BIOL1902 Final review / Carleton
University Fall 2019 Solutions 2024
Delayed Implantation involves... - Sperm being stored after mating and used to fertilize
eggs later
Rut Pits are... - Tunnels that moles use to catch food
This is NOT true concerning Moose Antlers - Antlers are permanent structures that grow
continuously and remain on a bull's head all its life
State an example of a Batesian Mimicry pair - Viceroy & Monarch butterflies
Leks are... - Communal display grounds where male sharp-tailed Grouse dance
Nectar is? - An attractant produced by all flowers
Tines and Palms are? - Types of parasitoids
This is NOT an adaption for growing in shady habitats - Having leaves that contain 3
times more Chlorophyll a than b
A fox pants with its tongue hanging out of its open mouth, it is? - Expelling heat through
evaporative cooling
Sex Pheromones are... - Long range olfactory advertisement that serve to attract mates
This plant's seeds hook into hairy animals for their dispersal - Bunchberry
Brood Patches are - Adaptions for keeping eggs warm
When a killdeer's nest is approached, the killdeer...? - Pretends it has broken wings and
shows off a "bloody" patch near its tail
Flight intercept traps are used by? - Orb-Weaver Spiders
Silk Strands and light weight seeds are often found in plants that grow? - Open
meadows and fields
Aposematic Colouration serves to? - Warn a predator about a powerful defence
A female Ruffed Grouse is almost invisible as she sits on her nest because of... -
Background Matching :)
, Parental care in a female Red-Backed salamanders, consists of.... - Laying the eggs in
a rotting log and guarding them until they hatch
At the bottom of a beaver's food pile you would most likely find...? - Branches if
trembling Aspen (poplar) and Willows
Spring Ephemerals often have cleistogamous flowers because... - They guarantee seed
production even if it's too cold for pollinators to fly
Mitreworst splash cups and foam flowers springboards are adaptations for - Seed
dispersal
Moose acquire most of their sodium from: - needles and twigs of Balsam Fir
After watching a male's courtship flight, the female of this species claps wings to tell him
that he can mate with her - Clapping Midge
An opossum's marsupium is analogous to a - Moose's Uterus
A Moose looks unstable on its feet, it most likely is... - Infected with an edoparastic
Brainworm
Which statement is not true concerning opossum Natural History - The female has a 4
month long period
Black Fly larvae uses these for extracting food from flowing water - Labral brushes
In winter, mammals such as foxes do this when they breathe - Keep their mouths closed
and breathe through their nose
Amplexus is... - A special hold used by toads and frogs during mating
A Creche is a? - Large number of ducklings of mixed parentage that are with 1 female
A plant such as IndianPipe that does not make its own food, but gets its carbon
products from other plants with the help of a fungal partner is called a... -
Myconeterstroph
Plants that retain their leaves year-round curl them up to? - Retain water
This is NOT true concerning Moose Ticks - They are also called "Winterticks" bc they're
found on Mooses in winter
This flower attracts an insect by offering a false batch of pollen & then with a collapsing
petal it "slams dunks" its visitors onto its sexual organs - Grass Pink
University Fall 2019 Solutions 2024
Delayed Implantation involves... - Sperm being stored after mating and used to fertilize
eggs later
Rut Pits are... - Tunnels that moles use to catch food
This is NOT true concerning Moose Antlers - Antlers are permanent structures that grow
continuously and remain on a bull's head all its life
State an example of a Batesian Mimicry pair - Viceroy & Monarch butterflies
Leks are... - Communal display grounds where male sharp-tailed Grouse dance
Nectar is? - An attractant produced by all flowers
Tines and Palms are? - Types of parasitoids
This is NOT an adaption for growing in shady habitats - Having leaves that contain 3
times more Chlorophyll a than b
A fox pants with its tongue hanging out of its open mouth, it is? - Expelling heat through
evaporative cooling
Sex Pheromones are... - Long range olfactory advertisement that serve to attract mates
This plant's seeds hook into hairy animals for their dispersal - Bunchberry
Brood Patches are - Adaptions for keeping eggs warm
When a killdeer's nest is approached, the killdeer...? - Pretends it has broken wings and
shows off a "bloody" patch near its tail
Flight intercept traps are used by? - Orb-Weaver Spiders
Silk Strands and light weight seeds are often found in plants that grow? - Open
meadows and fields
Aposematic Colouration serves to? - Warn a predator about a powerful defence
A female Ruffed Grouse is almost invisible as she sits on her nest because of... -
Background Matching :)
, Parental care in a female Red-Backed salamanders, consists of.... - Laying the eggs in
a rotting log and guarding them until they hatch
At the bottom of a beaver's food pile you would most likely find...? - Branches if
trembling Aspen (poplar) and Willows
Spring Ephemerals often have cleistogamous flowers because... - They guarantee seed
production even if it's too cold for pollinators to fly
Mitreworst splash cups and foam flowers springboards are adaptations for - Seed
dispersal
Moose acquire most of their sodium from: - needles and twigs of Balsam Fir
After watching a male's courtship flight, the female of this species claps wings to tell him
that he can mate with her - Clapping Midge
An opossum's marsupium is analogous to a - Moose's Uterus
A Moose looks unstable on its feet, it most likely is... - Infected with an edoparastic
Brainworm
Which statement is not true concerning opossum Natural History - The female has a 4
month long period
Black Fly larvae uses these for extracting food from flowing water - Labral brushes
In winter, mammals such as foxes do this when they breathe - Keep their mouths closed
and breathe through their nose
Amplexus is... - A special hold used by toads and frogs during mating
A Creche is a? - Large number of ducklings of mixed parentage that are with 1 female
A plant such as IndianPipe that does not make its own food, but gets its carbon
products from other plants with the help of a fungal partner is called a... -
Myconeterstroph
Plants that retain their leaves year-round curl them up to? - Retain water
This is NOT true concerning Moose Ticks - They are also called "Winterticks" bc they're
found on Mooses in winter
This flower attracts an insect by offering a false batch of pollen & then with a collapsing
petal it "slams dunks" its visitors onto its sexual organs - Grass Pink
