Species and courtship behaviour Quiz
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1. Which definition of a species is correct?
- A. Organisms that look the same
- B. Organisms that can produce fertile offspring
- C. Organisms living in the same habitat
- D. Organisms that can mate
2. A lion and a tiger can produce an offspring that is sterile. What does this show?
- A. They are the same species
- B. They have the same courtship
- C. They live in the same place
- D. They are different species
3. What is the main advantage of species-specific courtship?
- A. It makes the male larger
- B. It ensures mating only takes place within the species, giving fertile offspring
- C. It increases the number of mutations
- D. It allows hybrids to be fertile
4. Which is not a role of courtship?
- A. Species recognition
- B. Synchronising release of gametes
- C. Causing mutations in the offspring
- D. Showing a partner is ready to mate
5. Females of one species respond to their own species' call 90% of the time and to another species' call 3% of the time. How many times more often do they respond to their own?
- A. 30
- B. 87
- C. 3
- D. 27