Vertebrates: Birds - 3rd Grade

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The main groups of vertebrates are

mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.

Mammals, marsupials, monotremes and birds

mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians

mammals, reptiles and amphibians

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which vertebrate groups are warm blooded (have a constant body temperature)?

only mammals and birds

mammals, birds and reptiles

only mammals

all vertebrates are warm blooded

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

An emu belongs to which vertebrate group

Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Amphibians

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why do birds build nests?

to care for their young

to attract a mate

a place to shed old feathers

to socialize

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are the 2 uses of bird feathers?

grooming and flight

fighting and warmth

warmth and grooming

flight and warmth

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What physical feature helps determine the diet of the bird?

feet

feathers

beak

sternum

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A birds nearly hollow bones help it to

store extra oxygen

deliver oxygen to its cells

be lightweight in the air

defend itself against predators

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which birds do not fly?

Seagulls

Penguins

Turkeys

Peacock

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What group does the emu belong?

flight birds

flightless birds

water birds

birds of pret

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Birds with exception night vision, talons and a sharp beak are...

perching birds

song birds

flightless birds

birds of prey

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the first stage of the life cycle of birds?

Grown Bird

Baby Bird

Egg

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the correct sequence for the life cycles of birds?

Egg, Baby Bird, Grown Bird.

Baby Bird, Egg, Grown Bird.

Grown Bird, Baby Bird, Egg.

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

My body is warm and covered in feathers. I lay eggs which hatch into chickens. What am I?

Reptile

Amphibian

Mammal

Bird

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

I breathe with lungs, lay eggs, and am endothermic (warm-blooded). What am I?

birds

fish

mammals

amphibians

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

All birds have___________.

teeth

long legs

heavy bones

beaks

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why are bats not birds?

They have fur

They have teeth

They feed their babies milk

All of these

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