BIO 370 - Final Exam Study Set
questions and answers
What are some ways Avians have challenges with in flight? - correct answer ✔✔ vision, hearing,
olfaction, air pressure, magnetic fields
Define Polygamy - correct answer ✔✔ having multiple partners
Define polygny - correct answer ✔✔ A male having multiple females
Define Polyandry - correct answer ✔✔ A female having multiple males. Although this is rare.
Explain the Clade, Paleognathae - correct answer ✔✔ This is the "old jawed birds". It has 5
orders of ratites in it which are flightless and tinamous birds. The 5 orders are ostrich, emu,
rhea, cassowary, and a kiwi. They are large runners, big and bulky ground restricted animals,
and open grassland birds.
Explain the Clade, Neognathae - correct answer ✔✔ These are the "new jawed birds". It
includes an infraorder that then has 2 orders in it as well. These are the infraorder Galloanserae
and its 2 orders, Galliformes and Anseriformes. Most birds are in this clade.
Order Galliformes - correct answer ✔✔ This is in the infra-order Galloanserae. Includes chickens
and gamebirds. They are large bodied and long flight take-off birds. terrestrial land birds
Order Anseriformes - correct answer ✔✔ In the infra-order Galloanserae. Includes the ducks
and waterfowls. These are large bodied and long flight take-off birds. The water/aquatic birds
questions and answers
What are some ways Avians have challenges with in flight? - correct answer ✔✔ vision, hearing,
olfaction, air pressure, magnetic fields
Define Polygamy - correct answer ✔✔ having multiple partners
Define polygny - correct answer ✔✔ A male having multiple females
Define Polyandry - correct answer ✔✔ A female having multiple males. Although this is rare.
Explain the Clade, Paleognathae - correct answer ✔✔ This is the "old jawed birds". It has 5
orders of ratites in it which are flightless and tinamous birds. The 5 orders are ostrich, emu,
rhea, cassowary, and a kiwi. They are large runners, big and bulky ground restricted animals,
and open grassland birds.
Explain the Clade, Neognathae - correct answer ✔✔ These are the "new jawed birds". It
includes an infraorder that then has 2 orders in it as well. These are the infraorder Galloanserae
and its 2 orders, Galliformes and Anseriformes. Most birds are in this clade.
Order Galliformes - correct answer ✔✔ This is in the infra-order Galloanserae. Includes chickens
and gamebirds. They are large bodied and long flight take-off birds. terrestrial land birds
Order Anseriformes - correct answer ✔✔ In the infra-order Galloanserae. Includes the ducks
and waterfowls. These are large bodied and long flight take-off birds. The water/aquatic birds
