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nightjars and twany frogmouth are members of the group known as

goatsuckers

terns feed by

diving from the air for fish

most woodpecker species have 3 toes

false

as a group, sandpipers all have very long legs and beaks

false

owls have feet that are oriented like those of

woodpeckers

a grey-tailed mountain gem is a species of

hummingbird

mostly pelagic species in the shorebird group that feed by diving for fish

alcids

gulls as a group are all chiefly scavengers

true

members of the heron and egret group are characterized by having

naked lores

jaegers and skuas feed on mammals and birds are actually closely related to

shorebirds

american bitterns are in the same group as

herons

tawny frogmouth is a common bird in

australia

main food of limpkins is

mollusks

hoopoe is a european and african species in the same group as

kingfishers

species closely related to terns that feed by flying low with their lower mandible in the water

skimmers

limpkins are in the same group as

rails

eastern US there are common species of hummingbird

one

whooping cranes originally nested only in

canada

herons and egrets feed chiefly on

fish

all plovers either lack or have a vestigial

hallux

crested pigeon is native to

australia

dodos were in the same group as

pigeons

hummingbirds are found only in the new world

true

woodpecks have feet, where two toes point forward and one or two point backwards

zygodactyl

in the american southwest as many as hummingbird species are known to occur

17

female are brightly colored while the males have duller plumage

phalaropes

the plover nests far inland on grasslands

mountain

kookaburras are related to the

kingfishers

a cere is a characteristic of

parrots

galahs are a species of

parrot

numerous species of flightless evolved on oceanic islands

rails

groove-billed anis are related to

cuckoos

wood storks and have un-feathered heads

vultures

roseate spoonbills are in the same group as

herons

all owls are strictly nocturnal hunters

false

according to one reference, there are species of hummingbirds in costa rica alone

51

galahs are native to

australia

shorebirds that feed by spinning around in the water to stir up food items

phalaropes

dodos and solitaires were native only to

mascarenes

toucanets are related to

woodpeckers

there is a native species of crow found only in hawaii

true

native species of crows and jays in new zealand

0

nuthatches and creepers are members of the same family

false

new holland honey-eater is native to

australia

currawongs are native to

australia

brushy tongue is characteristic of

honey-eaters

kinglets are a family found only in the old world

false

titmice are in the same family as the

chickadees

sluggish insect gleaning foragers

vireos

yellow-bellied siskin is a type of

finch

horned larks are not native to

australia

northern mockingbird is most closely related to

thrashers

common passerine birds that occur worldwide except for south america

crows

thrushes are found worldwide except in

new zealand

honey-eaters were not found naturally in hawaii

false

largest family that is found just in the new world

tyrannidae

most tanagers are found in

south america

species of waxwings worldwide

3

shrikes are found worldwide except for

australia

three-wattled bellbirds are indigenous to the

neotropics

passerine birds that forage by impaling small animals on thorns

shrikes

mynas and starlings belong to a family that is widespread on oceanic islands but absent from africa

false

chickadee-like species indigenous to the southwest and mexico, that belongs to a distinct family

verdin

bobolink is related to the

blackbird

redpolls are in the same group as the

red-crested cardinal

passerine species similar to swifts

swallows

north american gnatcatchers are in the same family as the

old world warblers

top predator in siberian taiga is the

siberian tiger

bower birds are found in

australia

extensions on trunk of some tropical trees that supports them in shallow soils

buttresses

historically grasslands in have the fewest species of large grazing herbivores

south america

zoogeographic regions are based on

evolutionary history

north american grasslands fall into broad zones

3

the so-called fynbos occurs in

south africa

desert adapted rodents that live mostly in africa

jerboas

species causing widespread destruction of habitat in tundra

snow geese

main tree in old growth forests of pacific northwest is not the giant sequoia

true

australian mammals that feed almost exclusively on termites

numbats

example of a cold desert

gobi

richard yahner of penn state wrote a book that classified eastern deciduous forests into categories

4

invention of around 1870 had a major effect on land use patterns in the great plains

barbed wire

basic form of photosynthesis

calvin cycle

taiga occurs in south america as well as canada and russia

false

crassulacean acid metabolism is type of photosynthesis seen in many plants

desert

historically, grasslands in are especially rich in large grazing herbivore species

africa

seasonality is an important characteristic of the biome

temperate forest

biomes are basically a product of latitude and

elevation

northern spotted owls feed chiefly on

wood rats

as an adaptation to reflect sunlight, the arabian oryx has

pale fur

according to a book by baldasarre, bolen, and sayre, a female snow goose can lose up to of her body mass during the nesting cycle

