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- 1. Multiple Choice
Barn swallows are considered a nuisance.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
How do barn swallows negatively effect humans?
Unsightly Nests
Detrimental Cleanliness
Health Issues
Salmonella Transmission
- 3. Multiple Choice
How much of a barn swallow's diet is caught in the air?
25%
50%
75%
99%
- 4. Multiple Choice
How do barn swallows drink?
Skim Water While Flying
Absorb Water From Prey
Receive Regurgitated Water
Drink From Still Water Source
- 5. Multiple Choice
What sounds do barn swallows make?
Predator Alarm Calls
Courtship Calls
Nestling Chirps
Jaw Clicking
- 6. Multiple Choice
Barn swallows sing individually and as a group.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
Barn swallow chicks are born with feathers.
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the barn swallow's circadian rhythm?
Diurnal
Nocturnal
Crepuscular
Cathemeral
- 9. Multiple Choice
What preys on barn swallows?
Hawks
Cats
Snakes
Ants
- 10. Multiple Choice
How do barn swallows defend against predators?
Alarm Calls
Swift, Agile Flight
Secluded Nests
Sharp Talons
- 11. Multiple Choice
Barn swallows live in close association with humans.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
What type of carnivore is the barn swallow?
Insectivore
Piscivore
Obligate
Sanguinivore
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the barn swallow's diet?
Carnivorous
Herbivorous
Omnivorous
- 14. Multiple Choice
What type of predator is the barn swallow?
Ambush
Aerial Forager
Terrestrial Forager
Pursuit
- 15. Multiple Choice
What are alternate names for the barn swallow?
Swallow
Common Swallow
European Swallow
Martin
- 16. Multiple Choice
How many broods will a barn swallow have each breeding season?
1
2
5
7
- 17. Multiple Choice
How many subspecies of barn swallow are recognized?
0
3
6
9
- 18. Multiple Choice
What percentage of barn swallow subspecies are migratory?
0%
33%
66%
99%
- 19. Multiple Choice
The barn swallow is hunted for sport.
True
False
- 20. Multiple Choice
Like all swallows, barn swallows are socially monogamous.
True
False
- 21. Multiple Choice
How far will barn swallows forage from their nests?
5-12 m. / 16-39 ft.
50-120 m. / 164-394 ft.
0.5-1.2 km. / 0.31-0.75 m.
5-12 km. / 3-8 m.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Barn swallows are opportunistic foragers.
True
False
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is the barn swallow's movement pattern?
Full Migrant
Not a Migrant
Altitudinal Migrant
Nomadic
- 24. Multiple Choice
To where do European barn swallows migrate?
South America
Africa
Asia
North America
- 25. Multiple Choice
What is the barn swallow's mating system?
Polygynous
Monogamous
Polyandrous
Polygynandrous
- 26. Multiple Choice
When is the barn swallow's breeding season?
May-August
August-November
November-February
February-May
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which bird competes with barn swallows for nesting sites?
Osprey
House Sparrow
Brown-Headed Cowbird
House Finch
- 28. Multiple Choice
How many eggs are in an average barn swallow clutch?
2
5
7
10
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which bird parasitizes barn swallow nests?
Brown-Headed Cowbird
House Sparrow
Osprey
Common Grackle
- 30. Multiple Choice
How long is barn swallow incubation?
2 Days
2 Weeks
1 Month
2 Months
- 31. Multiple Choice
How many times per day do barn swallows feed their nestlings?
4
40
400
4,000
- 32. Multiple Choice
Like all swallows, barn swallows share parental care of the young.
True
False
- 33. Multiple Choice
What is the parental investment of the barn swallow?
Maternal
Maternal & Paternal
Paternal
None
- 34. Multiple Choice
When do barn swallows sexually mature?
1 Week
1 Month
3 Months
1 Year
- 35. Multiple Choice
What is the barn swallow's social system?
Social
Solitary
Social Males, Solitary Females
Solitary Males, Social Females
- 36. Multiple Choice
How large is a barn swallow colony's territory?
4-8 m.2 | 13-26 ft.2
14-18 m.2 | 46-59 ft.2
40-80 m.2 | 131-262 ft.2
400-800 m.2 | 1,312-2,625 ft.2
- 37. Multiple Choice
There are currently conservation measures for the barn swallow in Europe.
True
False
- 38. Multiple Choice
What encourages barn swallow nesting?
