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WIS2552 Sunquist Biodiversity Essays (Reference Chapter) |Questions Solved 100% Correct Flying requires an enormous amount of energy, so most birds that feed on leaves ____. - Ans glide or are flightless The Species Survival Plan (SSP) is a ____. - Ans computerized mating system for zoo animals Creating conservation priorities based on cuteness is not good policy, but attractive, appealing species can be useful for conservation purposes if they ____. - Ans require large areas of habitat

An adult snow leopard is roughly the size of a - Ans Golden retriever In the winter of , the value of a snow leopard skin was_____ times higher than the minimum yearly wage in Kyrgyzstan - Ans 60

An adult snow leopard is roughly the size of a - Ans Golden retriever In the winter of , the value of a snow leopard skin was_____ times higher than the minimum yearly wage in Kyrgyzstan - Ans 60 The extirpation of the mountain lion, jaguarundi, and ocelot on barro colorado island, Panama is believed to be linked to the extinction of - Ans ground-nesting birds Along with physical defenses like spines, hairs, and lignin, leaves also produce_____ to discourage leaf eaters - Ans chemicals Ac...

__ families of Marsupials occur in Australia. - Ans 15 ____ families of Marsupials occur in South America - Ans 3 A Capuchin is a species of _______ - Ans New World Monkey About ____ of the Marsupials have a permanent pouch for carrying young. - Ans 1/2 About ____ of all mammal species are in the Order Rodentia. - Ans 40% _____________ are the most arboreal Old World Monkeys. - Ans Colobus Monkeys

Both mitochondria and chloroplasts have two membranes. - Ans true American Bitterns are in the same group as the _____. - Ans Herons Numerous species of flightless ____ evolved on oceanic islands. - Ans rails All owls are strictly nocturnal hunters. - Ans false

WIS2552 Exercise 2 |Questions Solved 100% Correct The Moloch is a lizard that bears a close resemblance to ____ in North America. - Ans Horned Lizards ____ are Australian mammals that feed almost exclusively on termites. - Ans Numbats The main characteristic of deserts is high temperatures. - Ans False New World and Old World Monkeys have been isolated since the ____ epoch. - Ans Eocene ____ are sea ducks of the high arctic that are adapted for diving and feeding on invertebrates. - Ans ...

Multicellularity might have evolved from coloniality. - Ans true Some of Pasteur's sterile water flasks are still on display today. - Ans True Both mitochondria and chloroplasts have two membranes. - Ans true Protenoid spheres could have evolved via - Ans self assembly Conifers evolved in the - Ans Permian

WIS2552 Exam |Questions Solved 100% Correct Rated A+ Scientists conducted domestication experiments on Paca in ____. - Ans Panama It is legal to hunt alligators in Florida. - Ans True Some Venezuelan ranch owners are more inclined to protect wetlands because they support capybara. - Ans True One ton of rabbits can be produced in ____. - Ans 3 months Frugivores like the ____ are popular as wild game but difficult and expensive to farm. - Ans Paca

_____ are keystone species in many new world tropical forests. correct answers Figs _____ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in Africa. correct answers 0 _____ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in Australia. correct answers 15 _____ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in South America. correct answers 3 _____ are a species that is causing widespread destruction of habitat in the Tundra. correct answers (not muskoxen) (not reindeer) _____ are the most arboreal Old...

Multicellularity might have evolved from coloniality. correct answers true Some of Pasteur's sterile water flasks are still on display today. correct answers True Both mitochondria and chloroplasts have two membranes. correct answers true Protenoid spheres could have evolved via correct answers self assembly Conifers evolved in the correct answers Permian The ___ is the period of the first vascular plants. correct answers silurian Most scientists think the earth is ___ years o...