Leaf cutter ants cannot digest leaves on their own

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Leaf cutter ants cannot digest leaves on their own. They rely upon a _____ relationship with a species of _____ to get nutrients from the leaves they collect.

mutualistic, fungus

symbiotic, bacteria

communalistic, bacteria

parasitic, fungus

none of the above

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We discussed a type of sea bird that has an adaptation for defense against predators. What did it involve.

excretion of fecal matter

flocking

projectile vomit

none of the above

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Question 3

The Viceroy butterfly using warning coloration to scare away predators, however the butterfly is not toxic. The viceroy’s adaptation is still useful because it is mimicking what other species?

pipevine swallowtail

poison arrow frogs

monarch butterfly

n’gwa

no other species, the viceroy is toxic

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Which of the following is not a form of symbiosis?

parasitism

mutualism

commensalism

predation

none of the above

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Question 351 pts

From the discussion in class, what three species does the parasite Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis) have a symbiotic relationship with?

pigs, sheep, goats

cats, raccoons, rats

ants, trees, and fungus

humans, mice, cats

all three species are not provided in any of the above options

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Question 361 pts

One example of a chemical defense against predation that is found in North Carolina is_____.

poison arrow frogs

poison ivy

fugu fish

Australian sea snakes

none of the above

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Question 37

One important example of mutualism that effects all of our daily lives is ______.

humans and cows (hamburger)

humans and the common cold

humans competing with other humans

humans and their gut bacteria

cats and mice

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Question 38

In class we watched a short video about a species which utilizes both camouflage and warning coloration. This species possessed extreme adaptations to allow it do so. What was this species?

flamboyant cuttlefish

pepper moth

giant cuttlefish

mimic octopus

none of the above

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Question 391 pts

The zombie ant fungus that we discussed in class in an example of what?

parasitism

commensalism

predation

A and B

A and C

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Question 401 pts

There were two similar looking snake species we discussed in class (one venomous and one not). I taught the room how to distinguish between the two. What description bellow would identify the non-venomous snake?

red bands touching black bands

red bands touching yellow bands

a diamond pattern on the stomach

white mouth parts

A and B

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Question 411 pts

In class we discussed a species that behaves like the real world Alien chest buster (young incubates in a host than explodes out when grown). What type of organism was it?

wasp

fungus

ant

bacteria

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Question 42

Red Queen explains why _______.

prey don’t evolve perfect defenses

predators don’t evolve into perfect hunters

some organisms have extreme toxicity

all of the above

none of the above

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Question 43

In class we discussed another species besides humans that perform agriculture. What where they?

Primates

Birds

ants

wasps

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Question 441 pts

What was finally added to the honey badger enclosure that was successful at keeping Stoffel in (last thing mentioned that was added)?

they removed the trees

high cinder block walls

moat

electric fence

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Question 451 pts

The honey badger tendency to attack between the legs of other animals is an effective deterrent because ____.

it will prevent the animal from adding to it’s total fitness

it prevents the birth of additional competetors

they are the softest part

It will prevent the animal from adding to it’s direct fitness

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Question 46

Which of the below species is the honey badger related to most closely?

weasel

badger

shrew

skunk

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Question 47

A honey badger can open a fridger

True

False

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Question 48

The loose skin of the honey badger is a defense mechanism to prevent other animals from killing and eating them. What animal was the honey badger exposed to that prompted the charecters in the movies to mention this, and what type of anti predation adaption is this?

lions; behavioral

lions; physical

hyenas; physical

hyenas; behavioral

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Question 49

In the film they used honey badgers at a rehab center as a test for what new invention, and was it successful?

honey badger proof beehives; no

honey badger traps; no

honey badger traps; yes

honey badger traps; yes

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Question 50

Did it appear as if Stoffel liked his owner?

yes

no

No answer text provided.

No answer text provided.

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Question 51

What is strange about young honey badgers?

they form small packs

they are raised by many females

they stay with their mothers for two years

they can projectile vomit to defend themselves

none of the above

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Question 52

Besides their ferocity honey badgers have an additional defense mechanism to defend from larger animals. They have been known to ____ which is an example of a ______ adaptation to prevent predation.

excrete musk; physical

excrete musk; chemical

their problem solving skills; behavioral

their problem solving skill; physical

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Question 53

What happened to Stoffel the second time he got into the lion enclosure?

he bit the males testicles

he claimed their food and drove them off

he was severely mauled

he passed through to get to the house

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Question 54

Where does all energy for life originate?

the sun

plants

Bacteria

carnivores

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Question 55

How much cow biomass can be made from 1000 pounds of grass?

1000 pounds

500 pounds

250 pounds

100 pounds

none of the above

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Question 56

Carnivores are what kind of consumer

Primary

secondary

Tertiary

answers A and B

answers B and C

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Question 57

What becomes of most of the biomass that animals eat?

turned into the animals biomass

lost to cellular respiration

passes through the gut and excreted as feces

answers A and B

answers B and C

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Question 58

The beginning of every food chain starts with? (the organisms that all others get energy from)

producers

primary consumers

secondary consumers

tertiary consumers

none of the above

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Question 59

When a species is introduced to a new environment and it out competes the native species it is called what?

Invasive

well adapted

a generalist

a specialist

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Question 60

One common reason we discussed in class that can lead to an invasive species succeeding was what?

too much competition in it’s home envirometn

lack of population control (predators)

lack of native species in it’s niche

none of the above