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Quiz about Greater Flamingoes and Other Flamingoes

Greater Flamingoes and Other Flamingoes Quiz

This is, rather surprisingly, a school assignment! Oh well. I just hope that it's just as fun as one that wasn't an assignment.

A multiple-choice quiz by catfriend539. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
catfriend539

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
201,069

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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455

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Question 1 of 10

1. Are flamingoes capable of living in volcanic lakes?

Yes

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these is not a food source for the greater flamingo? Hint

Invertebrates

They eat all of these

Algae

Fish

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the baleen-like structure in a flamingo's bill called? Hint

Lamollo

Lamellae

Lamelle

Lemellae

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Question 4 of 10

4. The greater flamingo is the largest species of flamingo.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which of these places does the greater flamingo NOT live? Hint

The USA

China

Chile

The Galapagos Islands

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the usual size of a flamingo clutch? Hint

Two eggs

One egg

Three eggs

Four eggs

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which flamingo does the incubation chores? Hint

Both the parents

The male

The female

It is shared throughout the colony

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the flamingo's hind toe called? Hint

A hellax

A hallux

A hallex

A hullax

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the color of an adult flamingo's eyes? Hint

Yellow

Gray

Pink

Any of these

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which half of a flamingo's bill moves up and down? Hint

The upper half

It varies according to the species

The bottom half

Sometimes one and sometimes the other

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Are flamingoes capable of living in volcanic lakes?

Answer: Yes

Flamingoes are one of the very few species designed to be able to live in hot volcanic lakes. In fact, the very name "flamingo" has its root in "flaming."

2. Which of these is not a food source for the greater flamingo?

Answer: Fish

The major food sources for greater flamingoes are shrimp, crustaceans, and algae.

3. What is the baleen-like structure in a flamingo's bill called?

Answer: Lamellae

The lamellae, coupled with ridges on the flamingo's bill, help the flamingo filter its food out of the water.

4. The greater flamingo is the largest species of flamingo.

Answer: True

Greater flamingoes stand five feet tall and have an equally large wingspan.

5. In which of these places does the greater flamingo NOT live?

Answer: China

Greater flamingoes have the widest distribution of any flamingo. They have been found in Argentina, France, Spain, Turkey, the Middle East, Africa, and most of South America. Populations also exist in Florida.

6. What is the usual size of a flamingo clutch?

Answer: One egg

Only one egg is laid in the nest. If it falls, it is usually not picked up and is fair prey to predators.

7. Which flamingo does the incubation chores?

Answer: Both the parents

The male and the female flamingo take turns incubating the nest. Sounds pretty fair to me.

8. What is the flamingo's hind toe called?

Answer: A hallux

Greater flamingoes have four toes: three facing forward and another on the back of the foot.

9. What is the color of an adult flamingo's eyes?

Answer: Yellow

An adult flamingo's eyes are bright yellow. A young flamingo's eyes are gray.

10. Which half of a flamingo's bill moves up and down?

Answer: The upper half

Unlike our mouths, it is the upper half of a flamingo's beak (the jaw is called a mandible) which moves. This is why the flamingo turns its head upside down to eat or drink.

Source: Author catfriend539

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