Biology General Knowledge #3

Answer these multiple choice general knowledge questions based on Biology
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1. What is the commonly accepted modern theory of evolution?
Neo-Darwinism
Darwinism
Fixism and Creationism
Lamarckism
2. What is the largest organ in the human body?
Leg
Liver
Skin
Large Intestine
3. What is the smallest bone in the human body?
Stapes
Trapezoid
Anvil
Talus
4. Which of these animals are the closest evolutionary relative to Humans?
Owl
Tiger Shark
Humpback Whale
Blobfish
5. What do scientists believe to be the first living organisms?
Viruses
Archaea
Bacteria
Fish
6. What period are we currently in?
Permian
Cambrian
Cretaceous
Holocene
7. What is referred to in the nervous system as "Grey Matter"
Myelinated brain and spinal cord matter
Non-Myelinated brain and spinal matter
Brain Stem
Long motor-sensory neurons that appear in pairs
8. What substances do plants NOT uptake through their roots
Sodium
Water
Magnesium
Oxygen
9. What cells are found at the tips of a plants roots
Phloem cells
Xylem Cells
Mesophyll Cells
Meristem Cells
10. What is the longest named protein? (shortened for clarity)
Insulin
Titin
Oxidoreductase
Haemoglobin
11. What is the fastest growing plant?
Red Onion
Mushrooms
Bamboo
Grass
12. What is the mRNA triplet codon responsible for coding for the amino acid "Leucine"
AAC
UGA
UUA
GAG
13. Who discovered the first triceratops fossil?
Lord Byron
Indiana Jones
George Lyman Cannon
Gregor Mendel
14. What Phylum do Homo Sapiens belong to?
Chordata
Loricifera
Kinorhyncha
Cnidaria
15. Which fungus can cause serious fungal infection in humans, especially those with repressed immune systems? It thrives in unsanitary conditions such as on moldy bread and goes by a colourful name
White Fungus
Yellow Fungus
Black Fungus
Orange Fungus
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