Olympiad Test Level 1: Birds and Common Insects - Class 3 MCQ

Some birds cannot fly at all, they have weak flight muscles and heavy bodies. Eg. Ostrich and Kiwi.

Carnivores include animals like the hawk and eagle. 

In winter, the climatic conditions of Siberia are not suitable for birds living in these areas. Siberian Cranes have the longest migratory period, so they are called migratory birds.

Humming Bird is the smallest bird in the world.

Insects breathe through a complex network of tubules called the tracheae. Large tracheae connect to spiracles opening at the surface of the body, where air enters and carbon dioxide exits.

a) Ant – Biting and chewing mouthparts

b) Housefly – Sucking type feeding habit

c) Grasshopper – Biting and chewing mouthparts 

d) Ladybug – Biting and chewing mouthparts

Duck and goose have broad and flat beaks to catch insects from sand and muddy water.

Kiwi is a flightless bird; it has wings but it cannot fly. Duck has a broad and flat beak. Eagle is a scavenger which eats dead animals.

There are six or (Three pairs) of legs found in insects.

Bats are mammals because, like all mammals, they make milk for their young. Bats are not birds because they don't have feathers, they don't lay eggs, and are built very differently from birds.