Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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Extinct species of flightless bird, formerly endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean | Dodo | 94%
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Fossilized tree resin. Often preserves organisms very well | Amber | 89%
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An organism that feeds on both plant and animal sources | Omnivore | 89%
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Bats, Bees, and Blue Jay's all have this trait in common | Flight | 84%
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An animal that lacks a backbone | Invertebrate | 84%
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Extinct species of hominin, latin for "upright man". Homo ____ | Erectus | 83%
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Taxonomic category, ranks above species, but below family | Genus | 83%
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The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life | Zoology | 77%
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The waste product secreted by the kidneys of mammals | Urine | 73%
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A submicroscopic infectious agent that is unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell, not a cell, but had DNA or RNA | Virus | 73%
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A substance produced by tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to affect physiological activity, such as growth or metabolism | Hormone | 70%
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Zone of weather, characterized by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate; neither hot nor cold | Temperate | 69%
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Microscopic fungus, converts sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide | Yeast | 67%
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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 | 66%
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A dormant, reproductive cell formed by certain organisms, most notably fungi | Spore | 61%
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First period of the Paleozoic Era, famous for its "explosion" of animals | Cambrian | 58%
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The functional role that an organism plays within an ecosystem | Niche | 58%
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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 | 56%
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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 | 56%
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Relating to young animals, used especially in the context of birds | Juvenile | 55%
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Any of the various analogous processes by which there is an exchange of gases | Respiration | 53%
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The ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or river | Benthic | 33%
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Type of angiosperm plant defined by having seeds that contain a single embryonic leaf known as a cotyledon | Monocotyledon | 31%
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Zone of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore | Littoral | 13%
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Helpful diagram, shows relationships between an organism and its ancestors | Pedigree | 13%
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