Film Questions (1-6)

(6- The Life of Birds) The Ruby-throated Hummingbird stops _____ times during its 18-hour route across the Gulf of Mexico? (The Mastery of Flight)

0

(1- Deserts) According to the film "Planet Earth- Deserts", deserts cover about _______ of the planets land?

1/3

(4- Life in the Cold blood) Within 2 days after eating a large prey item a python's liver increases by ________.

2x

(2- Seasonal Forests) a female of the world's smallest deer stands _______ at the shoulder.

30 cm

(4- Life in the Cold blood) Female Leopard Geckos lay their eggs in a place that is about ________ in temperature.

31 degrees

(4- Life in the Cold blood) Tortoises on Dassen Island must warm up to _______ in order to feed.

33 degrees celsius

(4- Life in the Cold blood) The flower of the plant on Minorca that attracts prey for the lizards raises its temperature by ________.

5 degrees above the surrounding

(4- Life in the Cold blood) Marine Iguanas can feed in the sea for about _______ minutes at a stretch.

5-10

(5- Armored Giants) A gopher tortoise burrow in Florida could go on for _______

50 m

(4- Life in the Cold blood) Baby painted turtles can stay in a deep freeze like state for up to __________.

6 months

(1-Deserts) the _________ desert is the driest on the planet.

Atacama

(4- Life in the Cold blood) Marine Iguanas are colored ______.

Black

(1-Deserts) flat lizards in South Africa feed on __________.

Black Fly

(4- Life in the Cold blood) In the film we are able to see changes in the _______ of a Marine Iguana using a special camera.

Body temperature

(3- Kingdom of the Seahorse) ", in ______ Seahorses are considered by some to be charms of love.

China

(2- Seasonal Forests) the _______ is a bird specially adapted for feeding on conifer seeds.

Crossbill

(6- The Life of Birds) Birds that do not have access to open water may bathe in _______, use powder down, or lie in ants to maintain their feathers and dislodge parasites. (The Mastery of Flight)

Dust

(6- The Life of Birds) in contrast to seabirds which take flight by falling into the air, most landbirds take off from a standing position which takes much more _______. (The Mastery of Flight)

Energy

(1- Deserts) the largest desert in the world is the Great Sandy Desert in Australia.

False

(1-Deserts) According to the film, Bactrian Camels are indigenous to the Sahara Desert.

False

(3- Kingdom of the Seahorse) males stake out territories during the breeding season.

False

(3- Kingdom of the Seahorse) seahorses are not at all faithful to their mates.

False

(3- Kingdom of the Seahorse) seahorses may be found as far north as Iceland.

False

(5- Armored Giants) Because they are cold-blooded Crocodiles cannot go for long periods of time without eating.

False

(5- Armored Giants) Female Broad-snouted Caimans check out their nests and eat any of their un- hatched eggs.

False

(5- Armored Giants) More than 1200 species of animals are known to use gopher tortoise burrows.

False

(6- The Life of Birds) The male and female Giant Hummingbird cooperate in raising their young. (The Mastery of Flight)

False

(3- Kingdom of the Seahorse) the eggs of the seahorse are fertilized in the female before she deposits them in the male's pouch.

False-- fertilization takes place within the males body

(1-Deserts) a single Oryx can feed a desert pride of lions for a month.

False-- only a week

(2- Seasonal Forests) Araucaria trees grow in China.

False-- they grown in South America

(3- Kingdom of the Seahorse) seahorses have numerous sharp but very tiny teeth.

False-- they have no teeth or stomachs

(6- The Life of Birds) ______________ are the only birds that can hover without the help of a headwind. (The Mastery of Flight)

Hummingbirds

(4- Life in the Cold blood) Poison arrow frogs in Central America bask __________. (where?)

In a patch of sunshine on the forest floor

(6- The Life of Birds) Landing into the wind helps birds reduce their forward speed while maintaining ______.(The Mastery of Flight)

Lift

(2- Seasonal Forests) a(n) _________ must roam hundreds of miles in the Taiga looking for enough food.

Lynx

(2- Seasonal Forests) he world's smallest primate is indigenous to _________.

Madagascar (mouse lemur)

(5- Armored Giants) Because they are solar powered reptiles and amphibians need only 10% of the energy required by similar-sized _________.

Mammals

(6- The Life of Birds) Flight feathers are composed of quills and filaments equipped with ______ that allow a damaged feather to be zipped back together. (The Mastery of Flight)

Microscopic hooks

(5- Armored Giants) The most aquatic of all turtles are found in ______.

New Guinea and Northern Australia

(3- Kingdom of the Seahorse) the sanctuary reef had a problem with __________.

Poachers

(1-Deserts) saquaro cacti live in the __________ desert.

Sonoran

(4- Life in the Cold blood) Dassen Island is off the coast of ___________.

South Africa

(6- The Life of Birds) The example of the osprey turning the fish head-first illustrates the importance of ______ for bird flight. (The Mastery of Flight)

Streamlining

(3- Kingdom of the Seahorse) Amanda Vincent the featured scientist is shown studying seahorses in _________.

