Biology Trivia Questions
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What large animal is the Geochelone elephantopus, found in the Galapagos, known to be?
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tortoise
In the monera kingdom, bacteria and what blue-green species are included?
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algae
What is the name of the cell division process that reduces the number of chromosomes by half and means 'diminution'?
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meiosis
What is the process called in which glucose or other sugars are broken down by yeast or bacteria in the absence of oxygen?
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fermentation
What rhyming word refers to an organism's resulting appearance and contrasts with its genetic makeup, or genotype?
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phenotype
What does a frugivore eat by definition?
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fruit
In the classification of animals, what grouping comes directly between kingdom and class?
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phylum
What is the process where water passes through a cell membrane, and has a 'reverse' type used for desalination?
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osmosis
Which branch of biology focuses on the development of the fertilized egg and the growth of the fetus?
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embryology
What pigment is highly concentrated in Cindy Crawford's mole or in any person's mole?
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melanin
In Linnaeus's classification system, which term is used alongside the genus to classify each living thing?
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species
What is the anatomical term for the smallest bone in the body, also known as the stirrup?
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stapes
What part of the eye is irregularly shaped in a person with astigmatism?
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cornea
Which type of pollination occurs in flowers that have very small petals or no petals at all?
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wind
In what process does the Calvin cycle convert carbon dioxide into carbohydrates?
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photosynthesis
What is the process by which a scion is put on a stock?
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grafting
Which organ is responsible for removing excess glucose from the blood and storing it as glycogen?
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liver
What is the name of the cell formed by the fusion of a male and female gamete that develops into an embryo?
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zygote
What is the type of RNA that is not transfer or ribosomal?
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messenger
What is produced when luciferin undergoes oxidation in insects?
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light
What simple sugar serves as the primary source of energy for cell metabolism?
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glucose
What is the basic bacterial type, besides coccus and spirillum, that causes tuberculosis?
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bacillus
In which organ are the islets of Langerhans located, where they produce glucagon?
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pancreas
What is the term for any foreign substance or organism that causes the body to produce antibodies, derived from the Greek word for 'born'?
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antigen
Which sense organ includes the uveal tract?
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eye
The common bile duct is formed by the cystic duct from the gallbladder and the hepatic duct from which organ?
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liver
What whiplike parts derived from the Latin word for 'whip' help certain protozoa move about?
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flagellum
What type of nutrient forms the outer coat of a virus?
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protein
What dark pigment, also found in fish scales, largely determines your hair color?
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melanin
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