Animal responses
What is the ability of an animal to return to its home location called?
Homing
Name the plant response that happens quickly and reversibly in response to touch
Thigmonasty
A type of parasite that relies on others (other species) to raise their young
Brood parasite
The mating system where one female mates with several males
Polyandry
Lemurs mark their territory using specialised glands in what part of their body
Wrists, genitals (accept either)
What is it called when the rate of turning of an animal increases as the external stimulus gets stronger?
Klinokineses
According to Allard and Garner’s experiments, what period (photo or noctoperiod) determines whether a plant flowers?
The noctoperiod (length of night)
Name one type of relationship that can be classified as exploitation
Herbivory, parasitism or predation
What reproductive strategy do lions have - K or R?
K
Male anglerfish bite onto a female, fusion-bonding to her body so she can carry multiple husbands at once. Which mating system is this?
Polyandry
When a biological rhythm continues in constant environmental conditions it is called ..?
The free running period
What is the name of the organ situated at the base of plant leaves that mediates nastic responses?
Pulvinus
Nitrogen fixing bacteria convert nitrogen gas from the air into nitrogen-containing compounds in the soil. Legumes (peas, beans, clover) have nodules in their roots that house these nitrogen-fixing bacteria. What type of relationship do legumes and bacteria have?
Mutualism
The top-ranking individual in a linear dominance hierarchy is called ?
the alpha
Sunflower shoots bend directly toward the sun as it moves across the sky during the day. What type of growth response is this directional movement?
Positive phototropism
Seasonal migration is an example of a what rhythm?
Circannual rhythm
Name the pigment that is produced in the presence of red light
Phytochrome far red (Pfr)
A scarlet Kingsnake is very similar in appearance to a coral snake. In order to tell them apart, people learn the saying “if red touches yellow, you’re a dead fellow; if red touches black, you’re all right Jack” Name this type of mimicry.
Batesian
Displays used to assert dominance (eg. appearing bigger, raising fur, spreading wings, standing upright) are called?
Agonistic displays, dominance displays
What chemicals can be produced by plants to inhibit the growth of competing plants?
Allelochemicals
What is the name of the hormone that is secreted in levels that are inversely proportional to light levels and acts as a zeitgeber that entrains the endogenous rhythm of humans?
Melatonin
Which plant flowers (LDP or SDP) when there is a higher concentration of Pr compared to Pfr?
SDP
A Hemiparasite is a type of parasite that derives some of its sustenance from its host. A hemiparasite is a plant which grows specialised roots into its host. What are these roots called?
Haustoria (Haustorium)
A long-standing, monogamous relationship is called?
A pair bond
The Plicate and columnar barnacles occupy slightly overlapping but distinct zones across the intertidal zone. What is the name of the law or principle that determines this distribution?
Gause's principle