ABeka Biology Test 8 Review Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
primates without tails - Correct answer-apes
animals that regulate their body temperature by internal mechanisms and maintain
a stable body temperature regardless of their environment - Correct answer-
homeothermic
animals that are attached to a single location but can move the environment toward
themselves for the purpose of trapping food - Correct answer-sessile
rabbits, hares, pikas - Correct answer-lagomorphs
gnawing mammals such as mice, beavers, and squirrels - Correct answer-rodents
the ___ are mostly arboreal, noted for their intelligence, and have five fingers and
toes with nails instead of claws - Correct answer-primates
most vertebrates are tetrapods because they have four what? - Correct answer-
appendages
shrews, moles, and hedgehogs - Correct answer-insectivores
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, animals with hooves - Correct answer-ungulates
organisms's environment or home - Correct answer-habitat
the ___ zone is home to the coral reef system and supports the commercial ocean-
fishing industry - Correct answer-neritic
entire period of growth from fertilization to birth - Correct answer-gestation period
study of how living things interact with one another and with their physical
environment - Correct answer-ecology
ecosystem's ability to withstand and recover from changes - Correct answer-
stability
a species that still exists on Earth today but is in danger of becoming extinct -
Correct answer-endangered
the two general categories of an ecosystem - Correct answer-terrestrial, aquatic
a biome is identified by what? - Correct answer-climax vegetation
organism's function or "occupation" - Correct answer-niche
animal with a notochord or backbone and an endoskeleton - Correct answer-
vertebrate
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Questions and Answers
primates without tails - Correct answer-apes
animals that regulate their body temperature by internal mechanisms and maintain
a stable body temperature regardless of their environment - Correct answer-
homeothermic
animals that are attached to a single location but can move the environment toward
themselves for the purpose of trapping food - Correct answer-sessile
rabbits, hares, pikas - Correct answer-lagomorphs
gnawing mammals such as mice, beavers, and squirrels - Correct answer-rodents
the ___ are mostly arboreal, noted for their intelligence, and have five fingers and
toes with nails instead of claws - Correct answer-primates
most vertebrates are tetrapods because they have four what? - Correct answer-
appendages
shrews, moles, and hedgehogs - Correct answer-insectivores
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, animals with hooves - Correct answer-ungulates
organisms's environment or home - Correct answer-habitat
the ___ zone is home to the coral reef system and supports the commercial ocean-
fishing industry - Correct answer-neritic
entire period of growth from fertilization to birth - Correct answer-gestation period
study of how living things interact with one another and with their physical
environment - Correct answer-ecology
ecosystem's ability to withstand and recover from changes - Correct answer-
stability
a species that still exists on Earth today but is in danger of becoming extinct -
Correct answer-endangered
the two general categories of an ecosystem - Correct answer-terrestrial, aquatic
a biome is identified by what? - Correct answer-climax vegetation
organism's function or "occupation" - Correct answer-niche
animal with a notochord or backbone and an endoskeleton - Correct answer-
vertebrate
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