Q1) Taxonomy: All birds are in the same kingdom (Animalia), phylum (Chordata), and class (Aves). At the next level, order, the birds begin to diverge. True or False?


Q2) Taxonomy: Barn Owls belong to what family?

Q3) Taxonomy: Barn Owls belong to what order?

Q4) Taxonomy: Barn Owls belong to what genus?

Q5) Taxonomy: the binomial name given to the Barn Owl is _________ ?

Q6) The Barn Owl is nocturnal and a _______?

Q7) Sexes similar in plumage, and females are smaller than males.

Q8) Up to ___?__ different species of the Barn Owl have been described worldwide. The North American form is the largest, weighing more than twice as much as the smallest race from the Galapagos Islands.

Q9) The Barn Owl is one of the few bird species with the female showier (plumage) than the male.

Q10) Barn Owls have a keen sense of hearing and can catch mice in complete darkness in the lab, or hidden by vegetation, or in snow in the wild.