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final exotics study
final study guide-exotic final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHAT DO CHIMPANZEES COMMUNITIES USE TO CRACK NUTS | ROCKS |
| HOW DO CHIMPANZEES CATCH TERMITES | STICKS |
| HOW DO SOME CHIMPANZEE COMMUNITIES RID THEMSELVES OF FLIES | FAN THEMSELVES WITH LEAVES |
| ONE CHIMPANZEE COMMUNITY HAS A VERY INTERESTING WAY OF AVOIDING BUG BITES. WHAT DO THEY DO | RUB TOXIC PLANTS ON THEMSELVES |
| HUNTERS HUNT CHIMPANZEES FOR WHAT USE | HIGH PRICE FOR MEAT |
| WHAT WAS ONE CHIMPANZEE CAUGHT DOING TO RELIEVE ITSELF OF A STOMACH ACHE | RUB BELLIES |
| HOW DO CHIMPANZEES MAKE UP | OFFERING THEIR HAND, KISSING, HUGS, GROOMING EACH OTHER |
| CHIMPANZEES MAY BECOME EXTINCT. WHY | HIGH PRICES FOR THEIR MEAT |
| HOW DO ORANGUTANS PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM RAIN | LEAVES |
| ORANGUTANS MAY BE THE FIRST APES TO GO EXTINCT. WHY | FOREST (HABITAT) IS BEING DESTROYED, AND TEHY ARE BEING EATEN |
| THERE ARE ONLY TWO PLACES ORANGUTANS LIVE NATURALLY. WHERE ARE THEY | SUMATRA, BORNEO |
| HOW LONG DO ORANGUTAN MOTHERS DEVOTE TO A SINGLE BABY BEFORE GIVING BIRTH TO ANOTHER BABY | 8-10 YEARS |
| WHAT DO GORILLA TEENS DO TO FIT INTO THEIR GORILLA WORLD | LEAVE HOME- MALES LIVE ALONE, FEMALES JOIN OTHER GROUPS |
| WHEN DO FEMALE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS BEGIN BREEDING | 9 YEARS |
| WHEN DO MALE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS BEGIN BREEDING | 20'S |
| WHAT IS A GORILLA SOCIETY BUILT AROUND | RESPECT |
| WHAT DO SAIPAN GOLDEN WHITE EYES FEED ON | INSECTS, FRUITS, FLOWERS, NECTUR |
| WHY ARE THE SAIPAN GOLDEN WHITE EYED BIRDS BECOMING THREATENED IN THEIR COUNTRY | NON-NATIVE BROWN TREE SNAKES |
| WHAT IS THE LARGEST SPECIES OF PIGEON IN THE WORLD | VICTORIA CROWNED |
| WHAT DO MALE VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEONS DO TO ATTRACT A MATE | MALE SHOW OFF THEIR TAIL FEATHER |
| WHAT KIND OF NOISE DOES A BURROWING OWL MAKE TO SCARE OFF PREDATORS | MIMICS RATTLESNAKES |
| WHERE DO BURROWING OWLS LIVE | NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA |
| WHAT DO BURROWING OWLS OFTEN LOSE DUE TO LIVING ON THE GROUND | EGGS |
| HOW DO BURROWING OWLS MAKE UP FOR LOSING MANY EGGS TO PREDATORS SINCE THEIR NESTS ARE ON THE GROUND | LAY MORE EGGS THAN OTHER BIRDS |
| WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THE BILL OF THE RED BILLED TOUCAN | TERBINATES |
| WHAT DO RED BILLED TOUCANS EAT | FRUIT |
| IT SEEMS THE GUIRA CUCKOO HAVE COMMUNITY SHARED NESTS. HOW MANY EGGS WILL SEVERAL CUCKOO BIRDS LAY IN ONE NEST | 10+ |
| AT WHAT AGE DO YOUNG GUIRA CUCKOO BIRDS LEAVE THE NEST | 15 DAYS |
| THE GUIRA CUCKOO BIRD IS WELL ADAPTED TO VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS. WHERE CAN THESE BIRDS BE FOUND | SOUTH AMERICA |
| HOW DID THE LUZON BLEEDING HEART DOVE GET ITS NAME | RED PATCH ON CHEST |
| WHAT BIRDS BILL IS CONSIDERED THE "GOD OF WAR" | RHINOCEROS HORNBILL |
| WHAT FAMILY DOES THE TAWNY FROGMOUTH BIRD BELONG TO | WHIPPOORWILL |
| NAME THE BIRD THAT IS THE "MASTER OF CAMOUFLAGE" | TAWNY FROGMOUTH |
| WHY DO KING CULTURES HAVE AN ABSENCE OF FEATHERS ON THEIR HEADS | TO CLEAN UP |
