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Owl Pellet Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dissect | To cut something apart and study it |
| Herbivore | An animal that eats only plants |
| Carnivore | An animal that eats only other animals |
| Omnivore | An animal that eats both plants and animals |
| Decomposer | An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals |
| Barn Owl | The pellets you are dissecting in science come from this |
| How do owls eat their prey? | swallow them whole |
| How long does it take for an owl to regurgitate a pellet after it has eaten its prey? | 12-18 hours |
| Facial disk | The special satellite-shaped feathers on an owl's face |
| prey | An animal that is hunted and eatn by antoher animal |
| adaptation | a characteristic or an organism that makes it especially well-suited to its environment |
| beak | the bill of a bird |
| Ecosystem | everything that surrounds an organism and influences it |
| food chain | a simple sequence of organisms that eat each other |
| food web | a combination of interlinked food chains in an ecosystem |
| hip (pelvis) | the structure of the vertebrate skeleton which rests on the lower limbs, supporting the spinal column |
| insectivore | an animal that eats insects |
| jaw (mandible) | either of the two bony structures forming the framework of the mouth and holding the teeth |
| nocturnal | active at night |
| organism | a living thing |
| owl pellet | the undigestible remains of small animals (fur, feathers, bones) that are eaten and then regurgitated by owls |
| population | the total number of something in a given area |
| predator | an animal that survives by hunting, killing, and eating other animals |
| prey | an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal |
| rodent | a mammal, such as a rat or mouse, having large incisors used for gnawing |
| Why can't owls move their eyes? | owls have many rods in their eye, leaving no room for muscles |
| Why do owls see in only black and white? | They have no cones |
| shoulder blade (scapula) | a pari or large, flat, triangular bones which form the back of the shoulder |
| shrew | a small mouse-like mammal, having a narrow, pointed snout |
| skull | the bony part of the skeleton which protects the brain |
| talon | a long, curved claw found on birds or animals |
| trophic pyramid | a diagram representing the transfer of energy from autotrophs at the base through succeeding levels of herbivores, carnivores, and decomposers |
| vertebrae | the bony cartilaginous segments making up the spinal column |
| vole | any various small rodent closely related to lemmings and muskrats but in general resembling stocky rats or mice |
| When do owls hunt, kill and eat their prey? | at night |
| What strategies do prey animals use for survival? | running and camouflage |
| Name 4 adaptations of the owl | talons, vision, hearing, wings |
| How are the owl's talons used as an adaptation? | they pick up and kill prey |
| How is the owl's vision used as an adaptation? | they can see at night |
| How is the owl's hearing used as an adaptation? | they can hear very quiet noises from far away |
| How are the owl's wings used as an adaptation? | they have a silent flight which is good for sneaking up on prey |
| How could the owl population decrease over time? | If the animals that the owls eat decrease, their food supply would then decrease. |
| What organisms compete to eat the earthworm? | song bird and mole |
| What does a weasel eat? | a shrew, vole, deer mouse, and mole |
| A plant is a ____________ | producer |
| A vole is a ____________ | herbivore |
| A song bird is an _______________ | omnivore |
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Adamsthornell
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