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NCEA Level 3: Animal Plant Responses

Subject : NCEA
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Disposed to attack; militant; assertive; pushing






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






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






5. Having from birth; occurring naturally rather than being learned






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






7. Working together between species or in a species






8. Second in order of importance






9. A group or system in which positions of power are ranked






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






11. Cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter






12. Yearly activity period - approximately 360 days






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






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






15. Orienting or directing homeward or to a destination






16. Derived or originating externally






17. Light receptor pigment in photoperiodism. Pr (red-light absorbing) vs Pfr (infrared light absorbing) In short-day plants - it stops flowering but in long-day plants it induces flowering






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






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






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






21. First in order of importance






22. Willing to submit without resistance to authority






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






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






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






26. Having more than one spouse at a time






27. Any area that an animal defends against other animals






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






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






30. Of or relating to or occurring in the night






31. Plant hormone that stimulates fruit ripening and leaf drop






32. To change the start times of a rhythm - but not its period






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






34. Cause responses that alter conditions in the internal environment






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






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






37. 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






38. The resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects






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






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






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






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






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






44. A hormone that promotes seed and bud germination - stem elongation - and leaf growth; stimulate flowering and development of fruit; affect root growth and differentiation






45. Derived or originating internally






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






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






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






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






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