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Animal Biology

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Set 9 Biological Clocks

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Question 1

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A defining characteristic of biological clock-controlled rhythms is that cycles

A) continue in the absence of environmental cues such as light-dark and temperature cycles.
B) operate on at least a circannual rhythm rather than simply a circadian rhythm.
C) operate on a single period within a particular species, such as circalunidian rhythm.
D) require the presence of environmental cues such as light-dark and temperature cycles.

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Question 2

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The period of a cycle in a laboratory setting is usually more consistent than that in nature; this difference is described with the prefix circa. Thus, a cycle that would coincide approximately with a lunar day would be described as being

A) circadian
B) circalunidian
C) circamonthly
D) circannual

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Question 3

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Entraining a biological clock means

A) forcing it to run according to an environmental cycle such as seasonal differences, that is different from its usual one, such as daily light-dark cycles.
B) removing all environmental cues and allowing the clock to free-run.
C) resetting it to synchronize with a particular environmental cycle.
D) all of the above.

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