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Ecology and Biology A-Z - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 1,441 times
- The average score is 9 of 26
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific study of plants | Botany | 86%
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| Referring to the upper side or back of an organism: ___ fin for example | Dorsal | 78%
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| Category of taxonomic classification, in between domain and phylum | Kingdom | 63%
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| Second period of the mesozoic era | Jurassic | 59%
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| Yellow, internal portion of a birds egg, contains a large amount of protein and fat | Yolk | 57%
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| Most diverse biome, categorized by high precipitation and consistently warm temperatures | Rainforest | 54%
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| Valuable excrement of bats and seabirds, often used as a fertilizer | Guano | 51%
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| Most diverse class of animals, a part of the arthropod phylum | Insecta | 50%
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| Single celled organism domain, originally classified with bacteria | Archaea | 43%
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| Bitter compound present in Cinchona Bark, most notably used as an anti-malarial drug | Quinine | 35%
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| Vascular tissue in plants, helps transport water and nutrients against the flow of gravity | Xylem | 35%
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| Plankton consisting of small animals | Zooplankton | 31%
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| An organ or part of the body that has remained, but has become functionless over the course of evolution | Vestigial | 29%
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| Tardigrades, a fascinating minute animal, are colloquially known by this name | Water Bear | 28%
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| Angiosperms have these defining characteristic, aiding them in reproduction | Flowers | 27%
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| General descriptor for all hoofed animals | Ungulate | 24%
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| The vegetative part of a fungus, consists of a network of fine white filaments | Mycelium | 22%
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| Excessive richness of nutrients in a body of water, eventually causing anoxia following large scale algal blooms | Eutrophication | 21%
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| Earth's worst extinction event, leading to the extinction of ~90% of Earth's species | Permo-Triassic Extinction | 19%
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| Synthesis of organic compounds using energy derived from reactions involving inorganic chemicals, most notably in hydrothermal vents | Chemosynthesis | 18%
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| Large-scale atmospheric convection cell in which air rises at the equator and sinks at medium latitudes, typically about 30° north or south. Causes deserts to be dry | Hadley Cell | 11%
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| A cartilaginous skeletal rod supporting the body in chordates | Notochord | 11%
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| Deterioration with age, in plants it is the reason why leaves change color in autumn | Senescence | 9%
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| In ecology, it relates to feeding and nutrition. In physiology, it relates to hormones and its effects | Trophic | 6%
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| A cyst containing a zygote formed by a parasitic protozoan, one example being the malaria parasite. | Oocyst | 5%
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| Law of the minimum, the idea that growth is determined by the most limited/scarcest resource | Liebig's Law | 3%
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