Abeka 7th Grade 2019 Science Test 9
|Questions with Detailed Answers
What substance makes up the outer shell of a bird egg? - -calcium
carbonate
- What is the upper half of a turtle's shell called? - -carapace
- What is the largest known fish? - -whale shark
- What is the hindmost section of an insect? - -abdomen
- What group of cartilaginous fish includes skates and sawfish? - -rays
- What group consists of carnivorous hunting birds? - -birds of prey
- What is the fastest-flying bird? - -peregrine falcon
- What is the longest-living animal? - -tortoise
- What term refers to a chick that hatches with insulating feathers and can
run or swim soon after birth? - -precocial
- What fluid feeds an unhatched chick? - -yolk
- What is the largest lepidopteran? - -Hercules moth
- What are the tooth-like scales found on sharks? - -denticles
- What is the food storage sac located in the bird's esophagus? - -crop
- Which of the following insects in considered to have the most organized
colonies and be the most social? - -ants
- What is the worm-like growing stage of complete metamorphosis called? -
-larva
- What is the grooming process that birds do often to keep their feathers
healthy? - -preening
- What special organ allows birds to produce sound? - -syrinx
|Questions with Detailed Answers
What substance makes up the outer shell of a bird egg? - -calcium
carbonate
- What is the upper half of a turtle's shell called? - -carapace
- What is the largest known fish? - -whale shark
- What is the hindmost section of an insect? - -abdomen
- What group of cartilaginous fish includes skates and sawfish? - -rays
- What group consists of carnivorous hunting birds? - -birds of prey
- What is the fastest-flying bird? - -peregrine falcon
- What is the longest-living animal? - -tortoise
- What term refers to a chick that hatches with insulating feathers and can
run or swim soon after birth? - -precocial
- What fluid feeds an unhatched chick? - -yolk
- What is the largest lepidopteran? - -Hercules moth
- What are the tooth-like scales found on sharks? - -denticles
- What is the food storage sac located in the bird's esophagus? - -crop
- Which of the following insects in considered to have the most organized
colonies and be the most social? - -ants
- What is the worm-like growing stage of complete metamorphosis called? -
-larva
- What is the grooming process that birds do often to keep their feathers
healthy? - -preening
- What special organ allows birds to produce sound? - -syrinx
