Science Error Log

What distinguishes neurons in the peripheral nervous system from those in the brain?

Wrapped in connective tissue

Why might a person feel pain in the shoulder during a heart attack?

Internal sensations alone often cannot precisely identify the source of pain

Why do pronghorns migrate south during the winter?

To avoid deep snow that hinders predator escape and feeding.

Which animals do not have a central nervous system?

Jellyfish

Males can only be the drivers of sexual selection in species where the males

Take care of the offspring

How do many species of birds save energy during migration?

By shrinking their reproductive organs

Which of the following animals can sometimes use photosynthesis to produce food?

Sea slugs

How have scientists identitfied migratory genes within the Eurasian blackcap genome?

By selectively crossbreeding different populations

Who proved that positive reinforcement is the most effective way to train animals to learn a new behavior?

B.F. Skinner

In the Hawk-Dove Game, as the proportion of Doves in a population increases, the value of T in the payoff matrix approaches

0

Which term describes behavior that can change during an animal’s lifetime to improve fitness under changing circumstances?

Plastic

One main feature of arthropods is that they

Have an outer skeleton called an exoskeleton

In the Feline Grimace Scale in the Science Resource Guide, how does orbital tightening in action unit 2 differ from action unit 1?

Squinting

A quorum response is BEST defined as a

Behavior influenced by the actions of others

Regarding communication, how do other animals that are the same or even different species, who are not the intended recipient, respond to a sender?

Eavesdropping

Which pair correctly shows the order of taxonomic ranks from broadest to most specific?

Domain to kingdom to phylum to class to order to family to genus to species

What advantage does mimicking bees provide for some species of bee flies?

Parasitization

In addition to navigational cues to orient animals, which of the following cues trigger migrations to occur?

Hormones

What is parasitization?

the process or state of being infested, infected, or lived on/inside by a parasite, or the act of an organism living as a parasite on or within a host

What aspect of the appearances of insects in relation to breeding migratory birds is a clear example of how climate change has affected migratory behavior

Insects appear increasingly earlier

Compared with California condors, turkey vultures

Breed at a higher rate an need less food

Compared with American kestrels that live-in n very cold northern regions, kestrels that live farther south are more likely to

Remain in the same area all year as residents

What have scientists discovered regarding species thought to be monogamous

They have extra-pair matings

Which type of migratory birds store yellow fat in patches on their stomachs prior to their migrations

Songbirds

The process of selectively breeding animals to achieve an outcome that benefits humans in some way is known as

Domestication