BIOL 1902 MIDTERM COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW (NEWLY UPDATED & VERIFIED) –
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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 any
one bird being caught by a predator
e. All of the above
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The correct answer is: a flock provides more eyes to watch for danger and
lessens the odds of any one bird being caught by a predator
Question 2
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Inchworms are caterpillars that look exactly like twigs in their shape and colour.
This defence is known as:
Select one:
a. coincident disruptive colouration
b. masquerade
c. cryptic colouration
d. background matching
e. none of these choices are correct
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The correct answer is: masquerade
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The correct answer is 'False'.
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excellent choice!
The correct answer is 'False'.
Question 5
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Chipping Sparrows have a black line through the eye and a white stripe above it.
These marks are called:
Select one:
a. coincident background matching patterns
b. startle patterns
c. cryptic patterns
d. disruptive patterns
e. background matching
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Question 6
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
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if you see a caterpillar covered in yellow and red spines, you would suspect that
it:
Select one:
a. is about to transform into a moth or butterfly
b. is using disruptive colouration for camouflage
c. is background matching
d. has a strong chemical defence
e. is going out on a date
Question 7
Correct
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Thorns are:
Select one:
a. modified leaves
b. modified epidermal structures
c. modified branches
d. structural elements that are digestibility reducers
e. very uncomfortable underwear
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The correct answer is: modified branches
Question 8
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American Bitterns have streaks down their breast because the stripes:
Select one:
a. allow bitterns to hide in cattail marshes
b. make bitterns hide in a forest with vertical tree trunks
c. make bitterns look larger (taller) than they really are
d. are a type of masquerade
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The correct answer is: allow bitterns to hide in cattail marshes
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The correct answer is 'True'.
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Insects that swim at the surface of ponds often exhibit this defence principle:
Select one:
a. countershading
b. aposematic colouration
c. masquerade
d. disruptive colouration
e. bicolouration
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CARLETON
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 any
one bird being caught by a predator
e. All of the above
Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: a flock provides more eyes to watch for danger and
lessens the odds of any one bird being caught by a predator
Question 2
Correct
Question text
Inchworms are caterpillars that look exactly like twigs in their shape and colour.
This defence is known as:
Select one:
a. coincident disruptive colouration
b. masquerade
c. cryptic colouration
d. background matching
e. none of these choices are correct
Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: masquerade
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you are dead right on this one!
The correct answer is 'False'.
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excellent choice!
The correct answer is 'False'.
Question 5
Correct
Question text
Chipping Sparrows have a black line through the eye and a white stripe above it.
These marks are called:
Select one:
a. coincident background matching patterns
b. startle patterns
c. cryptic patterns
d. disruptive patterns
e. background matching
Feedback
Your answer is correct.
Question 6
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
,Question text
if you see a caterpillar covered in yellow and red spines, you would suspect that
it:
Select one:
a. is about to transform into a moth or butterfly
b. is using disruptive colouration for camouflage
c. is background matching
d. has a strong chemical defence
e. is going out on a date
Question 7
Correct
Question text
Thorns are:
Select one:
a. modified leaves
b. modified epidermal structures
c. modified branches
d. structural elements that are digestibility reducers
e. very uncomfortable underwear
Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: modified branches
Question 8
Correct
Question text
American Bitterns have streaks down their breast because the stripes:
Select one:
a. allow bitterns to hide in cattail marshes
b. make bitterns hide in a forest with vertical tree trunks
c. make bitterns look larger (taller) than they really are
d. are a type of masquerade
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Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: allow bitterns to hide in cattail marshes
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that answer lights up my day!
The correct answer is 'True'.
Question text
Insects that swim at the surface of ponds often exhibit this defence principle:
Select one:
a. countershading
b. aposematic colouration
c. masquerade
d. disruptive colouration
e. bicolouration
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