Wooden Ledges
Cement & Sawdust Nest Cups
Papier Mache Nest Cups
Dense Shrubbery
- 39. Multiple Choice
What can help conserve barn swallows?
Traditional Farming
Livestock Rearing
Pesticides
Wetland Preservation
- 40. Multiple Choice
What habitats do barn swallows inhabit?
Savanna
Grassland
Forest
Artificial Terrestrial
- 41. Multiple Choice
Barn swallows will nest anywhere with what features?
Foraging Areas
Water Source
Sheltered Ledge
Proximity to Humans
- 42. Multiple Choice
Where are barn swallows more rural?
Europe
North America
Africa
Asia
- 43. Multiple Choice
The barn swallow is the most widespread species of swallow.
True
False
- 44. Multiple Choice
The barn swallow is native to all biogeographic regions.
True
False
- 45. Multiple Choice
Un-mated barn swallows will help mated barn swallows with which tasks?
Nest Defense
Nest Building
Incubation
Feeding the Young
- 46. Multiple Choice
Un-mated barn swallows are always male.
True
False
- 47. Multiple Choice
Barn swallows have a symbiotic relationship with what bird?
Osprey
House Sparrow
Brown-Headed Cowbird
American Kestrel
- 48. Multiple Choice
How do barn swallows benefit other species?
Predator Alarm Calls
Territory Defense
Cooperative Breeding
Foraging Skills
- 49. Multiple Choice
Barn swallows use what materials to build nests?
Mud
Grass
Feathers
Horsehair
- 50. Multiple Choice
Which barn swallows build the nest?
Mother
Father
Un-Mated Helper
Nestling
- 51. Multiple Choice
What continents does the barn swallow inhabit?
Europe
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
- 52. Multiple Choice
The barn swallow is the national bird of which countries?
Austria
Estonia
Slovenia
Latvia
- 53. Multiple Choice
What is the average lifespan of a barn swallow?
4 Years
8 Years
12 Years
16 Years
- 54. Multiple Choice
What is linked to longer longevity in barn swallows?
Tail Length
Wing & Tail Symmetry
Beak Length
Vibrant Red Markings
- 55. Multiple Choice
What is the global population of barn swallows?
29,000-50,000
290,000-500,000
2,900,000-5,000000
290,000,000-500,000,00
- 56. Multiple Choice
Europe forms what percentage of the barn swallow's global range?
20%
40%
60%
80%
- 57. Multiple Choice
What is the barn swallow evaluated on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
- 58. Multiple Choice
What prevents the barn swallow from being endangered?
Large Range
Slowly Decreasing Population
Large Population Size
Increasing Population
- 59. Multiple Choice
How do male barn swallows attract a mate?
Nest Building
Singing
Tail Display
Food Sharing
- 60. Multiple Choice
What do female barn swallows prefer in a mate?
Symmetrical Tails & Wings
Asymmetrical Tails & Wings
Longer Tails
Shorter Tails
- 61. Multiple Choice
What causes asymmetry in barn swallows?
Dehydration
Genetics
Food Deficiency
Parasites
- 62. Multiple Choice
How do barn swallows contribute to the ecosystem?
Control Insect Populations
Predator Food Source
Environmental Indicator
Reduce Disease
- 63. Multiple Choice
What is the barn swallow's scientific name?
Hirundo rustica
Passer domesticus
Tyto alba
Delichon urbicum
- 64. Multiple Choice
What is the barn swallow's population trend?
Increasing
Decreasing
Stable
Unknown
- 65. Multiple Choice
What threatens barn swallows?
Agriculture
Hunting
Habitat Reduction
Pesticides
- 66. Multiple Choice
What system does the barn swallow inhabit?
Aerial/Arboreal
Terrestrial
Fossorial
Aquatic
- 67. Multiple Choice
There is sexual dimorphism in the coloration of the barn swallow.
True, males are more vibrant.
True, females are more vibrant.
False.
- 68. Multiple Choice
There is sexual dimorphism in the outer tail-streamers of barn swallows.
True, the male's is shorter.
True, the female's is shorter.
False.
- 69. Multiple Choice
What is the barn swallow's form of locomotion?
Digitigrade
Plantigrade
Other
Unguligrade
- 70. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a barn swallow?
- 71. Multiple Choice
Which of these are barn swallow tracks?
- 72. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a barn swallow?
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