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49 Cards in this Set
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1.8
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Quaternary
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545
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Cambrian
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490
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Ordovician
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444
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End Ordovician Mass Extinction
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440
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Silurian
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410
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Devonian
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385
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Late Devonian Mass Extinction
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360
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Carboniferous
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299
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Permian
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252
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End Permian Mass Extinction
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251
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Triassic
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200
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End Triassic Mass Extinction
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200
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Jurassic
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145
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Cretaceous
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65
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End Cretaceous Mass Extinction
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65
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Tertiary
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The sex differences between the mammalian phalluses are known as the _________ differences.
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Dimorphic
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The sex differences between the testes and the ovaries are known as the __________ differences
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dichotomous
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Many components of the human male reproductive system are derived from the __________.
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Wolffian ducts
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Many components of the human female reproductive system are derived from the _______.
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Mullerian ducts
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The XXY chromosomal abnormality is also known as the ___________.
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Klinefelter's syndrome
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Protandry and protogyny are classified as _________ hermaphroditism.
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sequential
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In the mating of the wolf spider, the female spiders are attracted to the tuft of hair on the legs of the male spider. This is an example of _______________.
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sign stimuli
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The suicidal mating behavior is found in the male_________ as a way to prolong its _____________.
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red back spider, sperm transfer
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The importance of sexual imprinting is demonstrated by the courtship behavior of the ___________________ that was discussed during lecture.
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goldeneye
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Attributing human motivation, intention, and values to other biological oranisms and inanimate objects is known as ______________.
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anthropomorphism
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The sexual dimorphism of the horns of the male ibexes is an extraordinary example of ________
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sexual selection
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The male elephant seals assemble a group female elephant seals and mate with them almost immediately after the female seals______
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give birth
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The ruby-throated humming birds fight off any intruders to defend their _________.
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territories
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In the good partner mate choice theory, the females choose a good looking partner in search for __________ and ______________
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healthy mates and good genes
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The example used in the lecture for female defense polygyny is the __________.
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greater speared bat
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The sea louse is used as an example for the ___________ polygyny strategy.
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resource defense
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The building of elaborate displays to attract females is found in the mating behavior of the ________
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bower birds
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The shift in sex-operational ratio in the in the polyandrous mating system is demonstrated by the lecture example of __________.
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jacana
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The giant clams are known to be hermaphrodites, as they release both ________ and _________.
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sperm and eggs
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The example that was givin in lecture of an amphibian laying eggs on land is the ___________.
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South American Rain frog
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An example of a monotreme that was given in lecture is the __________.
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platypus
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Kangaroos belong to a group of mammals known as the ________.
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marsupial mammals
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The antarctic emperor penguins provide both _____ and __________ for their young.
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paternal care and maternal care
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Cooperative breeding is found in the ____________.
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Florida Scrub jay
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The European common cuckoos practice
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brood parasitism
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A way to provide nutritional resources for the young is to lay eggs directly into living organisms, a practice used by the ___________.
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cabbage white caterpillar wasp
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Flatworms use a rudimentary nervous system in order for them to hunt __________.
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earthworms
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A simple nerve network is used to coordinate movements of the ________.
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moon jellies
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In order for vampire bats to survive, they must practice ________.
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reciprocal altruism
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The ability to guide by the sun in foraging is found in the
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honey bees
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Habitat change and human hunting in the 19th century has resulted in the extinction of the ________
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passenger pigeons
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Sailors over the centuries were intrumental in the extinction of a Mauritius Island bird, known as the __________.
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dodo
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The factors contributed to the Sixth mass Extinction are __________,______________,and _____________
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habitat degradation, introduction of invasive species, and pollution.
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