Color Worksheet
- What is an example of a structural color?
- If vertebrates cannot produce caroteniods, how do they obtain them?
- In structural colors, how is white light produced?
- Compare and contrast the three types of mimicry.
- ______: the effect perceived by eyes when light rays are reflected or transmitted by a surface
- ______: large chemical molecules that absorb a certain range of wavelengths and reflect others
Fill in the Blank—Color
Coloration can be divided into ______and ______colors.
Chemical colors are produced by pigments that include______, ______, ______, and ______.
Melanin is responsible for ______. ______are fat-based and are responsible for bright reds, yellows and oranges. Tetrapyrroles are responsible for ______while ______produce a silver color.
Structural colors are produced through two methods. These include______and ______. ______occurs when some wavelengths of light are reflected well and others are not.
The three types of color changes include ______, ______and ______. ______occur when an animal matures, ______change when a vertebrate molts, and ______occur when pigments are rearranged.
There are three functions of color. ______occur when an individual tries to deter a predator. ______occur when a peacock flaunts its tail, and ______occur when heat is reflected.
One signal that occurs between species is predator/prey interactions. ______is one way for prey to avoid this interaction. There are four ways that prey can use cryptic coloration. These include______, ______,______, and ______.
______is another way for prey to avoid predation, but in this case, prey are not trying to hide. They want to have warning coloration so predators will leave them alone.
The final way prey can use color to avoid predation is to use ______. In ______, mimics copy models of another species that contain an anti-predatory characteristic. In ______, both the model and the mimic benefit from their similar appearance. In ______, the mimic is deadly while the model is only moderately poisonous.