Abeka Science Quiz 22

All-purpose

A straight and strong pointed bill that is used for a diverse diet of insects, fruits, eggs, crustaceans, and flesh is a gaping bill.

Birds that are born featherless and helpless are called precocial.

Altrical

Colors, patterns, and markings that are characteristic of a particular bird species are _______.

Field Marks

The shape of a bird's tail by the type of ______.

Flight

Hunting birds, with sharp talons, have _________ feet.

Grasping

The water bird that are known for using their unique throat pouches to the catch fish are waterbowl.

Pelicans

Songbirds, which three forward toes and one hind toe have ______ feet.

Perching

Straining

Straining

True

The long and broad wings that hawks have are gliding.

True

The world's fastest bird is the peregrine falcon.