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BIOL 1902 Questions + Answers Graded A+
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3 ways cowbirds find hosts - 1. sit high on perch and look around 
2. walk on ground and look 
3. drive birds off by scaring them so that they can lay their eggs 
4 advantages of seed dispersal - -Avoids crowding competition 
-Prevents spread of disease 
-Prevents in-breeding 
-Saves some offspring from being eaten 
5 adaptations of obligate brood parasites - 1. fast egg laying (20-40 sec for cowbirds) 
2. thicker egg shells 
3. fast hatching egg 
4. removal of host egg prior to laying 
5. baby ...
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Animal Science 200 Exam 2 UW Madison Study Questions with Answers
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6 orders of birds cursorial 
psittaciformes 
passeriformes 
columbiformes 
anseriforms 
galliformes 
 
cursorial birds -flightless birds 
-precocial young 
-no keel bone 
ex: ostrich, emu 
 
precocial babies are more mature when born 
 
Psittaciformes -hooked bills 
-X shaped feet, 2 toes forward, 2 toes back 
-can "talk" 
-altricial young 
ex: macaw, cockatoo, parrots 
 
altricial babies not mature when born, less developed 
 
Passeriformes -songbirds, perching 
-not often kept as pets 
-deve...
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BIOL 1902 - Final Exam Questions + Answers Graded A+
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_____ eggs have elaborate nests 
why? - small 
because these young birds stay in nests for a long time after birth (they are altricial) 
______ eggs have litte effort in nest building - big 
________ moving animals tend to be hermaphroditic - 1) slow 
Antlers are used as an indicator of: - 1. age 
Are clams ectoparasites? - Only baby clams 
Are ectoparasites normally flat bodied or round bodies? - Flay bodied 
Are intromittent organs always on display? - no, when it is not needed it is typically...
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Natural History BIO 1902 - Final Exam Question with 100 % correct answers | Verified | updated
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1# problem for predators - Starvation 
Active searching - (search and capture) Walking around until they pick up a trail of prey. 
Wolfs, wolf spiders, Tiger beetles. 
Adaptations for storing food - Enlarged salivary glands that make food sticky can stick to places. 
Nest early, Memory (a large hippocampus provides excellent spatial memory). Chickadee's hippocampus 
grows larger before winter. 
Adaptions of Brown Headed Cowbirds - Fast egg laying, 20-40 seconds compare to hour to not get 
caugh...
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ALAT Final Exam Practice | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
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What is not a physical method of euthanasia? - Carbon Dioxide 
Mice exhibit postpartum estrus. They will normally come into estrus within ______ hours after giving 
birth. - 24 
A male ferret is called a ____ and a female is called a _____. - Hob; jill 
Scientific technology has developed the technique for introducing genetic material from one animal into 
the fertilized egg of a different animal. When the offspring are born they are called ____. - 
Transgenics 
Eating feces is termed _____. - C...
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(T/F) Crop milk is similar to mammalian milk. - False 
(T/F) Only birds in the order columbiformes produce crop milk. - True 
What nonhuman primate commonly gives birth to twins? - Marmosets 
The gestation period in goats is ____________ days. - 143-154 
How often should shelving and cage racks for rats be sanitized? - Once every two weeks 
At what age do dogs reach sexual maturity? - 6-10 months 
Do pigs defecate in a particular area in their pens? - Yes, they defecate near their waterers. 
A m...
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What is not a physical method of euthanasia? - Answer- Carbon Dioxide 
 
Mice exhibit postpartum estrus. They will normally come into estrus within ______ hours after giving birth. - Answer- 24 
 
A male ferret is called a ____ and a female is called a _____. - Answer- Hob; jill 
 
Scientific technology has developed the technique for introducing genetic material from one animal into the fertilized egg of a different animal. When the offspring are born they are called ____. - Answer- Transgenics...
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ALAT Final Exam Practice Questions with Correct Answers 
What is not a physical method of euthanasia? - Answer-Carbon Dioxide 
 
Mice exhibit postpartum estrus. They will normally come into estrus within ______ hours after giving birth. - Answer-24 
 
A male ferret is called a ____ and a female is called a _____. - Answer-Hob; jill 
 
Scientific technology has developed the technique for introducing genetic material from one animal into the fertilized egg of a different animal. When the offspri...
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ZOL1502 Exam Notes
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ZOL1502 
Exam Notes. Detailed working, solutions, memo, notes & explanations. 1. Sinus venosus is a 
a. Vein from sinuses to the heart. 
b. Large chamber receiving blood from the body. 
c. Diverticulum of the alimentary system 
d. Base of truncus arteriosus 
e. A complex of sinuses proximal to the kidneys 
2. By the late Carboniferous, the amniotes had separated into three lineages which are 
a. Turtles, Sphenodons and Amphisbaenians 
b. Turtles, Thecodonts and Ichthyosaurs 
c. Anapsids, Synapsi...
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ALAT Final Exam Practice | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
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ALAT Final Exam Practice | 100% Correct 
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What is not a physical method of euthanasia? - Carbon Dioxide 
 
Mice exhibit postpartum estrus. They will normally come into estrus within ______ hours after giving 
birth. - 24 
 
A male ferret is called a ____ and a female is called a _____. - Hob; jill 
 
Scientific technology has developed the technique for introducing genetic material from one animal into 
the fertilized egg of a different animal. When the o...
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