| WHERE DO THE BLACK AND WHITE RUFFED LEMUR LIVE | RAINFOREST AND MADAGASCAR |
| HOW FAR ABOVE THE GROUND DO BLACK AND WHITE RUFFED LEMURS BUILD THEIR NESTS | 60-80 FEET |
| HOW DOES A BLACK AND WHITE RUFFED LEMUR CARRY HER YOUNG WHEN SHE HAS TO MOVE THEM | IN HER MOUTH |
| WHAT ARE "STINK FIGHTS" IN RELATION TO THE RING TAILED LEMURS | RUB THEIR TAILS OVER SENT GLAND AND WAVE THE TAIL IN THE OPPONENTS FACE |
| HOW LONG IS PREGNANCY IN THE BLACK LEMUR | 129 DAYS |
| HOW FAR CAN A COQUEREL'S SIFAKA LEAP | 30 FEET |
| COTTON TOP TAMARINS COMMONLY GIVE BIRTH TO TWINS. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER 10 DAYS OF THE BIRTH OF THESE YOUNG | FATHER DOES MOST OF THE CARRYING |
| WHAT DOES A BLACK HANDED SPIDER MONKEY USE IT PREHENSILE TAIL FOR | PICKING UP SMALL ITEMS, SUNFLOWER SEED |
| WHAT DO WHITE FACED SAKI USE THEIR THICK CANINE TEETH FOR | CRACK OPEN HARD SHELLS |
| WHAT IS THE SMALLEST MONKEY IN THE WORLD | PYGMY MARMOSET |
| MEXICAN BEADED LIZARDS ARE RELATIVES TO WHAT ANIMAL | GILA MONSTER |
| WHAT ARE THE ONLY VENOMOUS LIZARDS IN THE WORLD | MEXICAN BEADED LIZARD |
| WHAT ARE RESEARCHES USING TO TRY AND SAVE THE ARMENIAN VIPER | RADIO TELEMETRY |
| THE AFRICAN PANCAKE TORTOISE IS NAMED FOR WHAT | FLATTENED SHELL |
| AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES THAT LIVE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN COLDER REGIONS TEND TO BE WHAT COLOR | DARKER COLORS |
| WHAT ARE THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE THREE TOED AMPHIUMA | TINY FRONT & HIND LEGS, SMALL EYES, SMOOTH SKIN |
| WHY DO THREE TOED AMPHIUMA HAVE TO COME TO THE TOP OF THE WATERS SURFACE TO SURVIVE | TO BREATHE |
| WHAT IS THE PREHENSILE TAIL OF THE SIDE STRIPED PALM VIPER USED FOR | HOLD ONTO BRANCHES |
| HOW DOES A DETERIORATING ENVIRONMENT ANATOMICALLY AFFECT AMPHIBIANS | AIR AND WATER POLUTION |
| HOW DOES ACID RAIN AFFECT AMPHIBIANS | HAMPERS EGG DEVELOPMENT |
| HOW DOES AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS AFFECT AMPHIBIAN NUMBERS | POISON INSECTS THAT THEY EAT |
| WHAT IS KILLING THE PANAMANIAN GOLDEN FROG | DEADLY FUNGUS EPIDEMIC |
| WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE WESTERN COTTONMOUTH THAT GOT IS NAME | WHITE LINING IN THE MOUTH |
| WHAT DOES THE WESTERN COTTONMOUTH DO WHEN IT FEELS THREATENED | OPENS MOUTH AT ATTACKERS |
| WHERE DOES THE WESTERN COTTONMOUTH PITVIPERS LIVE IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI | CYPRESS SWAMPS AND OXBOW LAKES |
| HOW MAY RETICULATED PYTHON EGGS CAN BE LAID AT ONE TIME | 100+ |
| HOW DOES A FEMALE RETICULATED PYTHON PROTECT HER EGGS BEFORE HATCHING | WRAP BODIES AROUND THE EGGS |
| HOW LONG CAN RETICULATED PYTHONS GET | 33 FEET |
| WHERE CAN THE TOMATO FROG BE FOUND | AFRICA |
| WHICH SEX OF THE TOMATO FROG IS MOST COLORFUL | FEMALE |
| WHAT IS THE LONGEST VENOMOUS SNAKE IN THE WORLD | KING COBRA |
| WHAT DOES THE KING COBRA DO WHEN IT FEELS THREATENED | SPREADS HOOD AND HISSES LOUDLY |
| WHAT IS THE LARGEST OF THE RATTLESNAKES | EASTERN DIAMOND BACK RATTLESNAKE |
| WHAT COLOR ARE NEWBORN EMERALD TREE BOAS | RED |
| HOW DID THE CAIMAN LIZARD GET ITS NAME | RESEMBLANCE OF ITS TAIL TO THAT OF A CAIMAIN |
| WHERE DO THE CAIMAN LIZARDS LAY THEIR EGGS | TERMITE NESTS |
| WHAT DO CAIMAN LIZARDS EAT | SNAILS |