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Miscellaneous
100
This unique characteristic of a birds skeleton makes it much lighter than others
What is hollow?
100
Penguins and ostriches are examples of this group of birds
What are flightless birds?
100

Used to help birds eat and come in different shapes

What are bills or beaks?

100
This kind of feather keeps the bird warm
What is down?
100

True or false. Birds lay eggs.

What is true?

200
This term describes a bird's ability to regulate its own body temperature
What is endothermic or warm blooded?
200

This type of flight uses the most energy

What is flapping?

200

Birds with long legs for wading

What are herons and cranes?

200

Fluffy and soft feathers

What are down feathers?

200
This organ of the birds digestive system is a storage area for food
What is the crop?
300
Birds have these, which are acutally highly modified scales, no other type of animal does
What are feathers?
300

Flying uses a lot of this element

What is oxygen?

300

How many loops are in the bird circulatory system?

What is two?

300
This type of feather streamlines the bird and makes it more aerodynamic
What is contour?
300
This organ of a bird's digestive system is where food is ground up and digested
What is the gizzard?
400
A bird's heart is able to beat extremely rapidly and pump large amounts of blood due to the fact that it has this many chambers
What is 4?
400

This type of flight doesn't use lift

What is diving?

400
A very long, skinny pointed beak, used for sucking the nectar out of flowers might be found on this type of bird
What is a hummingbird?
400

These feathers help balance and steer on the wings and tail

What are flight feathers (contour)?

400

Ancient bird that looked like a reptile with wings

What is an Archaeopteryx?

500

These connect to the lungs of a bird for better breathing

What are air sacs?

500

These cause air to move faster around the wing

shape and angle

500

What is the benefit of having a four-chambered heart?

What is that the oxygen-poor and oxygen-rich oxygen don't mix?

500
Airflow going over and around the feathers creates this, which is what allows the bird to get off the ground
What is lift?
500
This type of feather is often used in jackets, pillows, comforters, etc.
What is down?