40%

flinthills of kansas support a vast native prairie

tallgrass

goannas were gigantic that once roamed australia

lizards

desert scrub and thorn forest are two sub-biomes you would encounter in

western mexico

the three-toed woodpecker inhabits the biome

taiga

the main characteristic of deserts is low rainfall

true

marmosets and tamarins occur in

south america

old growth forests of the pacific northwest have evolved in conjunction with

an orographic effect

main characteristic of deserts is high temperatures

false

birds of old world deserts that fly long distances go soak up water in their belly feathers to transport to their young

sand grouse

prof larry harris who wrote a classic book entitled "the fragmented forest" was a prof at UF

true

process that occurs in a temperate forest following a fire or some other form of natural deforestation

secondary succession

sonoma and red tree voles live only

south of the columbia river

because winter is so long in the taiga there are very few biting insects in summer

false

mattoral is a sub-biome of western africa

false

prehensile tails are typical of monkeys

larger new world

janet larsen of the earth policy institute wrote that in the 50 years up to 2002, had lost about 40% of its forest cover

indonesia

of the following only the are true arboreal followers

sloths

main prey of polar bears

seals

myrmecophagous mammals are those that eat chiefly

ants and termites

main trees in temperate forest of australia are evergreens

true

birds of taiga that feed exclusively on pine seeds and often have irruptive flights

crossbills

game birds of the taiga typically have feathers as an adaptation for absorbing sunlight

dark colored

example of a tall grass species

gama grass

white-headed woodpecker is a highly adapted species that lives only in old growth forests of the pacific northwest

false

desert biome lies about north and south of the equator

30 degrees

vast areas of the steppe in the old soviet union were plowed under to raise and irrigated with water from the aral sea

cotton

many bird species that nest in the temperate forest are considered neotropical migrants

true

monkeys of the old world are arboreal foliovores

colobus

african pygmy elephant appears to be morphologically similar to the of south america

capybara

northern grasslands once supported buffalo

60 million

old and new world monkeys differ especially in the structure of the

nose

species in the group platyrrhini are

new world monkeys

janet larson of earth policy institute wrote that in the year 2000, the us imported as much as $330 million in logs taken illegally from indonesia

true

great sandy desert is in

australia

across the tundra the annual rainfall averages per year

< 25 cm

wettest spot on earth is in a tropical forest

on an island

insectivorous mammals with very high metabolic rates that are found in eastern deciduous forest of north america

shrews

badgers are a predator that preys on

ground squirrels

desert plants in africa in the family gramminacae have converged with north american species of cactacae

false

so-called thorny devil is a lizard indigenous to

australia

shrew-moles are a characteristic species of

old growth forests

weasel-like taiga animal that feeds on porcupines

fisher

scientists at the reported that woodcock were declining due to forest maturation throughout the eastern deciduous forest

ruffed grouse society

so-called dust bowl of the early twentieth century was the result of

poor farming practices

maned wolf is a predator of grasslands in

south america

switch grass is typical of prairie

midgrass

species of conifers grow to heights in excess of 200 feet in the old growth forests

10

australia currently supports a wild population of one-humped camels that numbers around

100,000

acid rain is a threat that has particularly affected in north america

temperate forests

harris reported that about of the vertebrates of old growth forests were reptiles and amphibians

12%

new world and old world monkeys have been isolated since the epoch

eocene

moloch is a lizard that bears a close resemblance to in north america

horned lizards

thought to represent the worlds most primitive living rodent

mountain beaver

sea ducks of the high arctic that are adapted fir diving and feeding on invertebrates

eiders

most woodpeckers have feet with toes

4

tiny pores in the leaves of vascular plants

stomata

appears to be a species that is declining due to protection of forests from succession

rufous-sided towhee

wrote a book on communities of lizards in deserts around the world

eric pianka

hornbills are found in

new world tropics

so-called fynbos occur in

south africa

although extinct in the wild in the 1970s the arabian oryx has been re-introduced to the nation of

oman

temperate forests do not have a very high diversity of species

lizard

species in the group catarrhini are

old world monkeys

taiga occurs in south america as well as canada and russia

false

monkeys of the new world are arboreal foliovores

howler

the main tree in old growth forests of the pacific northwest is not the giant sequoia

true

the so-called climax vegetation refers to the in an area

original vegetation

varied thrush is a species found in the understory of

old growth