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Zoology 1/Test 3

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Animals born without any pigments   Albinos  
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A bird's tail feathers   Retrices  
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Contour feathers that the bird uses to fly   Flight Feathers  
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A sac of oil the bird uses to clean and waterproof its feathers   Preen Gland  
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Pigments in animals that color them red, orange, pink or yellow   Carotenoids  
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What a bird is doing when it picks up ants and rubs them on its feathers   Anting  
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The soft part of the feather   Vane  
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A baby bird that has just hatched from its shell   Hatchling  
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Pigments in animals that color them red or green   Porphyrins  
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Ducks, geese and swans are considered these   Water Fowl  
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The flight feathers on a birds wing   Remiges  
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Chemicals that have a specific color   Pigments  
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Be prepared to label parts of a bird's feather   (shaft, vane and quill)  
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Know all 5 basic feather types and characteristics of each   See lesson 3 in textbook (Contour, Down, Bristles, Semiplume and Filoplume)  
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