Exam 14: Predation and Herbivory

The viceroy (Limenitis archippus) is an unpalatable North American butterfly that has coloration similar to that of another species of unpalatable butterfly, the monarch (Danaus plexippus). This is an example of

The graphs show the result of experiments involving the crop pest the California red scale insect Aonidiella aurantii and the parasitoid wasp Aphytis melinus. What did the results show about the populations of wasps and scale insects on control and outbreak trees? Is the parasitoid wasp a good biocontrol candidate for reducing scale insects?

In a functional response, the

At the joint equilibrium point,

The color pattern and texture of the body of a horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) allows it to blend into the ground of the desert in which it lives. This is an example of

In the study of brown anole lizards (Anolis sagrei) and orb-weaving spiders (Metepeira datona) on islands in the Bahamas, researchers concluded that

Huffaker's laboratory experiment of predator and prey species of mites demonstrated that predator and prey cycles

The bombardier beetle (Stenaptinus insignis) deters predators by releasing boiling hot fluid from its abdomen. This is an example of

Australian authorities removed dingoes and feral dogs because they killed sheep. As a result