Animal Mimics

What is the main idea of 'Animal Mimics'?

• that some animals have, over time, adapted certain features that match those of other species to help them survive.

• that caterpillars such as the spicebush swallowtail butterfly larva look like a snake or lizard because of the shape of its back and eyespots.

• that scientists are studying animal mimics to learn about survival.

• that animals fall into two main categories of mimics -- Batesian and Mullerian.

How is Batesian mimicry used?

• by predators so that they attack their prey more effectively.

• by weaker animals that copy the appearance of more dangerous animals.

• by animals that copy themselves.

• only by animals that have eyespots to fool predators.

The king snake, a Batesian mimic, has similar coloration to the more dangerous

• milk snake.

• rattlesnake.

• coral snake.

• cobra.

What sort of defense does the viceroy butterfly have against birds that try to eat it?

• It has dangerous toxins that act like venom to birds.

• It migrates south during the spring to stay away from most predatory birds.

• It mimics the poisonous monarch butterfly, and it has a bitter taste to birds.

• It looks just like the environment that it lives in; it has excellent camouflage.

Which snake is referred to with the line: 'If red touches yellow, avoid this fellow'?

• a scarlet king snake

• a milk snake

• a poison dart snake

• a coral snake

What can the reader infer about the statement that most mimics in the animal world are insects?

• Insects are dangerous predators that sit on top of most food chains, so mimicry is useful for them.

• Insects have no other means to protect themselves apart from mimicry.

• Insects are small compared to other animals and are near the bottom of a food chain, so they need mimicry as a defense.

• Insects are venomous, and joining poison with mimicry makes a powerful combination.

How has the author organized the story?

• by putting the most common animals first and the rare animals last.

• by separating the descriptions of different types of mimicry into sections with headings.

• using time order or chronological order.

• using cause and effect to separate the animals into pairs.

Large circles on the bodies of animals are called ______________.  It is considered a form of self-mimicry.

• Mullerian mimicry

• Batesian mimicry

• eyespots

• toxins.

If a snake has a tail that looks like its own head, then  

• it is using a body-part mimic or self-mimic that causes confusion in predators.

• it is using protective colors for the purpose of hiding from predators.

• it is copying a more dangerous animal, or using Batesian mimicry.

• it is trying scare predators to discourage them from attacking.

According to the story's dedicated glossary, which word means "started in and coming naturally from a certain place"?

• adapted

• mimics

• indigenous

• species