Pregunta 1
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Dinosaurs went extinct approximately 70 mya
Pregunta 2
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Birds decended from __________ dinosaurs.
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Theropod
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Sauropod
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Coelurosaur
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Maniraptoran
Pregunta 3
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Which of these characteristics did Dinosauria share with modern birds?
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gizzards
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oviparous
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feathers
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built nests
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scales
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sharp teeth
Pregunta 4
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__________ is the only known dinosaur to have asymmetrical flight feathers, which are necessary for powered flight
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Archiopteryx
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Velociraptor
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Pterodactyl
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Anchiornis
Pregunta 5
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Archeaopteryx is considered the transitional fossil between primitive reptiles and birds
Pregunta 6
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The earliest feathers were probably cartilaginous bristles
Pregunta 7
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The evolution of birds was characterized by...
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a reduction in body size
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the development of feathers
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the development of the gizzard
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all of these answers are correct
Pregunta 8
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Check all that apply to modern Aves
Pregunta 9
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Check the common navigation cues for avian migration.
Pregunta 10
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[blank_start]Zugdisposition[blank_end]: premigratory fattening
[blank_start]Zugstimmung[blank_end]: migratory mood -- undertakes and maintains migratory flight
[blank_start]Zugunruhe[blank_end]: migratory restlessness (captive birds)
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Zugdisposition
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Zugstimmung
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Zugunruhe
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Ziggafus
Pregunta 11
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Monogamy is common in birds, and couples may synchonize internal rhythms to time their migration together.
Pregunta 12
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Most marine birds breed in [blank_start]dense[blank_end] colonies.
Pregunta 13
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Which of these are adaptations of marine birds?
Pregunta 14
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Check all that apply to Order Sphenisciformes
Pregunta 15
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Check all that apply to Order Pelecaniformes
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pelicans, herons, shoebills, etc.
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fully webbed feat
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gular patch
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dysfunctional nostril slits
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penguins
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huddling behavior
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bones secondarily solid
Pregunta 16
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Check all that applies to Palatalea ajaja
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Roseate Spoonbill
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Family Threskiornithidae
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feed by holding bill open in water and moving head from side to side
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diet-derived pink coloration
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Flamingo
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Family Ardeidae
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Feed by gliding and diving for food
Pregunta 17
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Check all that apply to Order Phaethoniformes
Pregunta 18
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Check all that apply to Suliformes
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boobies, gannets, frigatebirds, etc.
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pectinate edge to mid claw
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elongated tail
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blue feet
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Tropicbirds
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white plumage
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bills large
Pregunta 19
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Check all that apply to Order procellariiformes
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petrels
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exclusively pelagicm cosmopolitan distribution
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colonial nesters
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one of the most endagered bird taxa
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one of the most abundant bird taxa
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boobies, gannets, frigatebirds, etc.
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pectinate edge to mid claw
Pregunta 20
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Check all that apply to Order Anseriformes
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waterfowl
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bill shape & modified tounge to feed by sucking in & expelling water
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soft, fluffy, insulating feathers
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fine filter plates, lamellae, to trap small particles to then be swollowed
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flattened spoon-shaped bill
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ibis and spoonbills
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diet-derived pink coloration
Pregunta 21
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Check all that apply to Order Charadriiformes
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gulls, terns, auks, jaegers/skua
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Family Laridae (gulls, terns, and skimmers)
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350 species, most live near water
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petrels
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exclusively pelagic, cosmopolitan distribution
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one of most endagered bird taxa
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colonial nesters
Pregunta 22
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Order Phoenicopteriformes
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Flamingos
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specialized beak: hooked downward with lamellae to filter feed
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diet-induced pink coloration
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ibis and spoonbills
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flat beak for filter feeding
Pregunta 23
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Label the simplified phylogeny of Avialae
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Avialae
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Pygostylia
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Ornithoraces
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Enantiornithines
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Orinthurae
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Aves
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Late Jurassic
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Early Cretaceous
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Middle Cretaceous
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Late Cretaceous