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| 1. | Fish that swim or“run” upstream from the sea to spawn. a. | egret | b. anadromous | c. | cloaca | d. | forbs |
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| 2. | That area that an animal usesto find food, water and cover is referred to as its.... a. | carrying capacity | c. | homerange | b. | eiotic pyramid | d. | biotic potential |
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| 3. | The brightly colored patch on the wing of someducks... a. | speculum | b. | spathe | c. | gravid | d. | estrus |
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| 4. | Molting or shedding an outerlayer of skin. a. | caiman | b. ecdysis | c. | clutch | d. | diploid |
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| 5. | The male organ of a flower,composed of a filament topped by an anther... a. | spathe | b. speculum | c. | stamen | d. | corolla |
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| 6. | Fish that live in fresh waterbut migrate to salt water to spawn... a. | anadromous | b. | catadromous | c. | omnivorous | d. | piscivorous |
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| 7. | Two species of wildlife thatlive together for the benefit of both... a. | parasitism | c. | commensalism | b. | mutualism | d. | polygamy |
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| 8. | A nest of eggs or a brood ofchicks. a. | caiman | b. clutch | c. | ecdysis | d. | fauna |
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| 9. | Long-winged birds of prey thathunt other birds, such as waterfowl, in open country.... a. | falcons | b. accipiters | c. | cache | d. | diving ducks |
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| 10. | A community of living organismsin addition to all of the nonliving features of the environment such as water, air, sunlight andsoil. a. | ecosphere | b. | conservation | c. | family | d. | ecosystem |
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| 11. | A small flock of quail orpartridges that are often members of the same family group. a. | cud | b. cygnet | c. | covey | d. | demersal |
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| 12. | The lower layer of a deep lakeor pond, often depleted of oxygen during the fall or winter months.... a. | lacustrine | b. | hypolimnon | c. | sessile | d. | thermocline |
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| 13. | A process in which an animalloses its old outer covering such as feathers, skins, shells and so forth, and replaces them with newones. a. | niche | b. rut | c. | molt | d. | scrape |
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| 14. | A muscular organ in thedigestive tracts of birds, reptiles and other organisms that use small rocks and pebbles to grindfood into small particles. a. | crop | b. caviar | c. | gizzard | d. | fauna |
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| 15. | Having to do withbirds... a. | avian | b. catkins | c. | coulee | d. | roosts |
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| 16. | The period of time fromconception to birth... a. | gestation | b. | gravid | c. | lactation | d. | precocial |
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| 17. | The branch of biology thatdescribes relationships between living organisms and the environments in which theylive. a. | ecosphere | b. | biosphere | c. | ecology | d. | biology |
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| 18. | Reproducing by laying eggs thatdevelop and hatch outside the female’s body. a. | gregarious | c. | ovoviviparous | b. | oviparous | d. | salmoidous |
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| 19. | Active at twilight of beforesunrise... a. | nocturnal | b. | diurnal | c. | crepuscular | d. | estivation |
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| 20. | A heronlike bird, usuallyhaving long white plumes... a. | mottes | b. legumes | c. | egret | d. | herons |
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| 21. | A group of hawks with shortwings and long tails. a. | accipiter | b. | avian | c. | coverts | d. | mottes |
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| 22. | A form or organization inanimals in which different members of a group have different levels of status, which affects feedingand mating. a. | hierarchy | b. | fauna | c. anadromous | d. | arboreal |
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| 23. | The maximum number of offspringan organism can produce under ideal conditions... a. | bioticpotential | c. | balance ofnatureb. | hypolimnon | d. | gestation |
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| 24. | The process of reproduction infish in which females deposit eggs on the bed of a stream, pond or lake, and males discharge sperm onthe surface of the eggs. a. | transpiration | b. | spawning | c. | salinity | d. | promiscuity |
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| 25. | A whisker or feeler that islocated on the lips of certain fishes such as catfishes. a. | beard | b. biome | c. | barbel | d. | auklet |
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