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Flying creatures 3
Apologia flying creatures lesson 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Be able to label the parts of a feather (see the book on page 43 for labeled picture). | Know shaft, quill and vane |
| What animals are the most colorful vertebrates of all that God created? | birds |
| What is molting? | When birds lose their old feathers |
| What is the shaft of a bird's feather made of? | keratin |
| What are barbules? | Tiny hairs on the barbs of the bird's feather that work like little "zippers" to keep the feather neat. |
| What is anting? | When a bird sunbathes on an anthill in order to let the ants crawl over them to eat the lice and mites to get rid of them. |
| What is preening? | When a bird cleans and straightens its feathers. |
| What are powder down feathers? | A kind of feather that grows all the time and its tip crumbles into a very fine powder that the bird uses while preening. |
| What are bristles? | Hair like feathers that are located near the birds eyes, mouth and nostrils that are used like cat's whiskers. |
| What is a cormorant? | A bird that does not waterproof its feathers so that it can dive deep into the water to catch fish. |
| What are pigments? | They are chemicals that have specific colors. |
| Can what a bird eats affect what color its feathers are? | Yes. |
| Do all birds have a preen gland? | No. |
| Which kind of feathers give the bird its shape and form? (These are also the most common feathers that we find laying on the ground.) | Contour |
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