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black-billed magpie

Male red-winged blackbirds are coal black, with a bright ________ shoulder patch, edged in yellow.	red	yellow	orange	blue
An introduced bird, 8 to 9 inches in length, the _________ was originally native to Europe.	european starling	common grackle	common crow	blue jay
Grackles are common, highly ________ birds, often seen in parks, cities, and residential areas.	gregarious	introverted	unfriendly	unsociable
________ are jet black and 17 to 20 inches in length.	Common crows	Meadowlarks	Mockingbirds	Black-billed magpies
A striking black and white bird, the ________ is unmistakable.	magpie	crow	blackbird	Mockingbird
________ are strikingly handsome birds found throughout much of the United States.	Blue jays	Common crows	Meadowlarks	Mockingbirds
The male ________ is an unmistakable bright red, with a black mask around the face and throat.	northern cardinal	red-winged blackbird	house sparrow	common flicker
The ________ is the only bright blue bird commonly found in the eastern half of the United States.	eastern bluebird	blue jay	purple martin	rock dove
The ________ was introduced from Europe in the 1800s and has spread throughout the United States.	house sparrow	common yellowthroat	common flicker	european starling
A secretive bird, the ________ is heard more often than seen, even though it is found virtually throughout the United States.	common yellowthroat	house sparrow	red-winged blackbird	common crow
The ________ is the largest swallow found in the United States.	purple martin	common crow	pileated woodpecker	whippoorwill
The ________ is our most common and widespread woodpecker.	common flicker	pileated woodpecker	black-capped chickadee	whippoorwill
A large crested woodpecker, the ________ is 16 to 18 inches in length.	pileated woodpecker	common flicker	black-capped chickadee	whippoorwill
The diminutive ________ is a very active and common bird that regularly visits feeders, particularly during the winter.	black-capped chickadee	whippoorwill	pileated woodpecker	common flicker
A largely nocturnal bird, the ________ is fairly widespread and common.	whippoorwill	purple martin	common yellowthroat	common crow
The ________ is the pigeon so common in our cities and agricultural areas.	rock dove	whippoorwill	black-capped chickadee	pileated woodpecker
Eagles, owls, hawks, falcons, and vultures are ________ predators.	avian	ground	avian and ground	none of the answers listed
Most birds have good hearing, but the ________ have excellent hearing.	owl	eagle	osprey	hawk
Bald eagles feed heavily on ________ but also take waterfowl and small mammals on occasion.	fish	insects	sparrows	crows
Golden eagles are large, soaring birds, fairly common in the ________ half of the United States.	western	eastern	northern	southern
The ________ is a large, fish-eating hawk that is widespread throughout the United States and the world.	osprey	red-tailed hawk	northern goshawk	swainson's hawk
Ospreys feed almost exclusively on ________.	fish	insects	sparrows	crows
The ________ is the most common large hawk in North America.	red-tailed hawk	osprey	northern goshawk	swainson's hawk
The goshawk is the largest North American ________.	accipiter	urotriorchis	micronisus	megatriorchis
The ________ hawk is a crow-size hawk commonly found in the western half of the United States.	swainson's hawk	northern goshawk	red-tailed hawk	osprey
The ________ is the only member of the harrier group of hawks found in North America.	northern harrier	swainson's hawk	northern goshawk	osprey
A medium-size falcon, averaging 19 inches in length, the ________ is widespread and quite common in the western United States.	prairie falcon	northern goshawk	osprey	american kestrel
The ____ is a medium-size, widespread hawk, about the size of a crow.	cooper's hawk	northern goshawk	osprey	northern harrier
The ___ is the smallest member of the accipiter clan in North America.	sharp-shinned hawk	northern harrier	red-tailed hawk	osprey
The ________ is often called a sparrow hawk.	american kestrel	sharp-shinned hawk	northern harrier	osprey
________ are a large group of predatory birds that hunt largely at night or at dusk and dawn.	Owls	Hawks	Falcons	Vultures
The ________ is one of the largest owls in North America.	great horned owl	barred owl	barn owl	burrowing owl
________ owls are vocal compared to other owls, and their "hoot" is often heard from late afternoon to early morning.	Barred	Great horned	Barn	Burrowing
________ are distinctive-looking owls, with a heart-shaped, whitish face, encircled by brown.	Barn owls	Great horned owls	Burrowing owls	Barred owls
Barn owls acquired their name from their tendency to build their nests in ________ and ________.	old barns; attics	new barns; walls	silos; attics	old barns; silos
