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Avian and mammalian revision.
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1Unfused bones allow for what?
- AMobility and sturdiness
- BStrength
2Fused bone allow for what?
- AStrength
- BMobility
3Wishbones are fused collar bones that support the wings.
- ATrue
- BFalse
4What is the pygostyle?
- AA gland that secretes glands to keep the feathers waterproof
- BA structure at the end of the back bone
5Hollow bones are reinforced by what?
- AInternal criss-crossing
- Boxygen
- Csmall papilla in the bones
6Pneumatic bones have what?
- AHallow air spaces
- Bpneumonia
7How many neck bones does a bird stereotypically have?
- A13-25
- B30-60
- C10-16
8Tick the following that a bird does have.
- ALungs
- BAir sacs
- CDiaphram
9Birds have a complex arrangement of blood vessels through the lungs to aid 02 dispersal and a unidirectional air flow to maximise oxygen intake...true or false.
- Atrue
- Bfalse
10What are the benefits of contour feathers?
- AStreamline
- BBarbs seal so air cannot pass through until the bird pushes their wing up and allows air through
- Clooks lit
11Pick the correct combination. Bald eagles have...
- A272g of feathers and 677g of bones
- B200g feathers and 700g bones
12Eagles wings are concave in shape on the underside and convex on the upper side. Air traveling over wings has a greater distance to travel, this creates lift whilst the underside is slowed and creates pressure to push up the wing.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13bats have elongated what?
- AMetacarples and finger bones.
- Bleg bones
- Cfemur and humorous
14What is the paragium
- AThick leathery skin
- BExtended nose tissue to echolocate
15what bat is very agile and can be found in North Africa, south west asia and Europe?
- APippistrelle
- Bfruit
- CVeneswalian
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- A&M revision.
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- Kattie Stonemann
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