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Marine Birds
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1Dinosaurs went extinct approximately 70 mya
- ATrue
- BFalse
2Birds decended from __________ dinosaurs.
- ATheropod
- BSauropod
- CCoelurosaur
- DManiraptoran
3Which of these characteristics did Dinosauria share with modern birds?
- Agizzards
- Boviparous
- Cfeathers
- Dbuilt nests
- Escales
- Fsharp teeth
4__________ is the only known dinosaur to have asymmetrical flight feathers, which are necessary for powered flight
- AArchiopteryx
- BVelociraptor
- CPterodactyl
- DAnchiornis
5Archeaopteryx is considered the transitional fossil between primitive reptiles and birds
- ATrue
- BFalse
6The earliest feathers were probably cartilaginous bristles
- ATrue
- BFalse
7The evolution of birds was characterized by...
- Aa reduction in body size
- Bthe development of feathers
- Cthe development of the gizzard
- Dall of these answers are correct
8Check all that apply to modern Aves
- Akaratinized beak
- Bscales on legs
- Cbones honeycombed
- Dgizzard for grinding food
- Every small teeth
- F3-chambered heart
9Check the common navigation cues for avian migration.
- Aposition of sun and stars
- Bpolarized light
- Cgeomagnetic field
- Dgeoelectrical field
10[blank_start]Zugdisposition[blank_end]: premigratory fattening
[blank_start]Zugstimmung[blank_end]: migratory mood -- undertakes and maintains migratory flight
[blank_start]Zugunruhe[blank_end]: migratory restlessness (captive birds)- AZugdisposition
- BZugstimmung
- CZugunruhe
- DZiggafus
11Monogamy is common in birds, and couples may synchonize internal rhythms to time their migration together.
- ATrue
- BFalse
12Most marine birds breed in [blank_start]dense[blank_end] colonies.
- Adense
- Bsparse
13Which of these are adaptations of marine birds?
- Awebbed or lobed feat
- Bmodification of wing to use as a flipper
- Csalt-permeable skin
- Dsalt glands in head
14Check all that apply to Order Sphenisciformes
- Apenguins
- Bsouthern hemisphere
- Cbones secondarily solid
- Dhuddling behavior
- Eppelicans, shoebills, etc.
- Ffully webbed feet
- Gnorthern hemisphere
15Check all that apply to Order Pelecaniformes
- Apelicans, herons, shoebills, etc.
- Bfully webbed feat
- Cgular patch
- Ddysfunctional nostril slits
- Epenguins
- Fhuddling behavior
- Gbones secondarily solid
16Check all that applies to Palatalea ajaja
- ARoseate Spoonbill
- BFamily Threskiornithidae
- Cfeed by holding bill open in water and moving head from side to side
- Ddiet-derived pink coloration
- EFlamingo
- FFamily Ardeidae
- GFeed by gliding and diving for food
17Check all that apply to Order Phaethoniformes
- ATropicbirds
- Bpelagic sea birds
- Celongated tail feathers
- Dwhite plumage
- Elarge bills
- Fflattened spoon-shaped bill
- Gdiet-derived pink coloration
18Check all that apply to Suliformes
- Aboobies, gannets, frigatebirds, etc.
- Bpectinate edge to mid claw
- Celongated tail
- Dblue feet
- ETropicbirds
- Fwhite plumage
- Gbills large
19Check all that apply to Order procellariiformes
- Apetrels
- Bexclusively pelagicm cosmopolitan distribution
- Ccolonial nesters
- Done of the most endagered bird taxa
- Eone of the most abundant bird taxa
- Fboobies, gannets, frigatebirds, etc.
- Gpectinate edge to mid claw
20Check all that apply to Order Anseriformes
- Awaterfowl
- Bbill shape & modified tounge to feed by sucking in & expelling water
- Csoft, fluffy, insulating feathers
- Dfine filter plates, lamellae, to trap small particles to then be swollowed
- Eflattened spoon-shaped bill
- Fibis and spoonbills
- Gdiet-derived pink coloration
21Check all that apply to Order Charadriiformes
- Agulls, terns, auks, jaegers/skua
- BFamily Laridae (gulls, terns, and skimmers)
- C350 species, most live near water
- Dpetrels
- Eexclusively pelagic, cosmopolitan distribution
- Fone of most endagered bird taxa
- Gcolonial nesters
22Order Phoenicopteriformes
- AFlamingos
- Bspecialized beak: hooked downward with lamellae to filter feed
- Cdiet-induced pink coloration
- Dibis and spoonbills
- Eflat beak for filter feeding
23Label the simplified phylogeny of Avialae
- AAvialae
- BPygostylia
- COrnithoraces
- DEnantiornithines
- EOrinthurae
- FAves
- GLate Jurassic
- HEarly Cretaceous
- IMiddle Cretaceous
- JLate Cretaceous
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- review on marine birds for Marine Vertebrates class
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- Created on 27 Nov 2018 · updated on 27 Nov 2018
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