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Kardong 1e
An Introduction to Biological Evolution
Kenneth Kardong, Washington State University---Pullman
Co-Evolution

Practice Quiz



1

A symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is unaffected is
A)mutualism.
B)commenalism.
C)predation.
D)parasitism.
2

Which of the following relationships is NOT an example of a mutualism?
A)Ants collecting honeydew from aphids and protecting the aphids from predators.
B)Ants cultivating fungi for food.
C)Honeybees collecting pollen and nectar from flowers and inadvertently pollinating the flowers.
D)Male wasps attempting to mate with orchids that mimic female wasps, and inadvertently pollinating the flowers.
3

Flowers have evolved bright colors and pleasant fragrances mainly
A)due to coevolution with pollinators that are attracted to such colors and odors.
B)through artificial selection by gardeners.
C)as warnings that they are noxious or toxic to herbivores.
D)to attract ants that protect them from herbivorous mammals.
4

Acacia spines most likely evolved originally as shelters for mutualistic ants and were later used for physical defense against herbivores.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Which of the following did NOT happen after Janzen's experimental removal of ants from acacia trees?
A)The trees were outcompeted by neighboring plants.
B)The trees stopped producing Beltian bodies.
C)The trees were eaten by insects.
D)none of the above
6

The nicotine in tobacco plants is an adaptation for defense against herbivorous insects.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

Organisms with aposematic coloration avoid predation by blending in with the background.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

In Batesian mimicry,
A)a palatable species mimics another palatable species.
B)a palatable species mimics a dangerous/distasteful model.
C)a dangerous/distasteful species mimics another dangerous/distasteful species.
D)a dangerous/distasteful species mimics a palatable model.
9

In Müllerian mimicry,
A)a palatable species mimics another palatable species.
B)a palatable species mimics a dangerous/distasteful model.
C)a dangerous/distasteful species mimics another dangerous/distasteful species.
D)a dangerous/distasteful species mimics a palatable model.
10

If the larva of a monarch butterfly is not raised on milkweed, the adult butterfly will be palatable to bird predators.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
11

Batesian mimicry works best if the mimic is much more common than the model.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
12

Which of the following is NOT an example of aggressive mimicry?
A)A firefly imitating the female flash pattern of a different firefly species and preying on males attracted to the light.
B)A fish mimicking the cleaner wrasse in coloration and behavior and biting chunks out of larger fish that come to be cleaned.
C)A gopher snake shaking its tail against dry leaves to sound like a rattlesnake when a potential predator approaches.
D)More than one of the above.
13

The extinction of one species can lead to the decline or extinction of other species with which it engages in mutualistic associations.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
14

Some predators innately avoid certain aposematic color patterns.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
15

Mimicry has evolved in numerous prey species, but never in a predatory species.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE








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