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NCEA Level 3: Animal Plant Responses

Subject : NCEA
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A hormone that promotes seed and bud germination - stem elongation - and leaf growth; stimulate flowering and development of fruit; affect root growth and differentiation






2. When an animal is active around sunrise and sunset.






3. Serves as a navigational cue. Many birds use star patterns and movement for navigation.






4. Orienting or directing homeward or to a destination






5. Mating behaviour in which a number of males and females mates with each other.






6. Prolonged relationship between male and female - associated with joint parental care






7. Movement of the whole organism towards or away from a stimulus coming from one direction






8. A change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react.






9. A plant hormone that brings about dormancy in buds - mantains dormancy in seeds - and brings about stomatal closing - among other effects.






10. When one organism has power over another






11. Behaviors that have been developed by experience rather than by having them from birth






12. Cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter






13. Disposed to attack; militant; assertive; pushing






14. The lobes of the brain that receive signals from the receptors in the eyes






15. This is the growth towards or away from a stimulus coming from one direction. If the movement is towards the stimulus it is positive - if it is away from the stimulus it is negative






16. Derived or originating externally






17. Having more than one spouse at a time






18. Stimulates cell division and growth of lateral buds. Causes dormant seeds to sprout.






19. Aggressive or defensive social behavior (fighting - fleeing - submitting) between individuals of the same species






20. A cue using the earths magnetic field






21. A colored chemical compound that absorbs light - producing color






22. Reversible growth or turgor movement in response to a non directional stimulus






23. Having a daily cycle or occurring every day






24. Cause responses that alter conditions in the internal environment






25. Plant that generally requires long nights-- 12 or more hours of darkness to begin the flowering process.






26. An innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions






27. Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment






28. Plant that generally requires short nights-- less that 10-12 hours of darkness to begin the flowering process.






29. When the amount of random turning is related to the intensity of a stimulus (unorientated response)






30. Willing to submit without resistance to authority






31. When organisms orient themselves either towards or away from a stimulus






32. The process by which evolution selects for genes that cause individuals to provide benefits to their relatives






33. Derived or originating internally






34. The periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding






35. Substance produced in the tip of a seedling that stimulates cell elongation






36. This is a non-directional response to a stimulus or a change in activity rate in response to a change in the intensity of the stimulus






37. Period of dormancy - usually seasonal - which growth and development cease and metabolism is greatly reduced






38. Yearly activity period - approximately 360 days






39. Any area that an animal defends against other animals






40. Diagram showing the periods of activity and rest of an organism over a number of twenty four hour periods so that trends in activity can be identified






41. A polygamous mating system involving one male and many females






42. Plant hormone that stimulates fruit ripening and leaf drop






43. The environmental agent that resets the biological clock e.g: change in light - temperature






44. Chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands - travel through the bloodstream - and affect other tissues






45. Of or relating to or occurring in the night






46. Foe - opponent - adversary






47. A biological clock that enables a migrating bird or insect to fly using the sun and continuously adjust its angle to the sun while flying.






48. Working together between species or in a species






49. Having only one spouse at a time






50. Located in the brain; secretes hormone melatonin; in some species - it regulates the biological clock and biorhythms