Carleton University BIOL 1902 FINAL
Active Searching Correct Answers Animals that actively
search and capture their prey. Example: Spiders & Tiger Beetles
Adaptations against cowbirds Correct Answers Building layers.
Grasp Ejectors (American Robins & Gray Catbirds). Puncture
Ejectors (smaller birds)
Adaptations for food storage Correct Answers Enlarged
salivary glands, sticky saliva, nesting early, impressive memory
Adaptations for Scavenging Correct Answers Featherless head,
huge raptorial bill, carrion detected by smell, refined sense of
smell, enlarged nasal chamber, large olfactory bulb in brain
Adhesive Trap Correct Answers Sticks to prey. Example:
Butterwort
Advantages of Seed Dispersal Correct Answers Avoids
crowding and competition. Prevents spreading of disease or
parasites. Prevents inbreeding. Saves some of the offspring from
being eaten.
Aerial Light Displays Correct Answers Display by fireflies
Aggressive Mimicry Correct Answers Animals that use part of
its body to draw in prey. Example: Alligator Snapping Turtle &
Angler Fish
,Aggressive Nest Defences Correct Answers Gulls and Terns
poop and vomit dead fish
Altricial Correct Answers Born helpless. Example: Black Bear
Cubs (females stay with them for 1.5 years, 2 month gestation)
& Opossums
Amplexus Correct Answers Lets eggs go. Example: Frogs &
Toads
Amplifiers Correct Answers Used by tree crickets to sound
louder
Anemophily Correct Answers Wind pollination. Example:
Grass Pollen, Sedge Meadow, Goldenrod, Dandelion.
Antiaphrodisiacs Correct Answers Lowers sex appetite.
Example: Male Garter Snakes (along with plug)
Asexual Correct Answers One donor. No genetic diversity
Asymmetrical Ear Openings Correct Answers Allows for
vertical separation and accurate pinpointing of sound. Example:
Owls
Asynchronous Correct Answers Incubation starts after first egg
is laid. Lessens feeding stress. Ensures survival of some young.
Example: Owl & Hawk clutches
Autotrophic Correct Answers Plants that make their own food
, Avoid being eaten Correct Answers Male Spiders,
Scorpionflies, & Dance Flies give edible courtship gifts
Baculum Correct Answers Penis bone
Ballistic Ejection Correct Answers Orange Jewelweed: pod
straps are under high tension and explode like a catapult. Seeds
are thrown several meters
Barbs Correct Answers Ectoparasitic adaption on hypostome to
go through the flesh of an animal
Barnacles Correct Answers Hermaphrodites with a giant penis
Bashing Stamens Correct Answers Must be stepped on.
Example: Laurels
Bioaccumulation Correct Answers Accumulation of
substances, such as pesticides, or other chemicals in an organism
Blind Stagger Correct Answers When moose can't orient
themselves after a brainworm and dies
Boom or Bust Correct Answers Strategy employed by plants
for seed production based on environment.
Both Correct Answers Songbird incubation sex.
Botulism Correct Answers Specific disease in birds
Active Searching Correct Answers Animals that actively
search and capture their prey. Example: Spiders & Tiger Beetles
Adaptations against cowbirds Correct Answers Building layers.
Grasp Ejectors (American Robins & Gray Catbirds). Puncture
Ejectors (smaller birds)
Adaptations for food storage Correct Answers Enlarged
salivary glands, sticky saliva, nesting early, impressive memory
Adaptations for Scavenging Correct Answers Featherless head,
huge raptorial bill, carrion detected by smell, refined sense of
smell, enlarged nasal chamber, large olfactory bulb in brain
Adhesive Trap Correct Answers Sticks to prey. Example:
Butterwort
Advantages of Seed Dispersal Correct Answers Avoids
crowding and competition. Prevents spreading of disease or
parasites. Prevents inbreeding. Saves some of the offspring from
being eaten.
Aerial Light Displays Correct Answers Display by fireflies
Aggressive Mimicry Correct Answers Animals that use part of
its body to draw in prey. Example: Alligator Snapping Turtle &
Angler Fish
,Aggressive Nest Defences Correct Answers Gulls and Terns
poop and vomit dead fish
Altricial Correct Answers Born helpless. Example: Black Bear
Cubs (females stay with them for 1.5 years, 2 month gestation)
& Opossums
Amplexus Correct Answers Lets eggs go. Example: Frogs &
Toads
Amplifiers Correct Answers Used by tree crickets to sound
louder
Anemophily Correct Answers Wind pollination. Example:
Grass Pollen, Sedge Meadow, Goldenrod, Dandelion.
Antiaphrodisiacs Correct Answers Lowers sex appetite.
Example: Male Garter Snakes (along with plug)
Asexual Correct Answers One donor. No genetic diversity
Asymmetrical Ear Openings Correct Answers Allows for
vertical separation and accurate pinpointing of sound. Example:
Owls
Asynchronous Correct Answers Incubation starts after first egg
is laid. Lessens feeding stress. Ensures survival of some young.
Example: Owl & Hawk clutches
Autotrophic Correct Answers Plants that make their own food
, Avoid being eaten Correct Answers Male Spiders,
Scorpionflies, & Dance Flies give edible courtship gifts
Baculum Correct Answers Penis bone
Ballistic Ejection Correct Answers Orange Jewelweed: pod
straps are under high tension and explode like a catapult. Seeds
are thrown several meters
Barbs Correct Answers Ectoparasitic adaption on hypostome to
go through the flesh of an animal
Barnacles Correct Answers Hermaphrodites with a giant penis
Bashing Stamens Correct Answers Must be stepped on.
Example: Laurels
Bioaccumulation Correct Answers Accumulation of
substances, such as pesticides, or other chemicals in an organism
Blind Stagger Correct Answers When moose can't orient
themselves after a brainworm and dies
Boom or Bust Correct Answers Strategy employed by plants
for seed production based on environment.
Both Correct Answers Songbird incubation sex.
Botulism Correct Answers Specific disease in birds
