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Chapt 12: Birds/Mammals Review
Spring Exam review 07
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Science
7th Grade
05/17/2007

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Six characteristics of birds:
Definition
endotherms, feathers, beaks, fly, 4 chambered heart, lay eggs
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Down feathers
Definition
trap air to keep bird from losing heat; found right next to bird's skin
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Contour feathers
Definition
balances and steers bird in flight; gives shape to a bird's body
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Air sacs function:
Definition
enables bird to obtain more oxygen from each breath of air than other animals
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Advantage of 4 chambered heart?
Definition
keeps oxygen rich blood separate from oxygen poor blood
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Gizzard
Definition
part of the birds digestive system where small stones help grind up food
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Crop
Definition
part of the bird's digestive system where food is stored in the body after swallowed
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Why do birds need a lot of energy?
Definition
flight
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Birds specialized features for their environment are:
Definition
bills and claws
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Ostriches adaptations to escape predators:
Definition
long legs and very fast
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Lift
Definition
difference in pressure, above and below the wings, as a bird moves through the air, producing an upward lift, causing the bird to rise.
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mammal
Definition
4 chambered heart, breath with lungs, endothermic, skin with fur or hair, most born alive, young mammals feed with milk from mother, mammary glands
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mammary glands
Definition
organs in mother's body that produce milk
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3 ways that birds can fly
Definition
soar, glide, and dive
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flight that requires most energy
Definition
flapping wings
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marsupials
Definition
koala, kangaroos; carry young in a pouch
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monotremes
Definition
egg laying mammals
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diaphram
Definition
part of a mammal that helps to breath by contracting (muscle below ribs)
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placenta
Definition
an organ in pregnant female mammals that passes nutrients between mother and baby
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Carnivores teeth
Definition
canines: stab food and tear it; molars and premolars: grind and shred food into tiny bits; incisors: bite off and cut parts of food
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3 types of mammals
Definition
monotremes, marsupials, placental mammals
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gestation period
Definition
length of time between fertilization and birth
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