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m&m 6.1
Designed for Flight
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Andean condor | One of the largest flying birds. Wingspan of nearly 11 ft. |
| Sternum | Provides mounting point for bird's powerful flight muscles |
| Keratin | Birds beaks are made up of this |
| Alula | A retractable group of feathers on the front of the wing |
| Pectorals | The most important flight muscles in a bird |
| Aorta | Main artery leaving the heart |
| Air capillaries | Tiny tubes which allow air to flow through the lungs instead of just in and out |
| Trachea | A bird's windpipe |
| Crop | Stores and moistens food and releases it in a steady stream to the rest of the digestive system |
| Gizzard | Grinds food to make it more easily digested in the intestine |
| Monocular vision | Provides wide field of vision for detecting danger |
| Binocular vision | Provides narrower field of vision. Ensures keener vision at long range and much improved depth perception at shorter range |