Biology Quiz: Evolution, Fossils, and Microbiology
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What is the study of fossils?

  • Biological Evolution
  • Radiometric Dating
  • Theistic Evolution
  • Paleontology (correct)
  • What is the term for the process by which plants produce their own food?

  • Respiration
  • Baraminology
  • Radiometric Dating
  • Photosynthesis (correct)
  • What is the term for the tendency of substances to stick together?

  • Osmosis
  • Cohesion (correct)
  • Adhesion
  • Uniformitarianism
  • What is the term for the large tubes that connect to the trachea and direct air to the lungs?

    <p>Bronchi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What triggers the respiratory center to regulate the body's breathing rate?

    <p>The pH of the blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the idea that the Earth is very old and has been changing very slowly over time?

    <p>Uniformitarianism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of bone formation?

    <p>Ossification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the classification of plants based on the presence or absence of vascular tissue?

    <p>Vascular and Nonvascular</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of contour feathers in birds?

    <p>Giving birds their round shape</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the study of created kinds organized by common ancestry?

    <p>Baraminology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of organisms can become pathogenic following a perturbation to their host?

    <p>Opportunistic pathogens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of a contractile vacuole?

    <p>To rid the cell of excess water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of water moving from the ground to the leaves in plants?

    <p>Transpiration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of organisms are capable of making their own food?

    <p>Autotrophs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tissue is responsible for photosynthesis in plants?

    <p>Parenchyma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the growth of plants in response to light?

    <p>Phototropism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of air sacs in birds?

    <p>To regulate body temperature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the movement of sugar from source cells to phloem cells?

    <p>Sugar transport</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a process that starts out small for an ecosystem or species, continues to build upon itself, and grows larger over time?

    <p>Snowball effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect that one animal has on an organism throughout an ecosystem?

    <p>Trophic cascade</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What demonstrates the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

    <p>Ecological pyramid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of tissue receives and responds to sensory information?

    <p>Nervous tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are strong bands of connective tissues called?

    <p>Ligaments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the main muscle that is responsible for a specific movement?

    <p>Prime mover</p> Signup and view all the answers

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