BIO 182 Final Test Questions with Correct Answers

Which of the following displays Batesian mimicry? -Different Heloconid butterfly species from the same area come to resemble each other. -A non poisonous king snake resembles a poisonous coral snake. -Wasps and yellow jackets (both dangerous) have the same coloring patterns. - Answer--A non poisonous king snake resembles a poisonous coral snake. Competition between members of the same species -Aspecific -Intraspecific -Interspecific -Counterspecific - Answer--Intraspecific The open ocean and tropical rain forest are the two largest contributors to Earth's net primary productivity because -Both cover small areas of the Earth -Nutrients cycle quickly in both ecosystems -Both have high rates of net primary productivity -The ocean covers a huge surface area and the tropical rain forests have a high rate of productivity - Answer--The ocean covers a huge surface area and the tropical rain forests have a high rate of productivity Which of the following helps a prey species advertise to predators that it is unpalatable? -cryptic coloration -aposematic coloration -secondary compounds -Mullerian mimicry -Batesian mimicry - Answer--aposematic coloration What is used to show the network of feeding relationships in an ecosystem? -Food web -nutrient cycle diagram