BIOL 1902 Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
A harmless moth looks just like a harmless beetle. This is an
example of:
a) Batesian Mimicry
b) Mullerian Mimicry
c) Aggressive Mimicry
d) Background matching
e)none of the above Correct Answers e)none of the above
A moth sits camouflaged on a tree trunk. When disturbed, it
opens its wings and two large eyespots appear. These: Correct
Answers startle the predator
A Polar Bear is very large and rotund (round). This shape
conforms to: Correct Answers Bergmann's Rule
Alkaloids and terpenoids are major types of plant defences.
They differ by: Correct Answers alkaloids contain nitrogen
while terpenoids do not
American Bitterns have streaks down their breast because the
stripes: Correct Answers allow bitterns to hide in cattail
marshes
An analogous structure Correct Answers Has the same function
as another structure on a different animal but arises from a
different part of the body
, An insect eats a plant and continues to stay in its juvenile state
and cannot change into an adult. It likely ate: Correct Answers
balsam fir
Analogous to the mandibles of a caterpillar are: Correct
Answers the incisors of a rodent
Animals in northern areas tend to be paler than animals farther
south. This principle is known as: Correct Answers Gloger's
Rule
Autotomy is the ability to shed a body part and regrow it. This is
a defence of: Correct Answers Five-lined skinks
Bats are the only animals to use echolocation to locate prey.
Correct Answers False
Before a fisher eats a porcupine it skins (it removes its hide)
Correct Answers True
Black Fly larvae attain food by using labral brushes to filter-feed
in flowing water Correct Answers True
Black-capped Chickadees conserve energy on cold nights by:
a) shivering
b) fluffing up their feathers to trap more air
c)sleeping in sheltered sites (under snow covered branches or
inside cavities in trees)
d) entering torpor
e) all of the above Correct Answers e) all of the above
A harmless moth looks just like a harmless beetle. This is an
example of:
a) Batesian Mimicry
b) Mullerian Mimicry
c) Aggressive Mimicry
d) Background matching
e)none of the above Correct Answers e)none of the above
A moth sits camouflaged on a tree trunk. When disturbed, it
opens its wings and two large eyespots appear. These: Correct
Answers startle the predator
A Polar Bear is very large and rotund (round). This shape
conforms to: Correct Answers Bergmann's Rule
Alkaloids and terpenoids are major types of plant defences.
They differ by: Correct Answers alkaloids contain nitrogen
while terpenoids do not
American Bitterns have streaks down their breast because the
stripes: Correct Answers allow bitterns to hide in cattail
marshes
An analogous structure Correct Answers Has the same function
as another structure on a different animal but arises from a
different part of the body
, An insect eats a plant and continues to stay in its juvenile state
and cannot change into an adult. It likely ate: Correct Answers
balsam fir
Analogous to the mandibles of a caterpillar are: Correct
Answers the incisors of a rodent
Animals in northern areas tend to be paler than animals farther
south. This principle is known as: Correct Answers Gloger's
Rule
Autotomy is the ability to shed a body part and regrow it. This is
a defence of: Correct Answers Five-lined skinks
Bats are the only animals to use echolocation to locate prey.
Correct Answers False
Before a fisher eats a porcupine it skins (it removes its hide)
Correct Answers True
Black Fly larvae attain food by using labral brushes to filter-feed
in flowing water Correct Answers True
Black-capped Chickadees conserve energy on cold nights by:
a) shivering
b) fluffing up their feathers to trap more air
c)sleeping in sheltered sites (under snow covered branches or
inside cavities in trees)
d) entering torpor
e) all of the above Correct Answers e) all of the above
