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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. Having from birth; occurring naturally rather than being learned






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






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






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






6. Having only one spouse at a time






7. Derived or originating externally






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. Disposed to attack; militant; assertive; pushing






15. Foe - opponent - adversary






16. 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






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






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






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






20. Plant hormone that stimulates fruit ripening and leaf drop






21. Willing to submit without resistance to authority






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. Yearly activity period - approximately 360 days






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






31. Having more than one spouse at a time






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. Working together between species or in a species






38. Cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter






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






40. Of or relating to or occurring in the night






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






42. Having a daily cycle or occurring every day






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






44. 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






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






46. Derived or originating internally






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






48. When one organism has power over another






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






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