Statistics for Ecology and Biology A-Z #2

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Extinct species of flightless bird, formerly endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean	Dodo	94%
Fossilized tree resin. Often preserves organisms very well	Amber	89%
An organism that feeds on both plant and animal sources	Omnivore	89%
Bats, Bees, and Blue Jay's all have this trait in common	Flight	85%
An animal that lacks a backbone	Invertebrate	85%
Extinct species of hominin, latin for "upright man". Homo ____	Erectus	83%
Taxonomic category, ranks above species, but below family	Genus	83%
The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life	Zoology	77%
The waste product secreted by the kidneys of mammals	Urine	74%
A submicroscopic infectious agent that is unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell, not a cell, but had DNA or RNA	Virus	72%
A substance produced by tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to affect physiological activity, such as growth or metabolism	Hormone	69%
Zone of weather, characterized by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate; neither hot nor cold	Temperate	68%
Microscopic fungus, converts sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide	Yeast	66%
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	65%
A dormant, reproductive cell formed by certain organisms, most notably fungi	Spore	60%
First period of the Paleozoic Era, famous for its "explosion" of animals	Cambrian	58%
The functional role that an organism plays within an ecosystem	Niche	57%
Relating to young animals, used especially in the context of birds	Juvenile	55%
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	55%
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	55%
Any of the various analogous processes by which there is an exchange of gases	Respiration	52%
The ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or river	Benthic	32%
Type of angiosperm plant defined by having seeds that contain a single embryonic leaf known as a cotyledon	Monocotyledon	32%
Zone of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore	Littoral	12%
Helpful diagram, shows relationships between an organism and its ancestors	Pedigree	12%