Animal Kingdom Questions and Answers

Which statement about the cellular arrangments of bacteria is NOT correct? a. A chain of bacilli is called a streptobacillus arrangement. b. A cube-shaped arrangement of cocci is a sarcina. c. Spiral bacteria are typically single. d. A diplobacillus arrangement consists of two cocci adhering to one another. e. A square-shaped arrangement of cocci is a tetrad.

In a comparison of birds and mammals, having four limbs is a shared ancestral character O an example of analogy rather than homology O a character useful for distinguishing birds from mammals O a character useful for sorting bird species a shared derived character

Climate change has resulted in an increase in invasive species, such as the Burmese python. The increase in Burmese python populations has led to the localized extinctions of small mammals where the Burmese python lives. Why has this snake been so successful? one: It is able to adapt to changes in the weather much faster than other organisms, so it can grow larger. It is able to swim long distances to find shelter, so rising sea levels are not an issue for it. It eats a single prey species, so it does not need to find multiple sources of food. It has no natural predators, so its populations have increased virtually uninterrupted.