Biology Quiz 2025
10% rule -ansonly 10% of the total energy produced at each trophic level is available to the next level. The
amount of energy passed up to the levels of the food pyramid reduces as you go up.
1st law of Thermodynamics -ansthe law that states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed
2nd law of Thermodynamics -answhenever energy is converted from one form to another form some energy is
lost as heat
Abiotic -ansnon-living
Activation Energy -ansthe energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or
reaction) can occur
Active site -ansthe part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs
Adhesion -ansan attraction between molecules of different substances
Aerobic -ansprocess that requires oxygen
Amylase -ansany of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants
Anaerobic -answithout oxygen
Anus -ansopening of the rectum to the outside of the body
Appendix -ansa vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small
pouch
, Asexual -ansa type of reproduction involving only one parent that produces genetically identical offspring by
budding or by the division of a single cell or the entire organism into two or more parts
Autotroph -ansorganism capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
Bile -ansa digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder
Biome -ansa major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing
climate
Biotic -ansliving
Calorie -ansa unit of the energy supplied by food
calorie -ansunit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by
1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
Capillary action -ansa phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression
of liquids in capillaries
Carnivore -ansany animal that feeds on flesh
Catalyst -ans(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being
affected
Cecum -ansthe cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
Cellular respiration -ansthe metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic
10% rule -ansonly 10% of the total energy produced at each trophic level is available to the next level. The
amount of energy passed up to the levels of the food pyramid reduces as you go up.
1st law of Thermodynamics -ansthe law that states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed
2nd law of Thermodynamics -answhenever energy is converted from one form to another form some energy is
lost as heat
Abiotic -ansnon-living
Activation Energy -ansthe energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or
reaction) can occur
Active site -ansthe part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs
Adhesion -ansan attraction between molecules of different substances
Aerobic -ansprocess that requires oxygen
Amylase -ansany of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants
Anaerobic -answithout oxygen
Anus -ansopening of the rectum to the outside of the body
Appendix -ansa vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small
pouch
, Asexual -ansa type of reproduction involving only one parent that produces genetically identical offspring by
budding or by the division of a single cell or the entire organism into two or more parts
Autotroph -ansorganism capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
Bile -ansa digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder
Biome -ansa major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing
climate
Biotic -ansliving
Calorie -ansa unit of the energy supplied by food
calorie -ansunit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by
1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
Capillary action -ansa phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression
of liquids in capillaries
Carnivore -ansany animal that feeds on flesh
Catalyst -ans(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being
affected
Cecum -ansthe cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
Cellular respiration -ansthe metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic
