Abeka 10th grade Biology Test 9
Questions and Answers.
detritivores - Answer Organisms that feed on decaying organic matter but cannot break it
down into soil components are ? ___
bilateral symmetry - Answer Mammals exhibit the type of symmetry known as ?
poikilothermic - Answer An animal that regulates its temperature by external factors, so that
its temperature fluctuates with its surroundings, is ?.
ovoviviparous - Answer Animals that bring forth live young from eggs hatched within the
mother's body are ?
Andreas Vesalius - Answer The Father of Anatomy, who wrote a monumental book known as
the Fabrica , was ?
trophic level - Answer The classification used to describe one organism's feeding relationship
to other organisms in its ecosystem is its ___ ? ___
artiodactyls - Answer Even - toed ungulates ( such as cattle , sheep , and deer ) are ? .
hypothesis - Answer A tentative , untested solution to a scientific problem is a ( n ) _ _ ? __ .
intertidal - Answer The area between the highest and lowest tides along the coast is the ?
zone .
rodents - Answer Gnawing mammals with two pairs of sharp , chisel - like incisors are ?
independent - Answer In a controlled experiment , all factors are identical except the one
being tested , which is the ? variable .
sea turtles - Answer The largest living turtles are the ?.
, Anton van Leeuwenhoek - Answer The Dutch naturalist who devoted his life to microscopy
was ? ___ .
carapace - Answer The upper shell of a turtle is the ?
mammary - Answer Mammals feed their young milk produced by ? glands .
chromatophores - Answer Pigment cells in the skin of an amphibian are ?
concertina movement - Answer The type of snake locomotion in which a snake moves the
front part of its body forward , coils it slightly to anchor it , and then pulls the back part forward
is ?
materialism - Answer The philosophy that promotes the idea that the universe consists of
nothing but matter and energy and has no spiritual or supernatural aspects is __ ? ___ .
four - Answer The heart of a bird has ? chambers
cutaneous respiration - Answer In what form of respiration does an amphibian exchange
oxygen and carbon dioxide through its skin ?
northern coniferous forest - Answer The biome characterized by harsh winters , fairly long
summers , and little or no permafrost is the ?
crocodilians - Answer large , thick - skinned , long - tailed aquatic reptiles
viperids - Answer venomous snakes with long fangs that fold against the roof of the mouth
when not in use
lizards - Answer includes iguanas , geckos , Komodo dragons , and chameleons
elapids - Answer venomous snakes with immovable fangs in the front of the upper jaw
Questions and Answers.
detritivores - Answer Organisms that feed on decaying organic matter but cannot break it
down into soil components are ? ___
bilateral symmetry - Answer Mammals exhibit the type of symmetry known as ?
poikilothermic - Answer An animal that regulates its temperature by external factors, so that
its temperature fluctuates with its surroundings, is ?.
ovoviviparous - Answer Animals that bring forth live young from eggs hatched within the
mother's body are ?
Andreas Vesalius - Answer The Father of Anatomy, who wrote a monumental book known as
the Fabrica , was ?
trophic level - Answer The classification used to describe one organism's feeding relationship
to other organisms in its ecosystem is its ___ ? ___
artiodactyls - Answer Even - toed ungulates ( such as cattle , sheep , and deer ) are ? .
hypothesis - Answer A tentative , untested solution to a scientific problem is a ( n ) _ _ ? __ .
intertidal - Answer The area between the highest and lowest tides along the coast is the ?
zone .
rodents - Answer Gnawing mammals with two pairs of sharp , chisel - like incisors are ?
independent - Answer In a controlled experiment , all factors are identical except the one
being tested , which is the ? variable .
sea turtles - Answer The largest living turtles are the ?.
, Anton van Leeuwenhoek - Answer The Dutch naturalist who devoted his life to microscopy
was ? ___ .
carapace - Answer The upper shell of a turtle is the ?
mammary - Answer Mammals feed their young milk produced by ? glands .
chromatophores - Answer Pigment cells in the skin of an amphibian are ?
concertina movement - Answer The type of snake locomotion in which a snake moves the
front part of its body forward , coils it slightly to anchor it , and then pulls the back part forward
is ?
materialism - Answer The philosophy that promotes the idea that the universe consists of
nothing but matter and energy and has no spiritual or supernatural aspects is __ ? ___ .
four - Answer The heart of a bird has ? chambers
cutaneous respiration - Answer In what form of respiration does an amphibian exchange
oxygen and carbon dioxide through its skin ?
northern coniferous forest - Answer The biome characterized by harsh winters , fairly long
summers , and little or no permafrost is the ?
crocodilians - Answer large , thick - skinned , long - tailed aquatic reptiles
viperids - Answer venomous snakes with long fangs that fold against the roof of the mouth
when not in use
lizards - Answer includes iguanas , geckos , Komodo dragons , and chameleons
elapids - Answer venomous snakes with immovable fangs in the front of the upper jaw
