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What is a Bird?

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How do kestrals use their vision in hunting?

By detecting changes in air pressure

By sensing vibrations in the ground

By detecting UV-reflective chemicals in rodent urine (correct)

By using echolocation

What is the function of a bird's crop?

To grind food like a muscular stomach

To store and soften food (correct)

To process nitrogenous waste into uric acid

To beat rapidly to support wing motion

What is the role of a bird's gizzard in digestion?

Regurgitating undigested food matter

Grinding food like a muscular stomach (correct)

Storing food like a crop

Excreting uric acid

Why do many birds like owls regurgitate undigested food matter as pellets?

To avoid the weight of unnecessary liquid in the body Signup and view all the answers

What is unique about how birds excrete uric acid compared to mammals?

Birds excrete uric acid without having a urinary bladder Signup and view all the answers

How does a bird's circulatory system differ from that of mammals?

Birds have a four-chambered heart Signup and view all the answers

Which system in birds processes nitrogenous waste into uric acid?

Digestive system Signup and view all the answers

Why is the heart rate of small birds, like hummingbirds, very fast?

To support rapid wing motions Signup and view all the answers

What do ecologists learn about bird niches from studying regurgitated pellets?

The diet and prey selection of birds Signup and view all the answers

Why do birds excrete uric acid when it is formed instead of storing it?

To avoid carrying excess water weight in their bodies Signup and view all the answers