Order and Design Test 6

Question 1

coloration that allows an animal to blend into its environment

Answer 1

camouflage

Question 2

an originally created type of organism

Answer 2

kind

Question 3

what a group of kangaroos is called

Answer 3

mobs

Question 4

a tail that is capable of grabbing

Answer 4

prehensile tail

Question 5

the group of marine mammals with comb-like plates for capturing food

Answer 5

baleen whales

Question 6

the dormant state that some mammals enter in winter

Answer 6

hibernation

Question 7

head extensions of dead bone without a covering

Answer 7

antlers

Question 8

the largest mammal

Answer 8

blue whale

Question 9

the term that refers to an animal without a backbone

Answer 9

invertebrate

Question 10

the only group of mammals considered truly carnivorous

Answer 10

felines

Question 11

the general name for animals that chew cud

Answer 11

ruminants

Question 12

mammals whose young develop in a uterus or womb

Answer 12

placental mammals

Question 13

an animal that eats both plants and animals

Answer 13

omnivore

Question 14

the slow-moving arboreal xenarthran with large claws

Answer 14

sloth

Question 15

an animal with a backbone

Answer 15

vertebrate

Question 16

the system bats use to find their insect prey

Answer 16

echolocation system

Question 17

an internal skeleton

Answer 17

endoskeleton

Question 18

the only mammals that can actually fly

Answer 18

bats

Question 19

oviparous mammals

Answer 19

monotremes

Question 20

group that includes manatees and dugongs

Answer 20

sirenians

Question 21

group that includes shrews, moles, and hedgehogs

Answer 21

insectivores

Question 22

that have a pouch in which their young develop

Answer 22

marsupials

Question 23

have four upper incisors that continue growing

Answer 23

lagomorphs

Question 24

largest group of mammals

Answer 24

rodents

Question 25

includes monkeys and apes

Answer 25

primates

Question 26

refers to a species that has declined in numbers until it completely died out

Answer 26

extinct

Question 27

a type of fat that many marine mammals have

Answer 27

blubber

Question 28

layer of skin directly above the dermis

Answer 28

epidermis

Question 29

the body system that breaks food down into usable nutrients

Answer 29

digestive

Question 30

the group of drugs that includes alcohol

Answer 30

depressants

Question 31

physical activities that strengthen the heart and lungs and burn fat

Answer 31

aerobic activities

Question 32

the system that controls the body functions and activities

Answer 32

nervous

Question 33

a disease caused by pathogens

Answer 33

infectious diseaset

Question 34

he most commonly abused hallucinogen in the United States

Answer 34

marijuana

Question 35

a sensible but untested explanation for a scientific problem

Answer 35

hypothesis

Question 36

a respiratory structure that is unique to mammals

Answer 36

diaphragm

Question 37

the largest part of the human brain, which is responsible for thought

Answer 37

cerebrum

Question 38

type of leaf which has more than one leaflet attached to the petiole

Answer 38

compound

Question 39

flat teeth that are used for grinding food

Answer 39

molars

Question 40

the Father of Anatomy

Answer 40

Vesalius

Question 41

the term for tiny air sacs found in a person's lungs

Answer 41

alveoli

Question 42

sum of all body activities

Answer 42

metabolism

Question 43

movement of water from higher concentration to lover concentration though a semipermeable membrane

Answer 43

osmosis

Question 44

transfer of pollen from the anther of a flower to the stigma

Answer 44

pollination

Question 45

food-making process of plants

Answer 45

photsynthesis

Question 46

early growth of a seed, until the plant is ready to produce its own food

Answer 46

germination

Question 47

contained in the central nervous system

Answer 47

brain and spinal cord

Question 48

the place within the environment where an organism lives

Answer 48

habitat

Question 49

the thin, sticky film of bacteria that forms on teeth

Answer 49

plaque

Question 50

the structure in which angiosperm seeds are enclosed for protection and dispersal

Answer 50

fruit

Question 51

legumes, which help restore nitrogen into the soil are members of which family

Answer 51

pea

Question 52

the mineral needed for transport of oxygen in the blood

Answer 52

iron

Question 53

the large vessels that carry blood back to the heart

Answer 53

veins

Question 54

the organ that produces bile, filters certain poisonous substances from the blood, and stores excess blood glucose

Answer 54

liver

Question 55

the group of nutrients that includes sugars and starches

Answer 55

carbohydrates

Question 56

the lower chambers of the human heart, which pump blood to other parts of the body

Answer 56

ventricles

Question 57

the system that releases hormones that control various internal body functions

Answer 57

endocrine systme

Question 58

a factor that is observed to determine the results of an experiment

Answer 58

dependent variable

Question 59

a lack of proper nutrition due to a poor diet

Answer 59

malnutrition

Question 60

a sudden, permanent change in an organism's DNA

Answer 60

mutation

Question 61

a strong feeling expressed in a physical way

Answer 61

emotion

Question 62

what the term 'flora' refers to

Answer 62

plants

Question 63

a fracture in which the bone breaks through the skin

Answer 63

compound fracture

Question 64

a plant that grows from a seed, produces flowers, and dies in one growing season

Answer 64

annual

Question 65

a living thing that can be cut in equal halves in more than one direction

Answer 65

radial symmetry

Question 66

the characteristic of man that sets him apart from mammals

Answer 66

man was made in the image of God

Question 67

the groups from which an organism's scientific name comes

Answer 67

genus and species

Question 68

the most effective treatment for muscle injuries

Answer 68

RICE treatment

Question 69

the study of plants

Answer 69

botany