BIOL 1902 A Midterm Notes Exam Questions With Correct Answers

BIOL 1902 A Midterm Notes Exam
Questions With Correct Answers

Natural History - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Is nature (living, breathing,
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dynamic animals, dynamic plants.) Natural history is considered an
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observational science. |




"HERPS"- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Another name for reptiles and
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amphibians


Naturalist- - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Is someone with a general interest
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in natural history.
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Camouflage = ? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Concealment.
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Bicolouration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Aposematic colouration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-bright colours of
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animals that release chemicals or stingers
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,Mullerian Mimicry - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-When a group of unrelated
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animals are all defended and bear similar appearance's. Milkweed
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beetle & Milkweed bug.
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Thanatosis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Term used for animals that play
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dead.


which animal uses YARDING a a behavioural defence ? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-White Tailed deer. | |




What does bird FLOCKING do ? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-When a group
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of unrelated animals are all defended and bear similar appearance's.
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Milkweed beetle & Milkweed bug. | | | |




Group Defence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-can be defensive, like wasps in
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the ground, lets out chemical to let others know there is danger (attack
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pheromones).


What are alarm calls ? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-smaller birds signal
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other or larger birds to help attack bigger birds.
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Mobbing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pre-motive defence
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Vigilance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Being alert & scanning for danger.
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,Olfactory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nose | | |




Visual - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Eyes
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Auditory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ears | | |




3 Sensory Organs All Aligned - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Beavers
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External Pinnae - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Captures sounds
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Retina - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Better for low light conditions, located
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in the back part of the eye.
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Tapetum Lucidum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-also known as eye shine.
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When light hits the reflective layer behind the retina, different colours
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will appear.
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The only bird that has eyeshine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Whiperwhill
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Why do deers benefit from being in a herd? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-So
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they have more time to eat, and more numbers to watch out for danger.
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, The two types of bird flocks are? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Single Species
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Mixed species |




Plant Defence (Armour) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Physical defence (like
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bark on trees)
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Plant Defence (Thistles/Spines) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Act like
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modified leaves. |




Plant Defences (Prickles) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Epidermal
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outgrowths, like hairs. | |




Plant Defences (Thorn) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Modified Branches
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Trichomes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Also known as plant hairs.
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Mullien - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Acts like a blush when comes into
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contact with the face.
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Small balls on the end of Trichomes contain ? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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chemicals inside, they break open, which gives plants a chemical
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defence. (Stinging Nettle) (Burning reaction)
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