131 Biology Trivia Questions with Answers
131 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What light-sensitive cells in the eye detect colors?
Answer
Cones
What layer of the skin is just below the surface?
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Dermis
What kingdom would a human be in?
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Animal
What kind of plant stem is soft and green?
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Herbaceous
What is the waxy covering on plant leaves?
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Cuticle
What is the upper surface of the plant leaf called?
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Upper Epidermis
What is the tube that carries food into the stomach called?
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Esophagus
What is the substance that cell walls in green plants are made of?
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Cellulose
What is the sticky part of the pistil called?
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Stigma
What is the process of breaking down food called?
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Digestion
What is the outside covering of a plant's root called?
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Root Epidermis
What is the outer skeleton of organisms such as spiders and insects called?
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Exoskeleton
What is the only canine that can climb trees?
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Gray Fox
What is the name of the largest shark?
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Whale Shark
What is the name for a virus that infects a bacteria?
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Bacteriophage
What is the most diverse group of gymnosperms?
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Conifers
What is the leaf of a fern called?
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Frond
What is the largest known spider in the world?
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Goliath Bird-Eating Spider
What is the largest crocodilian in the world?
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Saltwater Crocodile
What is the Japanese word for "dog"?
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Inu
What is the human body's largest organ?
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Skin
What is the fin on the backs of fish, some whales and dolphins called?
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Dorsal Fin
What is the correct plural of Keeshond?
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Keeshonden
What is the cell where a virus reproduces called?
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Host Cell
What is the biggest artery in the human body?
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Aorta
What is made by white blood cells to help fight off infection?
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Antibody
What is another name for the voice box?
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Larynx
What is an urolith?
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A urinary tract stone
What is an algal bloom that occurs in salt water called?
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Red Tide
What is a young bear called?
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Cub
What is a "jonquil"?
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A Garden Plant
What is a full set of bones called?
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Skeleton
What is a cell that provides energy for another organism called?
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Host Cell
What insect carries the organism that causes malaria?
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Mosquito
What happens to your skin's blood vessels as you exercise?
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They Widen
What grows from an acorn?
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Oak Tree
What fluid-filled sac surrounds the human embryo?
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Amniotic Sac
What does the zygote form once it starts mitosis?
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Embryo