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NCEA Level 3: Animal Plant Responses

Subject : NCEA
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter






2. Of or relating to or occurring in the night






3. Type of behavior in which an animal sends out stimuli—such as sounds - visual displays - or chemicals—in order to attract a member of the opposite sex






4. A polygamous mating system involving one female and many males






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






6. 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






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






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






9. First in order of importance






10. 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.






11. 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






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






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






14. Yearly activity period - approximately 360 days






15. Foe - opponent - adversary






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






17. Disposed to attack; militant; assertive; pushing






18. Having only one spouse at a time






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






20. Of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals






21. Having a daily cycle or occurring every day






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






23. Plant hormone that stimulates fruit ripening and leaf drop






24. Working together between species or in a species






25. A cue using the earths magnetic field






26. The period of daylight - specific for any given species - that triggers a long-day or a short-day response in organisms






27. A special case of polymorphism based on the distinction between the secondary sex characteristics of males and females.






28. A single receptor is used to calculate the direction of a stimulus






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






30. Willing to submit without resistance to authority






31. Cause responses that alter conditions in the internal environment






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






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






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






35. Second in order of importance






36. Having more than one spouse at a time






37. Derived or originating internally






38. Any area that an animal defends against other animals






39. Derived or originating externally






40. Orienting or directing homeward or to a destination






41. The natural period of the rhythm if there are no external cues.






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






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






44. Period of time during which a plant embryo is alive but not growing






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






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






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






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






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






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