Terminology

Question 1

allelopathy/allelochemicals

Answer 1

plants give off toxins that ward off other plants and pests

Question 2

myrmecochory

Answer 2

seed dispersal by ants

Question 3

anthipholous

Answer 3

flower frequenting

Question 4

sphecophily

Answer 4

pollination by wasps

Question 5

cantharophily

Answer 5

pollination by beetles

Question 6

myophily

Answer 6

pollination by flies

Question 7

myrmecophily

Answer 7

relationship between ants and a number of different species that benefits both organisms

Question 8

pseudocopulation

Answer 8

flowers fool male insects into trying to breed with them so they spread their nectar

Question 9

hyperparasitism

Answer 9

parasitoid lays egg on another parasitoid

Question 10

intraguild predation

Answer 10

predators that compete together feed on each other (large pop. sizes…)

Question 11

domatia

Answer 11

structures produced by plants for the use of arthropods (like with figs and fig wasps)

Question 12

eliaosomes

Answer 12

fleshy structure attached to seeds that are rich in lipids and proteins (attract ants so they distribute the seeds around)

Question 13

aposematism

Answer 13

advertising toxicity with bright colors

Question 14

siphon

Answer 14

breathing tube on abdomen of some aquatic insects

Question 15

plastron

Answer 15

air bubble that some aquatic insects carry down into the water to breathe

Question 16

watershed

Answer 16

all of the encompassing area from which a water body gains its water (water drains into it)

Question 17

rheophilic

Answer 17

preferring/living in flowing water

Question 18

Hilsenhoff’s index

Answer 18

way to test water quality using aquatic bioindicators-each family has a sensitivity value, you multiply this times the total number of that family found in the ecosystem

Question 19

myiasis

Answer 19

parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by maggots

Question 20

warbles with bot flies

Answer 20

swelling under the hide caused by maggots