What is the term for the innate, automatic response of an organism to a stimulus?

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What is the term for the innate, automatic response of an organism to a stimulus?

C. Reflex

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C. Reflex

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A. Stem

B. Leaf

C. Flower

D. Root

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

A. Wind

B. Water

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Which plant hormone is responsible for promoting cell elongation and growth in response to light?

A. Auxin

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Which process involves the copying of DNA into a complementary RNA molecule?

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In angiosperms, what is the female reproductive structure that contains the ovules?

A. Stamen

C. Sepal

D. Petal

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What type of plant tissue is responsible for transporting water and nutrients throughout the plant?

B. Xylem

C. Phloem

D. Cortex

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In which type of population distribution are individuals evenly spaced throughout their habitat?

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What is the primary driver of the current global biodiversity crisis?

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The human heart has how many chambers?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

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What is the name of the enzyme that unwinds and separates the DNA strands during replication?

B. Ligase

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What is the term for the innate, automatic response of an organism to a stimulus?

C. Reflex

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Which scientist is credited with developing the theory of natural selection?

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Which of the following is a bacterial disease that primarily affects the respiratory system and can be prevented by vaccination?

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What is the term for the process by which modern humans gradually replaced archaic humans, such as Neanderthals, through migration and competition?

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What term describes the process by which animals adjust their internal biological clocks to match the daily cycle of light and dark in their environment?

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Answer 1

A. Conditioning

Answer 2

B. Habituation

Answer 3

D. Instinct

Answer 4

A. Regulation of blood sugar levels

Answer 5

B. Transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide

Answer 6

C. Digestion of food

Answer 7

D. Filtration of blood

Answer 8

A. Regulation of blood sugar levels

Answer 9

B. Production of red blood cells

Answer 10

C. Filtration of blood and excretion of waste products

Answer 11

D. Digestion of food

Answer 12

A. Transpiration

Answer 13

B. Photosynthesis

Answer 14

C. Respiration

Answer 15

D. Osmosis

Answer 16

A. Sociology

Answer 17

B. Anthropology

Answer 18

C. Psychology

Answer 19

D. Archaeology

Answer 20

A. Law of Dominance

Answer 21

B. Law of Independent Assortment

Answer 22

C. Law of Segregation

Answer 23

D. Law of Inheritance

Answer 24

A. Recessive

Answer 25

B. Dominant

Answer 26

C. Co-dominant

Answer 27

D. Allelic

Answer 28

A. Neanderthals

Answer 29

B. Homo erectus

Answer 30

C. Australopithecus afarensis

Answer 31

D. Homo habilis

Answer 32

A. Cerebrum

Answer 33

B. Cerebellum

Answer 34

C. Medulla oblongata

Answer 35

D. Hypothalamus

Answer 36

A. Synthesizing proteins

Answer 37

B. Protecting the nucleus

Answer 38

C. Regulating the passage of substances in and out of the cell

Answer 39

D. Storing genetic information

Answer 40

A. Cerebrum

Answer 41

B. Cerebellum

Answer 42

C. Medulla oblongata

Answer 43

D. Thalamus

Answer 44

A. Natural selection

Answer 45

B. Convergent evolution

Answer 46

C. Artificial selection

Answer 47

D. Coevolution

Answer 48

C. Sunlight

Answer 49

D. Geothermal heat

Answer 50

B. Gibberellin

Answer 51

C. Ethylene

Answer 52

D. Cytokinin

Answer 53

A. Biogeography

Answer 54

B. Ecology

Answer 55

C. Ethology

Answer 56

D. Taxonomy

Answer 57

A. Transcription

Answer 58

B. Translation

Answer 59

C. Replication

Answer 60

D. Mutation

Answer 61

B. Pistil (carpel)

Answer 62

A. Epidermis

Answer 63

A. Random dispersion

Answer 64

B. Clumped dispersion

Answer 65

C. Uniform dispersion

Answer 66

D. Overlapping dispersion

Answer 67

A. Habitat loss

Answer 68

B. Climate change

Answer 69

C. Pollution

Answer 70

D. Invasive species

Answer 71

A. RNA polymerase

Answer 72

C. Helicase

Answer 73

D. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Answer 74

A. Estrogen

Answer 75

B. Progesterone

Answer 76

C. Testosterone

Answer 77

D. Prolactin

Answer 78

A. Phototropism

Answer 79

B. Gravitropism

Answer 80

C. Thigmotropism

Answer 81

D. Hydrotropism

Answer 82

A. Conditioning

Answer 83

B. Habituation

Answer 84

D. Instinct

Answer 85

A. Charles Darwin

Answer 86

B. Gregor Mendel

Answer 87

C. Louis Pasteur

Answer 88

D. Alfred Wegener

Answer 89

A. Tuberculosis

Answer 90

B. Malaria

Answer 91

C. Cholera

Answer 92

D. Whooping cough (Pertussis)

Answer 93

A. Speciation

Answer 94

B. Coevolution

Answer 95

C. Extinction

Answer 96

D. Out-of-Africa hypothesis

Answer 97

A. Hibernation

Answer 98

B. Migration

Answer 99

C. Circadian rhythm

Answer 100

D. Nocturnal behavior

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