Earth Science Final Exam Study Chapter 6&7

Front 1

The feathers on top of a bird's head are called?

Back 1

crown

Front 2

The feathers on the back of a bird's neck are called?

Back 2

nape

Front 3

The feathers on the front of a bird's neck are called?

Back 3

throat

Front 4

The feathers that cover a bird's chest are called?

Back 4

breast

Front 5

The feathers of a bird's lower back, just above the tail feathers are called?

Back 5

rump

Front 6

The force that drives a bird forward through the air

Back 6

thrust

Front 7

The force exerted by air that tends to slow the movement of a bird or plane

Back 7

drag

Front 8

An upward force produced by the wings of a bird that allow it to stay in the air

Back 8

lift

Front 9

A force due to the pull of gravity upon a bird

Back 9

weight

Front 10

Vision in which each eye sees a different portion of the surroundings

Back 10

monocular vision

Front 11

Vision in which the fields of view of both eyes overlap

Back 11

binocular vision

Front 12

The false belief that everything is material and that nothing is spiritual

Back 12

materialism

Front 13

The false belief that god is a part of nature and that nature is God

Back 13

pantheism

Front 14

What type of bill does a cardinal have?

Back 14

seed cracking

Front 15

What is a process by which a bird cleans and grooms itself to keep its feathers in good condition for flight?

Back 15

preening

Front 16

What type of bill does an osprey have?

Back 16

meat tearing

Front 17

What are the feathers of a bird's wings and body that provide it's streamlined shape?

Back 17

contour

Front 18

What is the sack in a bird's esophagus that stores and moistens food?

Back 18

gizzard

Front 19

What kind of feet do flamingos have that enable them to stand in the water without getting their bodies wet?

Back 19

wading

Front 20

What kind of feet do woodpeckers have that enable them to perch on a vertical tree trunk?

Back 20

climbing

Front 21

What kind of feet do ducks have that enable them to propel themselves through the water?

Back 21

swimming

Front 22

What kind of feet do hawks have that enable them to seize their prey?

Back 22

grasping

Front 23

What kind of feet do songbirds have that enable them to stand securely on swaying tree branches, even when asleep?

Back 23

perching

Front 24

What is the imaginary arrangement of rock layers that attempts to show an evolutionary progression in the rocks?

Back 24

geologic column

Front 25

What is a small bird, known for its ability to hover?

Back 25

hummingbird

Front 26

What is a large flightless bird that is the fastest running bird?

Back 26

ostrich

Front 27

A typical one of these birds is approximately 18 inches long?

Back 27

crow

Front 28

An extinct land creature mentioned in the Bible that was probably a dinosaur was a ___

Back 28

behemoth

Front 29

Traces of plants or animals found in rock are___

Back 29

fossils

Front 30

A Greek philosopher to whom many people in the Middle Ages looked for their ideas about science was___

Back 30

Aristotle

Front 31

A British naturalist who wrote Origin of Species

Back 31

Darwin

Front 32

These people believe nature is God

Back 32

Pantheists

Front 33

A false belief based on fear and ignorance

Back 33

superstition

Front 34

Animals that eat primarily plants are called___

Back 34

herbivores

Front 35

Gliding within a rising air mass so that a bird gains altitude without flapping is referred as___

Back 35

soaring

Front 36

Survival of the fittest in nature is called___

Back 36

natural selection

Front 37

The false belief that living things can arise from non-living things

Back 37

spontaneous generation

Front 38

A bird that alternately flaps and rests or flaps and glides is an example of ______ flight.

Back 38

intermittent

Front 39

A bird flapping rapidly in order to remain in the same place in the air, without moving forward or backward, demonstrates ___ flight.

Back 39

hovering

Front 40

The study of similarities and differences in the body structure of organisms

Back 40

Comparative Anatomy

Front 41

Built in knowledge that an animal possesses at birth is___

Back 41

instinct

Front 42

When a bird coasts "downhill" through the air without flapping, the bird is said to be___.

Back 42

gliding

Front 43

The organ of a bird that allows it to call and sing

Back 43

syrinx

Front 44

The powerful breast muscles of a bird that function as the major flight muscles are the___.

Back 44

pectorals

Front 45

The internal organ of a bird that allows it to grind its food to make it more easily digested is the___.

Back 45

gizzard

Front 46

A retractable group of feathers called a(n)___ on each wing provide extra lift for birds flying at slow speeds.

Back 46

alula

Front 47

A migration route that birds follow year after year is a(n)___.

Back 47

flyway

Front 48

Various patters and markings that help to identify a particular species of bird

Back 48

field marks

Front 49

Occurs when a group of birds "gang up" on a predator to protect themselves or their young

Back 49

mobbing

Front 50

The amount of disorder in a system is called___.

Back 50

entropy