POUL 1010E EXAM 1 QUIZZES QUESTIONS
Feathers initially evolved for flight - Answers - false
There are more bird species than mammalian species in existence today - Answers -
true
Archaeopteryx had a long bony tail - Answers - true
One in 4 bird species is considered to be at a high risk for extinction - Answers - false
The arboreal hypothesis for flight suggests flight originated by early birds running from
predators and thus taking off like an airplane to initiate flight - Answers - false
A bird is an animal that can fly - Answers - false
Theropod dinosaurs had solid bones and laid eggs - Answers - false
Global warming is not expected to impact the population of penguins - Answers - false
Overall, the population trend for birds is - Answers - decreasing
Based on fossil evidence what is the name of the first bird with a horny beak? - Answers
- Confuciusornis
The whooping crane is not an endangered bird species - Answers - false
Birds likely evolved from theropod dinosaurs - Answers - true
Galloanserae is an order within Neoavas - Answers - false
There is an abundant fossil record for ancient birds - Answers - false
Name the continent that presently has the highest concentration of bird species -
Answers - South America
Name the transparent third eyelid that provides protection for the avian eye - Answers -
nictitating membrane
Blue feather colors in birds result from blue pigments added to the feathers - Answers -
false
Relative to humans, birds have rather poor taster ability - Answers - true
The most common arrangement of toes seen in birds in which three toes point forward
and one toe points backward is called - Answers - anisodactyl feet
Feathers initially evolved for flight - Answers - false
There are more bird species than mammalian species in existence today - Answers -
true
Archaeopteryx had a long bony tail - Answers - true
One in 4 bird species is considered to be at a high risk for extinction - Answers - false
The arboreal hypothesis for flight suggests flight originated by early birds running from
predators and thus taking off like an airplane to initiate flight - Answers - false
A bird is an animal that can fly - Answers - false
Theropod dinosaurs had solid bones and laid eggs - Answers - false
Global warming is not expected to impact the population of penguins - Answers - false
Overall, the population trend for birds is - Answers - decreasing
Based on fossil evidence what is the name of the first bird with a horny beak? - Answers
- Confuciusornis
The whooping crane is not an endangered bird species - Answers - false
Birds likely evolved from theropod dinosaurs - Answers - true
Galloanserae is an order within Neoavas - Answers - false
There is an abundant fossil record for ancient birds - Answers - false
Name the continent that presently has the highest concentration of bird species -
Answers - South America
Name the transparent third eyelid that provides protection for the avian eye - Answers -
nictitating membrane
Blue feather colors in birds result from blue pigments added to the feathers - Answers -
false
Relative to humans, birds have rather poor taster ability - Answers - true
The most common arrangement of toes seen in birds in which three toes point forward
and one toe points backward is called - Answers - anisodactyl feet
