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Biol 1902 Midterm Questions & Detailed Answers 2024
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Biol 1902 Midterm Questions & DetailedAnswers 2024
Skunks are black and white because this colour pattern makes them better
camouflaged for night activity. - ANS T
Flocking in birds offers this benefit:
Select one:
a. birds never get lonely
b. birds do not get lost
c. flocks are able to find food more easily
d. a flock provides more eyes to watch for danger and lessens the odds of being
caught for each bird in the flock - ANS d
American Bitterns have streaks down their breast because the stripes:
a. are a type of masquerade
b. allow a bittern to hide in cattail marshes
c. make the bittern look larger (taller) than it really is
d. make bitterns blend into a forest with vertical tree trunks
e. are disruptive patterns for camouflage Incorrect - ANS allow a bittern to hide in
cattail marshes
, Chipping Sparrows have a black line through the eye and a white stripe above it.
These marks are called: - ANS disruptive patterns
if you see a caterpillar covered in yellow and red spines, you would suspect that it:
- ANS background matching
When Underwing Moths open their wings, this happens - ANS bright patterns
startle a predator
Giant Swallowtail caterpillars use masquerade as their first defence - ANS T
Monarch butterfly caterpillars are not good to eat because they contain cardiac
glycosides (terpenoids). They get these by eating milkweed leaves. The way they
acquire the toxins is known as - ANS sequestering
Bright colours worn by insects that are poisonous are known as: - ANS aposematic
colouration
a number of animals, non-related and all armed with some defence, look like each
other - ANS Mullerian Mimicry
W - ANS M
Mallards (ducks) are able to see behind their heads and in front of them at the
same time - ANS T
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