It's Answer Time

Dateline: 10/23/97

Okay, 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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