Transcript Bird, Beak, and Feet lab

BIRD, BEAK, AND
FEET LAB
Get ready for Bellwork
1. The genus name of the rose Ryan is looking for is Rosa. Its
specific name is alba. What will it say on the tag identifying the
plant?
a. Alba Rose
b. Rose Ryan
c. Alba rosa
d. Rosa alba
2.
3. According to the dichotomous
key, which fish is pictured?
a.
b.
c.
d.
smallmouth bass
lantern fish
yellow perch
goby
4. Where does the scientific name come from?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Domain and kingdom
Genus and species
Family and class
Phylum and order
5. The habitat of a moth species included trees with both light and dark colored
bark. Therefore the moth species included both light and dark colored variants.
Then the light-colored trees were wiped out by a disease, and within a few years
nearly all the moths in this forest were dark colored
Which of the following choices BEST explains what happened?
a. The dark moths were less visible to predators, so mostly light moths were
eaten.
b. The few light moths that survived did not mate, and therefore they had no
offspring.
c. The light moths that survived all had dark offspring in order to adapt to the
change.
d. The light moths changed their wing pigments to darker colors to avoid being
eaten.
6. Variation happens as a result of the exchange of genetic information as it is
passed from
parent to offspring.
Which of the following is true about inherited variation?
a. Variation
b. Variation
c. Variation
reproduce.
d. Variation
can influence the amount of available food in an ecosystem
can influence the amount of rainfall in an ecosystem
can influence whether organisms are more likely to survive to
can influence the resources that are available to an organism.
7. Engineers designed a new construction material. When a strong enough force
is applied to this material, the material turns red. This change in color is
intended to warn people that the material has reached a breaking point.
Which situation would best show that the new material provides a benefit?
a. When used in a bridge, the material remains for a long time without changing
color.
b. When used in a building, the material changes colors in different levels of
light.
c. In a laboratory test, the material fails to change color.
d. At a construction site, the color change allows workers to move to a safe
area.
Bird Beaks
1. The genus name of the rose Ryan is looking for is Rosa. Its
specific name is alba. What will it say on the tag identifying the
plant?
a. Alba Rose
b. Rose Ryan
c. Alba rosa
d. Rosa alba
2.
3. According to the dichotomous
key, which fish is pictured?
a.
b.
c.
d.
smallmouth bass
lantern fish
yellow perch
goby
4. Where does the scientific name come from?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Domain and kingdom
Genus and species
Family and class
Phylum and order
5. The habitat of a moth species included trees with both light and dark colored
bark. Therefore the moth species included both light and dark colored variants.
Then the light-colored trees were wiped out by a disease, and within a few years
nearly all the moths in this forest were dark colored
Which of the following choices BEST explains what happened?
a. The dark moths were less visible to predators, so mostly light moths were
eaten.
b. The few light moths that survived did not mate, and therefore they had no
offspring.
c. The light moths that survived all had dark offspring in order to adapt to the
change.
d. The light moths changed their wing pigments to darker colors to avoid being
eaten.
6. Variation happens as a result of the exchange of genetic information as it is
passed from parent to offspring.
Which of the following is true about inherited variation?
a. Variation
b. Variation
c. Variation
reproduce.
d. Variation
can influence the amount of available food in an ecosystem
can influence the amount of rainfall in an ecosystem
can influence whether organisms are more likely to survive to
can influence the resources that are available to an organism.
7. Engineers designed a new construction material. When a strong enough force
is applied to this material, the material turns red. This change in color is
intended to warn people that the material has reached a breaking point.
Which situation would best show that the new material provides a benefit?
a. When used in a bridge, the material remains for a long time without changing
color.
b. When used in a building, the material changes colors in different levels of
light.
c. In a laboratory test, the material fails to change color.
d. At a construction site, the color change allows workers to move to a safe
area.
I can…
list 3 types of adaptations.
TOC # 23 Bird Beak and Feet Lab
Bird Beaks and Feet
Introduction: A bird's beak and feet can tell us much about
their habitat and lifestyle. Most birds are even classified
according to structural similarities between their beaks and
feet. In this exercise, you will look at pictures of birds and
make inferences about their lifestyles.
I can list 3 types of adaptations.
Examine the images of birds and write your inference about
what the bird eats, and where it lives.
I can list 3 types of adaptations.
I can list 3 types of adaptations.
Analysis
1. What features of a hummingbird make it adapted for its style of
feeding?
2. Imagine an ideal flying predator. What type of beak and feet would it
have?
3. Different birds may have similar beaks and diets. Loons, herons, and
kingfishers, for instance, all have long sharp pointed beaks for
spearing fish. Their feet, however, are quite different. Describe how
the loon, heron, and kingfisher differ in the method by which they
hunt for fish (using their feet to help you answer)
4. Owls have large eyes that enable it to see well at night. Both the
hawk and the owl hunt similar things: small rodents or snakes. How
do the hawk and the owl avoid competing with each other?
5. Birds that live on the prairie have short but muscular legs (like the
pheasant). Prairies are large grasslands that have few numbers of
trees. What do you think the legs of a pheasant are adapted for?
I can list 3 types of adaptations.