Exam 2

Question 1

Venomous

Answer 1

Toxin secreted by animals

Question 2

Polymorphism

Answer 2

Existence of an animal in several forms or color varieties

Question 3

Cave dwelling

Answer 3

Live entire life in cave

Question 4

Poisoning

Answer 4

Destroy life or impair health

Question 5

Shedding body parts

Answer 5

Sheds limp as defense

Question 6

Swarming

Answer 6

To love or swim about in a swarm

Question 7

Migration

Answer 7

Migratory movement

Question 8

Population

Answer 8

Total number or organisms populating an area

Question 9

Community

Answer 9

A location inhabited by such a group

Question 10

Ecology

Answer 10

Relations of organisms to one another

Question 11

Ecosystem

Answer 11

Biological community of interacting organisms

Question 12

Species richness

Answer 12

Number of species represented in an ecosystem community

Question 13

Population diversity

Answer 13

Number of organisms per unit of area

Question 14

Species diversity

Answer 14

Number of species and abundance of species in an area

Question 15

Competition

Answer 15

Rivalry for supremacy

Question 16

Quantification

Answer 16

To determine the quantity of

Question 17

Statistics

Answer 17

Numerical fact or datum

Question 18

Behavior

Answer 18

Observable activity in an animal or human

Question 19

Instinct

Answer 19

Inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species

Question 20

Ethogram

Answer 20

A pictorial inventory of the repertoire of being l patterns shown by the member of a species

Question 21

Learning

Answer 21

The act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill

Question 22

Habituation

Answer 22

Reduction of psychological or behavioral response occurring when a specific stimuli occurs repeatedly

Question 23

Reflex

Answer 23

Occurring in reaction. Responsive. Not controlled by conscious thought

Question 24

Sensitization

Answer 24

Increase in responsiveness