Describe three foraging strategies used by predatory Photuris fireflies.

Q: Describe three ways that various polychaetes obtain food.

A: Polychaetes are also known as bristle worms and they are a paraphyletic class of Annelids that are…

Q: Explain about the Mimicry among insects ?

A: Mimicry is a process of natural adaptation, mostly among insects, to live longer. In mimicry, an…

Q: What are some examples of beings of the phylum Arthropoda that present a high level of behavioral…

A: The organisms belonging to the phylum Arthropoda are characterized by the presence of pairs of…

Q: Describe feeding behavior in hagfishes and lampreys. How do they differ?

A: There are around 119 species that are present in the living jawless species, which are classified…

Q: Explain in detail the habitat and habits of Columba?

A: The animal group Aves includes flying organisms with specific adaptations for the flight.

Q: Explain the difference between mictic and amictic eggs of rotifers. What is the adaptive value of…

A: The members of the phylum Rotifera have can range in the length from 40 micrometers to 3…

Q: Give reasons why anandromous lampreys die after breeding in the freshwater environment

A: The sea Lamprey is one of the fishes that are categorized as anadromous, as these fishes spent a…

Q: Mollusks exhibit a variety of feeding methods. List at least four and discuss adaptations and…

A: Animals that lack vertebrate columns in their body, known as the invertebrates. They are mainly…

Q: Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

A: Aedes aegypti was introduced 400–550 years ago from West Africa via European slave trade. Ships from…

Q: Explain how coelenterates defend themselves when swimmers venture into their habitats

A: Phylum Coelenterata  These are regularly invertebrate creatures, which show an extremely…

Q: Could Water Temperature Affect the Prevalence of Anisakids Nematodes in Fish? please cite sources

A: Anisakidosis is a zoonotic parasitic infection spread by members of the Anisakidae family. Anisakis,…

Q: makes short notes on the examination of the adult and larval stage of the tsetsefly

A: The mating of tsetse fly occurs on host animals. The male settle on the female back. Females are…

Q: Cactus ground finch Small tree Medium tree Woodpecker finch finch finch Medium ground finch G.…

A: Living organisms are classified into different domains and groups based on their phylogenetic and…

Q: Differentiate between planogametic copulation and gametangial copulation.

A: Sexual reproduction takes place by fusion of two nuclei originating from two individuals of opposite…

Q: Why might webspinning spiders be considered filter feeders?

A: Filter feeding is a technique mostly used by certain aquatic animals that instead of taking the food…

Q: What is the remarkable behavior that Caribbean lobsters have?

A: caribbean spiny lobsers is a group of crustaceans which are found on the northern atlantic coral…

Q: How does a nemertean catch and consume prey?

A: Nemerteans are the thin marine worms that belong to the taxon Trochozoa. Nemerteans are generally…

Q: How do centipedes capture and subdue prey?

A: Centipedes are classified under the class Chilopoda. Their bodies are segmented into a few to 177…

Q: Explain how coelenterates defend themselves when swimmers venture into their habitat

A: Coelenterates are aquatic animals that have a tissue level of organization. They are mostly marine…

Q: Briefly describe the habitat and habits of a typical chiton.

A: The habitats of chitons are rocky surfaces in intertidal regions though some may live at great…

Q: why do so animals have a sharply defined reproductive season during the year?

A: Animal species that successfully mates only during the certain times of the year are known as…

Q: Explain two peculiar features of the body-wall muscles in nematodes.

A: Nematode is any unsegmented worm that belongs to the phylum Nematoda. The nematodes are commonly…

Q: Describe how an ectoproct feeds.

A: In the living world, we see a large number of microorganisms, animals and plants. These organisms…

Q: What do Queen angelfish eat and what is there tropic level

A: The queen angelfish is one of the most iconic, brightly colored species on coral reefs of the…

Q: What are poineer species?What is the role of the poineer species?

A: Species refers to group of organisms that can interbreed among themselves to give rise to fertile…

Q: Describe several modifications of the digestive and respiratory systems which are specializations…

A: Lamprey's are an ancient lineage of jawless fish that falls under the order Petromyzontiformes. They…

Q: Describe the ways in which leeches obtain food.

A: Hirudinea or leech belongs to the phylum Annelida.   Parapodia, setae, tentacles, and distinct heads…

Q: What stimulates feeding behavior in hydras?

A: Some fresh-water small organisms form a genus under the class Hydrozoa and phylum Cnidaria. This…

Q: Both sea squirts (urochordates) and lancelets (cephalochordates) are filter-feeding organisms.…

A: Ascidian or Sea squirt is an invertebrate belongs to Ascidiacea class. These are generally sessile…

Q: What time of the year do clownfish mate

A: Clownfishes are tiny, brightly coloured fishes. They thrive in shallow lagoons or sheltered reefs…

Q: What are some adaptive advantages in terms of the body structure of insects?

A: Insects are the considered to be the group of organisms that are most diverse and abundant in nature…

Q: What is the function of the “pit” of pit vipers?

A: The snakes are considered as the monophyletic group of the order Squamata. Viper is any of more than…

Q: Compare and contrast the feeding behavior and structures of sea stars, sea urchins and sea cucumber

A: Sea stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers are all classified as echinoderms. Echinoderm term means…

Q: Sandworm and Leech Compare the external features of sandworm and leech, then compare them to the…

A: The lugworm or sandworm (Arenicola marina) is a large marine worm of the phylum Annelida.  Leeches…

Q: How does N. attenuata attract its insect allies?

A: The animals and flowering plants partnerships are common in the natural world. Plants generally…

Q: What is the natural habitat of insects?

A: The members of phylum Arthropoda are collectively referred to as arthropods. Segmented body, the…

Q: What causes the loss of spines in lake stickleback fish?

A: Sticklebacks belong to family of fish that belong to the class Actinopterygi. They are commonly…

Q: Explain the sexual dimotrphism in cockroaches.

A: Cockroaches are the insects that are in close association with the human habitat.

Q: Describe the breeding behavior of a typical woodland salamander.

A: Woodland salamanders are the members of the Plethodontidae family. They are slimy salamanders that…

Q: Describe the acrosomal reaction in an echinoderm like the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus…

A: Echinoderms are a group of marine invertebrates that belong to the phylum Echinodermata, and has a…

Q: List four adaptations that have contributed to insect success

A: Animal phylogeny is the rapidly changing field for the biologists. The members of the animal kingdom…

Q: What is mimicry, and how did it help the salamanders radiate south?

A: Evolution is the alteration of biological populations' heritable traits over centuries. These traits…

Q: Describe different navigational resources birds may use in long-distance migration.

A: The migratory birds fly thousands of kilometers to find the best ecological conditions and habitats…

Q: What month of the year do clownfish mate

A: On the off chance that you need to see baby clownfish mating with in the following or next two years…

Q: Describe the mechanism of each of the following with respect to spiders: feeding, excretion, sensory…

A: Spiders belong to the class Arthropoda. Spiders can bite with their fangs which inject venom to kill…

Q: Give the Morphological characteristics of Aedes aegypti adults.

A: Toxorhynchitinae, Anophelinae, and Culicidae are the three subfamilies of the Culicidae family, with…

Q: Describe and give an example of each of four ways in which insects communicate with each other.

A: Insects communicate with each other for many reasons. They can communicate for reproduction, for…