24 Questions
What is the study of fossils?
Paleontology
What is the term for the process by which plants produce their own food?
Photosynthesis
What is the term for the tendency of substances to stick together?
Cohesion
What is the term for the large tubes that connect to the trachea and direct air to the lungs?
Bronchi
What triggers the respiratory center to regulate the body's breathing rate?
The pH of the blood
What is the term for the idea that the Earth is very old and has been changing very slowly over time?
Uniformitarianism
What is the term for the process of bone formation?
Ossification
What is the term for the classification of plants based on the presence or absence of vascular tissue?
Vascular and Nonvascular
What is the main function of contour feathers in birds?
Giving birds their round shape
What is the term for the study of created kinds organized by common ancestry?
Baraminology
What type of organisms can become pathogenic following a perturbation to their host?
Opportunistic pathogens
What is the function of a contractile vacuole?
To rid the cell of excess water
What is the process of water moving from the ground to the leaves in plants?
Transpiration
What type of organisms are capable of making their own food?
Autotrophs
Which tissue is responsible for photosynthesis in plants?
Parenchyma
What is the term for the growth of plants in response to light?
Phototropism
What is the function of air sacs in birds?
To regulate body temperature
What is the term for the movement of sugar from source cells to phloem cells?
Sugar transport
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?
Snowball effect
What is the effect that one animal has on an organism throughout an ecosystem?
Trophic cascade
What demonstrates the flow of energy in an ecosystem?
Ecological pyramid
What type of tissue receives and responds to sensory information?
Nervous tissue
What are strong bands of connective tissues called?
Ligaments
What is the term for the main muscle that is responsible for a specific movement?
Prime mover
Test your knowledge of biological evolution, paleontology, and microbiology concepts, including uniformitarianism and the study of fossils. Also, learn about the effects of antibiotics on digestive system microbes.
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