Quiz 8

Question 1

If a spider evolves to look like an ant, then a biologist would say that the spider is demonstrating crypsis. (t/F)

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Predators are rarely cryptic (T/F)

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Bird dropping crypsis is a good example of convergent evolution. (T/F)

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In contrast to a lichen cryptic, a bird dropping cryptic rests during the day in a location where it will be conspicuous. (T/F)

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Marsupials lay eggs. (T/F)

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Most placental mammals occur in Australia

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Placental mammals mostly evolved after the break up of Pangea (T/F)

Answer 7

True

Question 8

The evolution of defensing genes to venom genes in snakes involved several gene duplications. (T/F)

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Hox genes control body segmentation in insects, but not animals with an internal skeleton. (T/F)

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Giraffes have more cervical vertebrae than humans. (T/F)

Answer 10

False