night?
Nocturnal
An owl pellet contains what parts of it's prey?
Bones and fur
What is the word for flight that separates gliders from flyers?
Powered Flight.
What species is the only terrestrial crustacean?
Potato bugs
Which is heavier, all of a bird's bones or all of its feathers?
Feathers
How do most bats hunt and sense their surroundings?
Echolocation
How are owls able to fly silently?
Wing feather adaptations - comb like feather tips
What word describes animals that are awake during the day and sleep during the night?
Diurnal
What are the two types of insect flight?
What group of animals did birds evolve from?
Dinosaurs! Specifically archeopteryx and its relatives.
What about a bat wing makes them agile fliers?
Flexible bones
What are examples of ways that insects defend themselves from bats?
Clicking to communicate poison / clicking to confuse echolocation / etc.
What is the biggest animal to EVER take to the skies?
Quetzal
What are the two types of insects that take advantage of direct flight?
Damsel flies and dragon flies
What is the name for 'warm-blooded' animals? This includes living birds and us!
Endotherms
Why do bats spread disease so easily?
Body temperature, and live close together
What are an owl's plumicorns used for?
Communication and camouflage
What is it called when two unrelated groups evolve similar adaptations?
Convergent evolution
What is the difference between harvest men (daddy long legs) and spiders?
Spiders have two body segments, and harvest men have one body segment
What are three types of feathers found on bird wings?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Axial
What fungal disease is a major issue for bat conservation?
White nose syndrome
Why can't insects grow much larger than the size that they are?
They breath through their skin (don't have lungs) (can't distribute oxygen throughout their body when very large)