Sydney Harbor, Australia

(4- Life in the Cold blood) Leatherback turtles were seen on a beach in ___________.

Trinidad

(1- Deserts) Bactrian Camels breed in the winter.

True

(1-Deserts) Gila Woodpeckers nest in the stems of Saguaro Cacti.

True

(1-Deserts) Nubian Ibex males who lose in fights to rival males may not breed.

True

(1-Deserts) One-way Red Kangaroos cool down is to dig down to the cooler soil.

True

(1-Deserts) lions can live in deserts but they cannot cross sand dunes.

True

(1-Deserts) young locusts are flightless

True

(2- Seasonal Forests) a forest of giant conifers has almost as much living matter as a tropical rainforest.

True

(2- Seasonal Forests) it takes longer to raise an Amur Leopard cub than an African Leopard cub.

True

(2- Seasonal Forests) no one knows why so may animals in Southern Hemisphere forests are so tiny.

True

(2- Seasonal Forests) wolverines are strong enough to bring down an adult caribou.

True

(3- Kingdom of the Seahorse) baby seahorses receive oxygen and nutrients from their father during development.

True

(3- Kingdom of the Seahorse) in a series of experiments Amanda Vincent showed that male sea horses fight with other males for mates.

True

(3- Kingdom of the Seahorse) seahorses are sometimes ground up and put in genital tonic pills.

True

(3- Kingdom of the Seahorse) seahorses spend much of their time anchored by their tails.

True

(4- Life in the Cold blood) Nocturnal activity is normal for amphibians.

True

(5- Armored Giants) Clearly the Saltwater Crocodiles have the intelligence to predict when the floods will come with astonishing accuracy.

True

(5- Armored Giants) Crocodiles use their scales for protection and for heat control.

True

(5- Armored Giants) Galapagos Tortoises used volcanic rocks to warm themselves.

True

(5- Armored Giants) Pig-nosed Turtle eggs hatch in water.

True

(5- Armored Giants) The turtle's shell evolved from the expansion of the ribs.

True

(5- Armored Giants) Turtles invaded aquatic environments more than 200 million years ago.

True

(6- The Life of Birds) To produce sufficient thrust, small wings must beat faster than larger wings. (The Mastery of Flight)

True

(2- Seasonal Forests) he adults Cicadas are eaten by birds.

True-- and many other animals such as turtles, raccoons, etc.

(6- The Life of Birds) Air flowing along the top of a bird's wing is deflected _________, creating suction from above. (The Mastery of Flight)

Upwards

(5- Armored Giants) Broad-snouted Caimans are found in ________.

Venezuela

(2- Seasonal Forests) Great Gray Owls need a large crop of _________ to raise chicks.

Vole

(5- Armored Giants) In addition to predators ______ pose a serious threat to gopher tortoises in Florida.

bush fires

(6- The Life of Birds) Air flowing along the bottom of a bird's wing creates a slight _______ of air, resulting in an upward push. (The Mastery of Flight)

compressed flow/ suction

(6- The Life of Birds) The human practice of intensive ___________ allows immense flocks of Dickcissels to forage and roost together. (The Mastery of Flight)

cultivation/calcubation

(4- Life in the Cold blood) On the island of Minorca small black lizards have a close relationship with a plant called the ________.

dead horse arum

(2- Seasonal Forests) Capercaillie males may have several chances to impress a female.

false-- may be only once

(2- Seasonal Forests) conifers only grow about three times faster in the Pacific Northwest than in the Taiga.

false-- ten times the rate

(6- The Life of Birds) Because hummingbird's usual food sources are not available at night, some, like the Andean Hillstar, will _________ each night of the year. (The Mastery of Flight)

hibernate

(5- Armored Giants) Male sea turtles use _______ to clasp the female during mating.

hooks

(6- The Life of Birds) A Barn Owl must fly silently to _______________.(The Mastery of Flight)

hunt and hear the sound of their prey

(6- The Life of Birds) Because geese navigate by the sun, whose position changes during the day, this is evidence that geese have ________________.(The Mastery of Flight)

internal clocks

(5- Armored Giants) Salt Water crocodiles in northern Australia come together during seasonal floods to feed on ______.

mullet

(3- Kingdom of the Seahorse) ______ seahorses were taken from Florida waters in one year.

over 100,000

(4- Life in the Cold blood) Male Side-blotched lizards warn off other males using _______.

press-ups

(4- Life in the Cold blood) The Regal Horned Lizard uses ________ to avoid predators and warm their bodies each morning.

sand and rock

(6- The Life of Birds) To prepare for migration, birds such as sandpipers store excess fat on their _____________ and flanks, and shrink their internal organs. (The Mastery of Flight)

upper-thighs

(2- Seasonal Forests) trees cannot grow in the tundra because there is not enough ____________.

warm weather/ sun