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Ecology and Biology A-Z #2 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 153 times
- The average score is 16 of 25
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Extinct species of flightless bird, formerly endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean | Dodo | 91%
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| An organism that feeds on both plant and animal sources | Omnivore | 91%
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| Fossilized tree resin. Often preserves organisms very well | Amber | 88%
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| Taxonomic category, ranks above species, but below family | Genus | 86%
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| Extinct species of hominin, latin for "upright man". Homo ____ | Erectus | 85%
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| Bats, Bees, and Blue Jay's all have this trait in common | Flight | 82%
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| An animal that lacks a backbone | Invertebrate | 81%
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| The waste product secreted by the kidneys of mammals | Urine | 76%
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| The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life | Zoology | 74%
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| A submicroscopic infectious agent that is unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell, not a cell, but had DNA or RNA | Virus | 71%
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| A substance produced by tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to affect physiological activity, such as growth or metabolism | Hormone | 70%
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| Microscopic fungus, converts sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide | Yeast | 68%
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| Zone of weather, characterized by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate; neither hot nor cold | Temperate | 65%
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| The functional role that an organism plays within an ecosystem | Niche | 63%
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| Used to describe one of the large stiff feathers of the wing or tail or one of the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine or hedgehog | Quill | 61%
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| First period of the Paleozoic Era, famous for its "explosion" of animals | Cambrian | 60%
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| Type of species which have an extremely high impact on a particular ecosystem relative to its population. Often used as an indicator for the health of an ecosystems | Keystone | 59%
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| A natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in non-polar organic solvents. Most notably bees secrete it | Wax | 54%
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| Relating to young animals, used especially in the context of birds | Juvenile | 53%
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| A dormant, reproductive cell formed by certain organisms, most notably fungi | Spore | 53%
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| Any of the various analogous processes by which there is an exchange of gases | Respiration | 51%
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| Type of angiosperm plant defined by having seeds that contain a single embryonic leaf known as a cotyledon | Monocotyledon | 36%
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| The ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or river | Benthic | 31%
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| Zone of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore | Littoral | 15%
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| Helpful diagram, shows relationships between an organism and its ancestors | Pedigree | 12%
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