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Science exam flashcards on birds and insects, covering anatomy, flight, metamorphosis, and insect orders for Grade 7.
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This 42-card flashcard set prepares seventh graders for a science exam on birds and insects. It covers bird anatomy and physiology (feathers, hearts, bills, flight), major bird orders (raptors, waterfowl, ratites), insect anatomy (exoskeleton, antennae, compound eyes), metamorphosis, and specific insect families and orders. Use it for exam review, classification practice, or vocabulary reinforcement in a life science unit on animal groups.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Biology
Grade Level:
7th Grade
Updated April 2025

Terms in This Set

  • What substance makes up a bird's bill?
  • What special section of a bird's stomach grinds food to make it more easily absorbed?
  • Most birds are able to detect danger from all sides because they are designed with ____ vision.
  • Plumage is another way to refer to the birds’ ____?
  • The food-storage sac in a bird's esophagus is the ____?
  • Birds ____ to replace their old, broken feathers with new ones.
  • Birds have a ____-chambered heart.
  • The soft, fluffy feathers found nearest a bird's body are ____ feathers.
  • Which type of flight allows birds to coast "downhill"?
  • Hummingbirds are able to remain stationary in the air. What type of flight is this?
  • What is the nutrient-rich fluid that feeds an unhatched chick?
  • Birds are able to know what kind of nest to build because of a built-in knowledge called ____?
  • A Bird "bathing" himself in the dirt is called ____?
  • What is the act of keeping eggs warm for proper chick development called?
  • What is the fastest bird?
  • What is the largest living bird?
  • includes pelicans and grebes
  • includes eagles and hawks
  • includes chickens and quail
  • includes ostriches and emus
  • What is the hindmost section of an insect?
  • What is the largest lepidopteran?
  • Which insect is considered to have the most organized colonies and be the most social?
  • The largest family of butterflies is the ____ butterflies:
  • Paper wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets are all considered ____ wasps.
  • Eyespots help a luna moth ____ ?
  • Male bees are called ____ ?
  • Most insects have ____ pairs of wings?
  • Because insects grow and become too big for their skeleton, they must go through a process of ____?
  • The outside skeleton of an arthropod is called a(n) ____ ?
  • The egg-laying organ of an insect is called a(n) ____ ?
  • What is the worm-like growing stage of complete metamorphosis called?
  • What is the technique of controlling insects using natural insects, pathogens, or parasites?
  • What type of structure holds a moth during its pupal stage?
  • What is the scientific term for the "feelers" on an insect's head?
  • Butterflies and moths drink nectar using a structure called a ____?
  • The insect order Siphonaptera consists of ____?
  • The legs of an insect are attached to the ____?
  • Many insects have eyes that contain several lenses. Such an eye is called a ____ eye?
  • type of dormancy that sirens use to survive dry conditions?
  • changing of an immature hatchling to an adult
  • animal that has four limbs

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