Table of Contents
- 1 What type of feathers provide lightweight insulation?
- 2 What is the hindmost section of an insect?
- 3 What term refers to organisms that obtain their nourishment from dead organisms?
- 4 How do feathers provide insulation?
- 5 What substance makes up the outer shell of a bird egg?
- 6 What substance makes up a bird’s bill?
- 7 What is Saprotrophic nutrition define the term Saprotrophs?
- 8 How do birds feathers insulate?
What type of feathers provide lightweight insulation?
Down feathers are the most effective and durable natural fiber used as insulation in clothing and sleeping bags. It’s exceedingly lightweight and compressible.
What is the hindmost section of an insect?
The aedeagus is part of the male’s abdomen, which is the hindmost of the three major body sections of an insect. The pair of testes of the insect are connected to the aedeagus through the genital ducts.
What is the nutrient rich fluid that feeds an unhatched chick?
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| Term List the 6 categories of birds used by bird watchers? | Definition Perching, birds of prey, water, game, flightless, tropical |
|---|---|
| Term What is the nutrient-rich fluid that feeds an unhatched chick? | Definition Yolk |
| Term The region of an egg where the embryo develops? | Definition Germinal Spot |
What term refers to organisms that obtain their nourishment from dead organisms?
What term refers to organisms that obtain their nourishment from dead organisms? Saprophytes.
How do feathers provide insulation?
Down feathers are great thermal insulators. The loose structure of down feathers traps air. As a result, energy cannot be transmitted easily through down feathers. This means birds are insulated from cold air outside, plus their body heat doesn’t escape easily either.
What type of feathers help insulate the bird?
Down feathers
Down feathers have little or no shaft. They are soft and fluffy. Down feathers help insulate birds by trapping air. Some birds, such as herons, have special down feathers called powder down which breaks up into a fine powder.
What substance makes up the outer shell of a bird egg?
Eggshell is made almost entirely of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) crystals. It is a semipermeable membrane, which means that air and moisture can pass through its pores. The shell also has a thin outermost coating called the bloom or cuticle that helps keep out bacteria and dust.
What substance makes up a bird’s bill?
As a weapon, however, the bill is more show than substance. It’s a lightweight honeycomb of keratin—the same protein that makes up fingernails and horn—supported by thin rods of bone. While its size may deter predators, it is of little use in fighting them.
How many shell membranes does a bird egg have?
The bird egg is a fertilized gamete (or, in the case of some birds, such as chickens, possibly unfertilized) located on the yolk surface and surrounded by albumen, or egg white. The albumen in turn is surrounded by two shell membranes (inner and outer membranes) and then the eggshell.
What is Saprotrophic nutrition define the term Saprotrophs?
Saprotroph, also called saprophyte or saprobe, organism that feeds on nonliving organic matter known as detritus at a microscopic level. The etymology of the word saprotroph comes from the Greek saprós (“rotten, putrid”) and trophē (“nourishment”).
How do birds feathers insulate?
The main insulation against the cold are feathers. The oil that coats their feathers provides another layer of insulation as well as help keep them protected from water. During cold weather you may see birds that appear to be fatter than usual – they are in fact fluffing their feathers to trap warm air beneath them.