Consumers & trophic levels
A an animal or plant that eats meat.
What is a carnivore?
A scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians is called this.
What is a herpetologist?
A dormant state of decreased body temperature and metabolism in which certain animals pass the winter.
What is hibernation?
House finch eye disease, avian pox, and salmonellosis mainly affect this variety of birds.
What are songbirds (passerines)?
This, is a term for an animal species which is not native to an area but has been introduced.
What is an exotic species?
These are bacteria and fungi that consume dead matter and return nutrients to the environment.
What are decomposers?
Reptiles breath by means of these.
What are lungs?
The striped skunk and monarch butterfly are examples of animals with this adaptation.
What is warning coloration?
Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever are transmitted by these animals.
What are ticks?
Birds of prey are often known as these.
What are raptors?
The base of a food web is made up of these.
What are producers?
Some reptiles are this, meaning they give live birth.
What is ovoviviparous?
Tidal cycles are controlled by this.
What is the moon?
This fungus is known as "Bd", for its scientific name.
What is Chytrid fungus?
These animals make up nearly half of the known vertebrates on Earth.
What are fish?
In an energy pyramid, only about __% of energy is transferred to the next consuming trophic level
What is 10%
Many reptiles and amphibians have this, a translucent third eyelid.
What is a nictitating membrane?
The gray squirrel is an example of this type of adaptation.
What is countershading?
This disease is caused either by EHD disease or bluetongue disease.
What is hemorrhagic disease?
Species which do not show notable differences in color, size, shape, or structure, between sexes are known as this.
What is sexually monomorphic?
The highest trophic level in a food web.
What is a tertiary consumer?
Some species of frog, particularly this, are hunted for use as dissection specimens.
What are leopard frogs?
Camouflage is also sometimes called this.
What is cryptic coloration?
Hemorrhagic disease is transmitted by these animals.
What are biting flies?
Swimmer ducks are divided into these two categories.
What are dabblers and divers?