The monarch butterfly is poisonous to birds; therefore, birds avoid eating them. Viceroy butterflies look very similar
to monarch butterflies, but are not poisonous. Because they look like monarch butterflies, birds also do not eat viceroy
butterflies. This is an example of ____.
a. resource partitioning
b. competitive exclusion
c. mimicry
d. camouflage
e. commensalism
ANSWER: c
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A. Associated with the reproduction of aquatic fungi B. Method of asexual reproduction demonstrated by yeast cells C. Found at the tips of special hyphae
A ____ is formed when a ____ is dissolved in a ____
a. solution; solute; solvent b. solute; solvent; solution c. solution; solvent; solute d. solvent; solution; solute e. solvent; solute; solution
Which vein collects blood from the head, arms and chest?
a. inferior vena cava b. left pulmonary vein c. right pulmonary vein d. left pulmonary vein e. superior vena cava
Genomics studies have shown that humans and rice share about ____ percent of their genomes.
A. 1 B. 4 C. 8 D. 15 E. 25