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?

Bronchi Signup and view all the answers

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

The pH of the blood 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?

Uniformitarianism Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of bone formation?

Ossification Signup and view all the answers

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

Vascular and Nonvascular Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of contour feathers in birds?

Giving birds their round shape Signup and view all the answers

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

Baraminology Signup and view all the answers

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

Opportunistic pathogens Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of a contractile vacuole?

To rid the cell of excess water Signup and view all the answers

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

Transpiration Signup and view all the answers

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

Autotrophs Signup and view all the answers

Which tissue is responsible for photosynthesis in plants?

Parenchyma Signup and view all the answers

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

Phototropism Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of air sacs in birds?

To regulate body temperature Signup and view all the answers

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

Sugar transport 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?

Snowball effect Signup and view all the answers

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

Trophic cascade Signup and view all the answers

What demonstrates the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

Ecological pyramid Signup and view all the answers

What type of tissue receives and responds to sensory information?

Nervous tissue Signup and view all the answers

What are strong bands of connective tissues called?

Ligaments Signup and view all the answers

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

Prime mover Signup and view all the answers