Vocabulary 1
Moving wings up and down in order to fly
flapping
Which of the Vulture's five senses is most unusual?
Smell
Who has more children (In their familly) including adult kids? Mrs. Kangas or Ms. Winters
Mrs. Kangas
large open areas covered with grass
grasslands
When do Vultures hunt?
During the day
What does variety mean?
a wide array; diversity
What are the two classifications of Vultures
Old World/New World
What do you measure with a thermometer?
Temperature
To keep something from happening
prevent
How can we easily seperate the vultures into classifications?
By where they live
What do we call those who eat only plants
Vegitarian/Herbivore
How do vultures easily find their next meal?
They watch other vultures to see who's found something to eat?
From which country did the statue of Liberty come from?
France
What does consume mean?
To ingest; eat or drink
Why are vultures valuable to humans?
Because they eat the dead animals whic could have led to the spread of disease in our soil and water.
Scientists that study living things are called?
Biologists
Why is a vulture's sense of smell so unusual?
Because birds do not generally have a sense of smell
Name the largest state of all 50 states in the United States.
Alaska
Animals that are at risk of becoming extinct are?
Endangered
On what two continents are there no vultures?
Antartica and Australia
Single-celled organisms that can cause disease
Bacteria
What do most vultures eat? The scientific name
Carrion (dead animals)
What galaxy is our solar system a part of?
What are scavengers within the animal world?
animals that eat dead or decaying matter
What is unusual about the Palm-Nut Vulture?
It is primarily a vegetarian