Birds and Mammals Review Individual Jeopardy!

5th Grade

5 pts: Birds use rising currents of warm air to move upward and use little wing movement when using which type of flight?

• Soaring

10 pts: Which animal is a monotreme?A. orangutanB. platypusC. kangarooD. dolphin

• Platypus

5 pts. A __________ is a thick-walled muscular part of the stomach that a bird uses to squeeze and grind partially digested

food.

• GIZZARD! (They use this to make up for the fact that they have no teeth!)

2 pts: Are mammals endotherms or ectotherms?

• Endotherms!

2 pts. Are birds endotherms or ectotherms?

• Endotherms!

10 pts. The upward force that causes a bird to rise or stay in the air based on the difference in pressure above and below the

wings is called _______.

• Lift!

2 pts. True or False: Marsupials are mammals that lay eggs.

• FALSE! MONOTREMES lay eggs.

5 pts. True or False: Contour Feathers are the short, fluffy feathers that are used to keep birds warm!

• FALSE! DOWN feathers are the short, fluffy feathers used to keep birds warm.

5 pts. True or False: All birds are capable of flying

• FALSE! There are several types of flightless birds.

2 pts. True or False: Mammals have a crop.

• FALSE! Only birds have gizzards and crops.

5 pts. Mammals that breathe oxygen but live in the water are called _______

• Marine mammals

10 pts. Humans are in what group AND subgroup of mammals?

• A) placental mammals

• B) primates

10 pts. What are 2 reasons that birds need to eat about a quarter of their body weight each day?

• They are ENDOTHERMS that need to maintain body temperature

• They need a large amount of energy for FLIGHT

8 pts. List the 4 different types of teeth mammals can have.

• Incisors

• Pre-molars

• Molars

• Canines

6 pts: What are the three main groups of mammals?

Placental Mammals

Marsupials

Monotremes

12 pts. What are three ways that birds play an important role in the environment?

• Carry seeds to new places

• Pollinate flowers

• Predators of pests like rats and insects

4 pts. Why do mammals need a certain amount of fat?

• Fat is an insulator

• Fat protects internal organs

• Fat helps animals maintain their body temperature

• Fat is a reserve if a mammal does not have access to enough food

2 pts: Why are monotremes still considered mammals?

• They drink milk from their mother’s skin.

5 pts. Which group of mammals has the shortest gestation period?

• Marsupials because the baby continues to develop in a pouch outside the mother’s body

2 pts: What are 2 examples of a leaping mammal?

• Hares

• Rabbits

4 points: A capybara falls under which group and subgroup of mammals?

• Placental mammals

• Rodents

2 pts: What is a Diaphragm?

• a large muscle located at the bottom of a mammal’s rib cage that functions in breathing

5 pts. What is a placenta?

• an organ in pregnant placental mammals that passes materials between the mother and the developing embryo.

2 pts: This type of flight is a sharp pull-down of its wings that requires a lot of energy. What is it called?

• Flapping

3 pts. An organ in female mammals that produces milk for the mammal’s young is called a ____________

• Mammary gland

1 pt. Flat-edged teeth used to bite off and cut food are called __________

• incisors

2 pts. These two types of teeth are used for grinding and shredding food. They are called _________ & ________

• Molars and pre-molars

2 pts. What is the length of time between fertilization and birth of a mammal called?

• Gestation period

5 pts. When birds use falling currents of cool air to move downward, this type of flight is called _________.

• gliding

2 pts. What is an internal storage tank used for storing food inside the body after a bird swallows?

• Crop

2 pts. What are 2 types of monotremes?

• Duck-billed platypus

• Spiny anteater

3 pts. What is a crossbill’s bill adapted to eat?

• The top crosses over the bottom to help it eat seeds out of conifer cones

5 pts. Which subgroup of placental mammals do shrews fall under?

• Insectivores

2 pts. True or False: Are shrews related to rodents?

• FALSE! They look like rodents but they are not related.

3 pts. What subgroup of placental mammals do bush babies fall under?

• primates

4 pts. Name TWO trunk-nosed mammals.

• Elephant

• Woolly mammoth (extinct)

2 pts. Which subgroup of placental mammals does an armadillo fall under?

• Toothless mammals

3 pts. Which of the following is NOT a marsupial? A) wallabyB) wombat

C) lemurD) glider

• Lemur --primate

2 pts. Which subgroup of placental mammals has long hind legs and curved incisors for gnawing?

• Hares and rabbits

2 pts. About how many different species of mammals exist?

• 4,000

Total Possible Points: 168 points!