Sample Biology Review Quiz
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- 1.
What light-sensitive cells in the eye detect colors?
- A.
Rods
- B.
Irises
- C.
Pupils
- D.
Cones
Correct Answer
D. Cones -
- 2.
What caused the Irish potato famine of the 1840's?
- A.
Insects
- B.
Potato Eating Bears
- C.
Blight
- D.
Bombing
Correct Answer
C. Blight -
- 3.
From what tree did aspirin originally derive?
- A.
Willow
- B.
Dogwood
- C.
Ash
- D.
Oak
Correct Answer
A. Willow -
- 4.
What is the largest-blooming single flower in the world?
- A.
Primrose
- B.
Belladonna
- C.
Tulip
- D.
Rafflesia
Correct Answer
D. Rafflesia -
- 5.
What is the largest crocodilian in the world?
- A.
Nile Crocodile
- B.
American Alligator
- C.
Caiman
- D.
Saltwater Crocodile
Correct Answer
D. Saltwater Crocodile -
- 6.
What is the largest member of the weasel family in the United States?
- A.
Wolverine
- B.
Otter
- C.
Beaver
- D.
Weasel
Correct Answer
A. Wolverine -
- 7.
What is the name of the animal group that includes mites, ticks and scorpions?
- A.
Primates
- B.
Insects
- C.
Arachnids
- D.
Mollusks
Correct Answer
C. Arachnids -
- 8.
What is the largest known spider in the world?
- A.
Goliath Bird-Eating Spider
- B.
Crab Spider
- C.
Tarantula
- D.
Orb Weaver
Correct Answer
A. Goliath Bird-Eating Spider -
- 9.
What are the lungs that tarantulas breathe with called?
- A.
Sticky Lungs
- B.
Hairy Lungs
- C.
Book Lungs
- D.
Webby Lungs
Correct Answer
C. Book Lungs -
- 10.
Which phylum of animals includes the sea star and the sand dollar?
- A.
Crustaceans
- B.
Arachnids
- C.
Echinoderms
- D.
Mollusks
Correct Answer
C. Echinoderms -
- 11.
What insect transmits the disease sleeping sickness?
- A.
Cat Flea
- B.
Tsetse Fly
- C.
Fruit Fly
- D.
Mosquito
Correct Answer
B. Tsetse Fly -
- 12.
How many orders of reptiles are there?
- A.
One
- B.
Three
- C.
Four
- D.
Five
Correct Answer
C. Four -
- 13.
How many different types of mammal groups are there?
- A.
10
- B.
One
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
Correct Answer
C. Three -
- 14.
Which of the following is a type of mammal group?
- A.
Furless
- B.
Flat
- C.
Egg-Laying
- D.
Scale Producing
Correct Answer
C. Egg-Laying -
- 15.
How many stages of metamorphosis does a grasshopper have?
- A.
15
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
Correct Answer
C. Three -
- 16.
What branching nerve fibers receive messages?
- A.
Dendrites
- B.
Dendrions
- C.
Axes
- D.
Axons
Correct Answer
A. Dendrites -
- 17.
Which parts of a nerve cell send out signals?
- A.
Transmitters
- B.
Dendrites
- C.
Axons
- D.
Synapses
Correct Answer
C. Axons -
- 18.
What means having two eyes facing forward?
- A.
Forward Vision
- B.
Airy Vision
- C.
Monocular Vision
- D.
Binocular Vision
Correct Answer
D. Binocular Vision -
- 19.
What is illegal hunting of an animal called?
- A.
Poaching
- B.
Extermination
- C.
Missiling
- D.
Extirpating
Correct Answer
A. Poaching -
- 20.
What is the scientific term for the cells responsible for root growth?
- A.
Stemming Root
- B.
Apexical Stemmer
- C.
Root Cell Growers
- D.
Apical Meristem
Correct Answer
D. Apical Meristem -
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