Abeka 7th Grade 2019 Science Test 9 |Questions with Detailed Answers

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