What is Zoology?
Entymology
Birds
Ants
Flight
100
On what day of Creation did God create flying creatures?
Day 5
100
What are the 3 segments of a an insect's body?
Head, thorax, and abdomen
100
Name two features used to identify different birds.
Size, color, scientific classification, similarities.
100
What is the job of the queen in a colony?
To reproduce
100
How are bird bones different from the bones of other animals?
Light and hollow
200
Which two groups in taxonomy give an animal its scientific name?
Genus and Species
200
What type of eyes do insects have?
Compound eyes
200
What are some reasons a bird sings?
Attract a mate and mark territory
200
What is the job of the drone ant?
The drone mate with the queen.
200
Why do some birds flock together while migrating?
For protection
300
What is instinct?
It is a built in need to do something for survival
300
What is unique about an insect's eyes?
They are made up of many tiny lenses.
300
Most birds migrate in a large group, which is called a??
A flock
300
What do leaf cutter ants grow like a farmer?
Fungus
300
How does a bird find its way while migrating?
Landmarks, sun and the stars, earth's magnetic field
400
Name a bird that became extinct
Passenger pigeon or Dodo Bird.
400
To what part of an insect's body are the legs and wings attached?
Thorax
400
What is bird banding?
Practice of putting tiny bracelets on the legs of birds.
Bonus:
What year did humans start this practice?
400
What is this ant doing?
Milking an aphid
400
What does a bird use its tail for when flying?
It's tail to steer.
500
What is an extinction error?
When a supposedly extinct animal turns up again.
500
What is an ovipositor?
It's where eggs one from the female.
500
What does endothermic mean?
Means that something is warm blooded.
500
What do midden ants do for the colony?
They are the garbage collectors.
500
How high do birds typically fly when migrating?
3,000 - 6,000 feet above the ground