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#Question id: 3429


Which of the following is a behavioral pattern that results from a proximate cause?

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  1. A cat kills a mouse to obtain food.

  2. A male sheep fights with another male because it helps it to improve its social position and find a mate.

  3. A female bird lays its eggs because the amount of daylight is decreasing slightly each day.

  4. A goose squats and freezes motionless because that behavior helps it to escape a predator.

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#Question id: 12102

#SCPH06 I Botany

Use the following diagram of Joseph Connell's study of barnacle distribution in Scotland to answer the following two questions


Which of the following is the most logical conclusion about the distribution of the two species of barnacle, Chthamalus and Balanus?

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#Question id: 12102

#SCPH28 | Zoology

Use the following diagram of Joseph Connell's study of barnacle distribution in Scotland to answer the following two questions


Which of the following is the most logical conclusion about the distribution of the two species of barnacle, Chthamalus and Balanus?

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#Question id: 12103

#SCPH06 I Botany

Which of the following is a good description of an ecological niche? 

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#Question id: 12103

#SCPH28 | Zoology

Which of the following is a good description of an ecological niche? 

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#Question id: 12104

#SCPH28 | Zoology

Two barnacles, Balanus and Chthamalus, can both survive on the lower rocks just above the low-tide line on the Scottish coast, but only Balanus actually does so, with Chthamalus adopting a higher zone. Which of the following best accounts for this niche separation?

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#Question id: 12105

#SCPH28 | Zoology

A species of fish is found to require a certain water temperature, a particular oxygen content of the water, a particular depth, a rocky substrate on the bottom, and a variety of nutrients in the form of microscopic plants and animals to thrive. These requirements describe its