POUL 1010E Exam 2 Questions and
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T/F The illegal international trade in wildlife generates billions of dollars
every year. - ✔✔True
T/F African grey parrots are known for their talking ability - ✔✔True
Name the organization that represents all aspects of aviculture and aims to
educate the public about keeping and breeding birds in captivity. -
✔✔American Federation of Aviculture
What is the name of the extinct parrot that was native to the U.S. with a
range as far north as New York? - ✔✔Carolina Parakeet
T/F For bird species, the smuggling of eggs rather than live birds has
become a huge problem - ✔✔True
T/F Parrots have a hooked upper bill but a flat, non-curved lower bill. -
✔✔False
Name the international treaty signed by the vast majority of existing nations
that establishes international controls over trade in wild plant and animal
species that are threatened or may be threatened due to excessive
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commercial exploitation. - ✔✔CITES (Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora)
T/F Some parrot species ingest clay to neutralize toxins ingested with some
of the seeds they eat - ✔✔True
A large parrot born and raised in captivity here in the United States would
be expected to have a(n) ________ leg band? - ✔✔closed
T/F Lories and Lorikeets eat seeds - ✔✔False
T/F parrots are zygodactyl - ✔✔True
Because the female eclectus is more brightly colored than the male,
eclectus parrots are said to exhibit _________? - ✔✔reverse sexual
dimorphism
T/F one concern about the illegal trade of wildlife in the U.S. is the
introduction of invasive, non-native species - ✔✔True
An iron storage disease, called ___________, is a problem commonly seen
in toucans and mynahs that are not fed a low iron diet in captivity. -
✔✔hemochromatosis
the _______ is a highly endangered flightless parrot native to New Zealand
- ✔✔kakapo