It's Answer Time
Dateline: 10/23/97Okay, class, take out your pencils and paper; it's time for the answers to last week's biology pop quiz!
1. The characteristic of an organism that contributes to its survival in its particular environment is a(n):
C. Adaptation
2. A stage in mitosis is:
A. Anaphase
3. The total chromosome complement of a body cell is a(n):
C. Karyotype
4. Process thought to occur in the embryonic development of an animal and its ancestors.
B. Recapitulation
5. Interval following an action potential in a neuron or muscle fiber during which it is incapable of sending a second action potential.
C. Refractory period
6. The study of the interrelationships between organisms and the environment:
B. Ecology
7. A cancer causing agent can be termed:
A. Oncogenic
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