Biology Questions and Answers

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Biology Questions and Answers



  1. What similarities do birds
    and reptiles share regarding
    external coverage,
    reproduction and excretion?


Regarding external covsimilar to reptiles as they presenterage, birds are
impermeable keratinizConcerning reproduction, ied covn botherages.
fecundation is internal and the embryo


develops within Regarding excretion, ba shelled egg.oth excrete (^) uric
acid.



  1. How do birds reproduce?


Birds, like every vertebrate, have sexual
reproduction.within shelled eggs containin Their embryos dg evelop
extraembrythe mother’s body.onic membranes and outside


Birds coand it occurs opulate. Fnly before the femaleecundation is internal
gamete is involved by the calcareous
eggshell.



  1. Is the embryonic
    development in birds direct or
    indirect?


The embryonic development is direct,
there is no larval stage.



  1. What are the
    predominating chemical
    compounds respectively in
    eggshell, white and yolk?
    The eggshell is basicallycalcium carbonate. The white, o made ofr
    albumen, is compprotein. The yolk osed by albumin, is predominantly a
    constituted of lipids but it also contains
    proteins and vitamins.

  2. How different are reptiles
    and birds concerning the
    maintenance of body
    temperature? Are birds rare in
    polar regions?
    Reptiles are heterothermic, i.not control their body temperature.e., they do


Birds hhomeothermic animals, thowever are the firstey are (^) able to
maintain their body temperature
constant.
There are many birds that live in intense
cold regions. Pbirds that live in polar region.enguins are examples of



  1. What are zoonoses? What
    are some examples of
    zoonoses transmitted by
    birds?


Zoonoses artransmitted be human diseasesy animals. Psittacos (^) is, a
bacterial disease, hystoplasmosis and
cryptococcosis,examples of zoonoses transmitted by fungal diseases, are (^)
birds.
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