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BIO 182 Exam Questions with Correct Answers The similarity of bone structure in the forelimbs of many vertebrates is an example of A) analogy B) homology C) digitality D) convergence - Answer-B) homology Which of the following provides evidence that modern species have evolved from prior species? A) the fossil record B) the anatomical record C) the molecular record D) All of the above - Answer-D) All of the above An example of convergent evolution is: A) Australian marsupials and...

APES pesticides and herbicides "perfect pesticide" - correct answer narrow-spectrum pesticide that would kill ONLY the organisms for which it is intended, readily break down into safe material and stay put. DOESNT EXIST. narrow-spectrum pesticide - correct answer a pesticide that kills only the organisms for which it is intended "actual" pesticides - correct answer broad spectrum; kill a variety of organisms, even those beneficial to the environment. rarely breakdown and they move thr...

pest correct answersundesirable organism that injures humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances pathogens correct answersdisease causing agents pesticide resistance correct answersa trait possessed by certain individuals that are exposed to a pesticide and survive bioaccumulation correct answersThe accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in various tissues of a living organism. Biomagnification correct answersaccumulation of pol...

Documented the harmful effects of DDT on humans. - Rachel Carson. Was responsible for the formation of the Massachusetts Audubon Society. - Harriet Hemenway. Responsible for creating the duck stamp. - "Ding" Darling. Father of American Forestry. - Gifford Pinchot. Scientifically documented the overharvesting of Bison and co-founded the Boone and Crockett Club. - George Grinnell. What was the likely reason the Black- footed Ferret program that Ross worked on in Montana failed? - Ferrets...

Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Test, Practice Exam Questions With Correct Answers A key to minimizing the hazard of pesticide use to the applicator is to avoid exposure (T/F) - answerTrue The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a ________ control method for insects - answerPhysical Drift problems can be reduced by: a. using lower pressure, smaller nozzle orifices b. applying in very calm, stable air conditions c. spraying upwind of a sensitive area d. placing bloom as...

Mosquito Control in Florida in 20th century tourism rocketed after control of salt marsh mosquitoes, prior to this S. penninsular part of FL = unhabituale, orange county = mosquito county first organized mosquito effort in FL" WW1 joint effort between US army and US public health service @ camp johnson near jacksonville, 1919 city of Perry in the 30s and 40s 1500 miles of drainage ditches dug to drain mosquito breeding habitats, Burea of malaria Control created wtihin Division of Health, ...

Washington Pesticide Laws and Safety Test, Practice Exam 1005 Solved A key to minimizing the hazard of pesticide use to the applicator is to avoid exposure (T/F) - answerTrue The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a ________ control method for insects - answerPhysical Drift problems can be reduced by: a. using lower pressure, smaller nozzle orifices b. applying in very calm, stable air conditions c. spraying upwind of a sensitive area d. placing bloom as close to target as ...

What are the factors that differ for potential and kinetic energy? - Activity - in motion or in storage What happens when a small amount of soap is added to hard water? - A scum is formed Which of the following properties is considered a physical property? - Boiling point Semicircular canals are thought to be most sensitive to which of the following? - Gravity Which of the following kinds of radiation is the most penetrating? - Gamma The growth of green plants toward light is rela...

C.3 - IB Biology Latest Update 100% Correct Define alien species. a species which arrives in a non-native habitat. Give three examples of alien species. zebra mussels, japanese knotweed, cane toad. Define biological control of invasive species and give an example. the control of an invasive species using another species. RHDV in rabbit population. Define biomagnification and give an example. a process in which chemical substances become more concentrated at each trophic level. ...

Contemporary Issues in Biology- Exam #3- Sawey Questions and Answers What caused the Bubonic Plague? - Answer- bacteria called Bacillus (rod-shaped) How much of the population was effected by this? - Answer- 25% of the population in Europe died in the mid-1300's How is the plague spread? - Answer- flea sucks blood from infected rat --> flea picks up bacteria that causes plague (Yersinia petis) --> flea feeds on human and spreads disease Malaria - Answer- one of the most deadly dis...