Birds: Eyewitness Video                     Name ____________________  Period ____

1. 200 million years ago the only animals that could fly were ________________.

                Bats                 Birds                 Insects            

2. The _______________ is a flying reptile.

                Bald Eagle                 Flying Fish                 Pterodactyl

3. There are 500 _______________ birds in the world.

                Billions                 Millions                 Thousands

4. Birds sing for two main reasons.  Circle the TWO correct answers.

                Attract a mate.            Protect their territory.            Tell where food is.

5. In ancient times, if you saw a pure white bird (a/an) __________ was soon to follow.

                Accident                 Birth                 Death         

6. To make it easier to fly, bird bones are _____________________.

                Heavier             Hollow                     Stronger

7. The saying, "to eat like a bird" means _________________________________.

                Eating a large amount.                 Eating very little.                 To peck at your food.

8. The most exhausting day in a bird's life is the day _______________________________.

                Builds a nest.            Hatches from its egg.             Lays eggs.   

9. A small bird needs to eat __________ small insects everyday to survive.

                30                 300                 3000

10. Birds have ______________________ temperature when compared to other animals.

                a higher                 a lower                the same 

11. A human heart beats 60 times a minute, while a robin's heart beats ______ times a minute.

                6                 60                 600

12. Ducks use (a/an) _____________________ to break out of its shell.

                Claw                  Eye tooth                  hammer

13. The correct name for the "wishbone" is the ___________________________.

                Collar bone                 Pelvis                 Rib

14. The ________________ is the world's heaviest bird and fastest 2-legged animal.

                Ostrich                 Penguin                 Roadrunner    

15. The Egyptian Vulture used ________________ to crack open an ostrich egg to eat.

                a rock                 a stick                 its beak    

16. In an Egyptian tomb, the _______________ is the symbol for death.

                Crow                 Owl                 Stork

17. ___________________ have more different kinds of beaks than any other birds.

                Birds of Prey                 Flightless Birds                 Waterbirds      

18. Birds spend an average of ________ days in their shell before they hatch.

                3                 30                 300

19. The Chinese make a soup out of a bird's ________________.

                Droppings                 Egg shells.                 Nest

20. Birds put ___________ on their feathers to make them water proof.

                Oil                     Saliva                 Wax