Although known as the ________ owl, these owls more often use abandoned prairie dog or ground squirrel burrows.	burrowing	barn	barred	great horned
Two species of vultures are found in the United States, the ________ and the ________.	turkey; black	turkey; white	gray; black	black; white
Both the turkey and the black vultures are ________ eaters.	carrion	developing	flourishing	germinating
Reptile blood is not actually cold, therefore, _______ is a more appropriate term than coldblooded.	ectothermic	endothermic	ectothermic and endothermic	none of the answers listed
During cold weather most reptiles are forced to ________ and seek shelter from cold weather.	hibernate	stay awake	take a nap	grow
There are fewer than ________ species of reptiles found north of Mexico.	300	200	100	400
Turtles, lizards, snakes, and ________ are all reptiles.	alligators	crocodiles	boa constrictors	none of the answers listed
Most reptiles reproduce by ________.	laying eggs	giving birth	none of the answers
Perhaps the most readily identifiable reptile in North America is the ________.	alligator	crocodile	turtle	lizard
Alligators are ________, surviving on a diet consisting largely of meat.	carnivores	herbivores	omnivores	none of the answers
A turtle's shell is typically divided into two parts, the carapace and the ________.	plastron	middle	center	inside
Each turtle has four well-developed ________, unlike some other reptiles.	limbs	eyes	ears	feet
Identification of individual species of ________ can be very difficult, particularly among the aquatic species.	turtles	alligators	crocodiles	lizards
The common ________ is a large turtle, common throughout much of the South and Southeast.	snapping turtle	painted turtle	musk turtle	map turtle
The ________ is the largest freshwater turtle in North America.	alligator snapping turtle	common snapping turtle	painted turtle	river cooter
Painted turtles, as one might guess from the name, are well marked and ________.	colorful	dull	drab	plain
Many species of ________ turtles are found in the southeastern United States.	map turtles	painted turtle	musk turtles	snapping turtles
The ________ may be the most familiar turtle in America.	slider	map turtle	musk turtle	painted turtle
There are several species of spiny and smooth ________ turtles.	soft-shell	common mud	box	common musk
Soft-shell turtles are highly ________, leaving their watery homes only to nest and to bask in the sun.	aquatic	endangered	natatory	pelagic
The ________ is a true terrestrial, land-dwelling tortoise.	gopher tortoise	box turtle	soft-shell turtle	common mud turtle
________ are the largest single group of reptiles.	Lizards	Turtles	Alligators	Crocodiles
________ lizards prefer semiarid, rocky habitat and are most often found there.	Collard	Glass	All	none of the answers listed
The ________ is commonly known as a chameleon, although it is not a true chameleon.	green anole	fence lizard	lesser earless lizard	glass lizard
There are several species of ________ lizards, one or more of which can be found across much of America.	fence	lesser earless	glass	green anole
________ earned their name because of their often blinding speed.	Racerunners	Skinks	Lesser Earless lizards	Fence lizards
The ________ is the only poisonous lizard in the United States.	gila monster	horned lizard	skink	racerunner
In North America, snakes with movable, hypodermic-type fangs are known as ________.	pit vipers	pythons	boas	none of the answers listed
There are no ________ snakes. They all survive strictly on animal matter.	vegetarian	herbivorous	vegan	none of the answers listed
Like reptiles, amphibians are "cold-blooded," or ________.	ectothermic	endothermic	ectothermic and endothermic	none of the answers listed
Amphibians are one of our most abundant classes of ________.	vertebrates	invertebrates	reptiles	birds
Unlike reptiles, amphibians have ________ skin.	moist	dry	arid	dehydrated
There are about ________ known species of amphibians worldwide.	2,500	3,500	4,500	1,500
Amphibians breathe through the use of _______, lungs, through their skin, or by a combination of these methods.	gills	mouths	jowls	ears
Amphibians rarely drink. They normally ________ water through their ________.	absorb; skin	take in; mouths	emit; skin	swallow; mouths
Of the adult amphibians, only ________ usually have tails.

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