3rd 9week Science exam

Shivering is a mammal’s mechanism to --

• A  react to a predator.
• attract a mate
• A  greet family members.
• increase heat production

Which sensory cues are often used by courting males to attract a mate?

• mimicry or camouflage
• panting or sweating
• A  chemical odors or color
• A  shivering or blinking

Which of the following is NOT a RESPONSE to environmental stimuli?

• A  gathering and storing food
• storing nutrition in the form of fat
• A  spreading moisture across the eye by blinking
• A  having lungs or gills for breathing

Endothermic animals _____

• change their body temperature
• have no internal skeleton
• maintain their own body temperature
• have exoskeletons

Colder weather can cause some animals to engage in which of the following behaviors?

• defense
• panting
• hibernation
• blinking

Specific actions that an animal does that can be observed are

• behaviors
• mimicry
• stimuli
• esponses

How does hibernation help animals survive cold weather?

• Hibernation allows animals to defend themselves against predators
• Hibernation allows animals to find food when it is scarce
• Hibernation allows animals to leave areas of scarce food and go to areas where food is plentiful.
• A  Hibernation allows animals to live off stored food in the body during the colder months.

Some mammals begin to store nutrition in the form of fat.  This is a response to which stimuli?

• warmer weather & longer days
• shorter days & warmer weather
• colder weather & shorter days
• longer days & colder weather

A sea turtle digging a nest in the sand is an example of

• a learned behavior
• an inherited behavior
• a defense
• A  a reflex

What defense mechanism does the horned lizard use to escape predators?

• It will squirt blood from its eyes.
• It will eject an offensive odor to frighten away the predator
• A  It will eject an ink cloud to temporarily blind a predator.
• It uses stingers to discourage a predator