IB 329 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a way animals avoid being detected by a predator? -
Answers - use aposematic coloration
A species of harmless butterfly evolves to have bright warning coloration similar to a
species of poisonous butterfly.
This would be an example of: - Answers - Batesian Mimicry
A study found that kingfishers do not seem to forage optimally: larger fish have the most
nutrition but the kingfishers
preferentially eat small fish. Why might kingfishers forage "sub-optimally"? - Answers - -
Larger fish swim faster and are therefore harder to catch
- Kingfishers can capture and eat smaller fish faster, thereby reducing handling time
- Smaller fish are more abundant in the habitat
In honey bee dance communication, ___________
gives information on distance, and ________ gives information on direction of a food
source. - Answers - number of waggles, angle relative to gravity
How did James Gould's 1975 experiment support that bees use the dance language to
communicate the location of - Answers - He tricked bees into dancing to a location they
had never actually visited.
Why do animals of many species disperse from their natal area? - Answers - - to avoid
inbreeding depression
- to avoid competition with relatives for resources
- to increase chance of finding an open territory
Which of the terms below describes the seasonal movement of animals between two
different areas or parts of their - Answers - Migration
Nearly all taxonomic groups have examples of species that are capable of producing
asexually. Which of the following is
an exception with all species thought to only reproduce sexually? - Answers - Mammals
Anisogamy is best defined by which of the following? - Answers - A union between two
gametes that differ in size or form
Sexual selection theory predicts differences in mating strategies between the sexes
based on differences in initial
ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a way animals avoid being detected by a predator? -
Answers - use aposematic coloration
A species of harmless butterfly evolves to have bright warning coloration similar to a
species of poisonous butterfly.
This would be an example of: - Answers - Batesian Mimicry
A study found that kingfishers do not seem to forage optimally: larger fish have the most
nutrition but the kingfishers
preferentially eat small fish. Why might kingfishers forage "sub-optimally"? - Answers - -
Larger fish swim faster and are therefore harder to catch
- Kingfishers can capture and eat smaller fish faster, thereby reducing handling time
- Smaller fish are more abundant in the habitat
In honey bee dance communication, ___________
gives information on distance, and ________ gives information on direction of a food
source. - Answers - number of waggles, angle relative to gravity
How did James Gould's 1975 experiment support that bees use the dance language to
communicate the location of - Answers - He tricked bees into dancing to a location they
had never actually visited.
Why do animals of many species disperse from their natal area? - Answers - - to avoid
inbreeding depression
- to avoid competition with relatives for resources
- to increase chance of finding an open territory
Which of the terms below describes the seasonal movement of animals between two
different areas or parts of their - Answers - Migration
Nearly all taxonomic groups have examples of species that are capable of producing
asexually. Which of the following is
an exception with all species thought to only reproduce sexually? - Answers - Mammals
Anisogamy is best defined by which of the following? - Answers - A union between two
gametes that differ in size or form
Sexual selection theory predicts differences in mating strategies between the sexes
based on differences in initial
