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  Biology-- Just for Fun editor best quiz   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
A little bit of diverse biology trivia of varying difficulty. This quiz does not take itself very seriously -- each question has one answer intended to be humorous. Good luck!
Average, 20 Qns, dr_VITZ, Feb 23 21
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dr_VITZ
Feb 23 21
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  Mixed Biology Questions   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Random information from first-year biology. Have fun!
Tough, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Mar 04 23
Tough
CellarDoor gold member
Mar 04 23
32622 plays
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  Water in Biology   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz was inspired by an essay I had to write in my final biology exam. Questions are based on the importance of water in biological systems. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, jonnowales, Jun 26 09
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jonnowales gold member
9975 plays
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  Biology Test   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about Biology? Test yourself.
Average, 10 Qns, baby_dolphin, Apr 20 22
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
Average
baby_dolphin
Apr 20 22
21780 plays
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  Anatomy and Physiology: Life Processes   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Technically, what distinguishes the living from the non-living? Life processes! Human beings have ten processes. Perhaps, you know more about them than you think. Come see!
Average, 10 Qns, luvtolearn, Dec 17 19
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
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luvtolearn
Dec 17 19
11387 plays
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  Biology Acrostic   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz tests your familiarity with concepts and terms of basic biology. This is an acrostic quiz: the first question asks for a nine-letter word, and the first letter of each answer to questions 2-10 following spell out that word.
Average, 10 Qns, ensiform, Feb 16 13
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ensiform
9106 plays
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  High School Biology Revision!   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Were you paying attention in biology class? Take my quiz to test how much you know about biology topics covered in high school.
Tough, 10 Qns, Alice234, Mar 22 20
Tough
Alice234
Mar 22 20
8496 plays
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  Nerdy Jeopardy   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I give you the answer, you give me the question. Simple, right? Think again! The answers I've given are deliberately nerdy and convoluted. Can you decipher what they mean?
Average, 10 Qns, doublemm, Apr 20 22
Average
doublemm gold member
Apr 20 22
2759 plays
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  Fun Biology    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
An interesting quiz on different aspects of Biology in general.
Tough, 10 Qns, ecstasybabe, Feb 06 06
Tough
ecstasybabe
14389 plays
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  The Beauty of Bio   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Bored about Bio? Well, take this quiz which will boost your interest in this beautiful subject. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, namastheg, Feb 03 16
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namastheg
12342 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Rabies is caused by which infectious agent?

From Quiz "The Beauty of Bio"




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Tongue in Cheek
  Tongue in Cheek    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Let's take a quiz about that magnificent body part...the tongue. While you may not have ever given much thought to the tongue, here are some questions about it, complete with a little tongue in cheek humor.
Average, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Dec 17 22
Average
dcpddc478
Dec 17 22
1130 plays
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  Freshmen Biology    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This easy biology quiz tests your knowledge over basic high school biology facts. If you listened at all during biology class this quiz should be simple.
Tough, 10 Qns, matthenn, Oct 22 12
Tough
matthenn
13194 plays
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  Living Environment- High School Biology   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The quiz material is beginner high school biology, taken in 8th, 9th or 10th grade. This quiz is based on the Regents Living Environment class in New York State.
Average, 10 Qns, redsoxrock88, May 04 17
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
Average
redsoxrock88
9542 plays
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  So Big!   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Everybody knows that the blue whale is the biggest animal on the planet, but there are some other organisms that are its rivals for size. Learn about these non-animal organisms that are some of the largest of their kind.
Tough, 10 Qns, adams627, Sep 17 19
Tough
adams627
Sep 17 19
3164 plays
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  Let's do Biology!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz contains many questions based on what is taught in high school science courses. It will serve as a good review of these courses. So, c'mon let's play!
Average, 10 Qns, cindynlace, Dec 09 14
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cindynlace
14317 plays
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  Integrated Questions on General Biology   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Questions from topics in chemistry, anatomy, cell biology, physiology, histology, embryology, biochemistry, invertebrate zoology, plant physiology, and genetics. Get ready, and good luck!
Difficult, 10 Qns, AlvarezMD, Aug 21 12
Difficult
AlvarezMD
5499 plays
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  The Ultimate Biology Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's see if you were paying attention in Science class, or if your teachers knew what they were talking about, shall we?
Difficult, 10 Qns, trypanosome, Aug 30 16
Difficult
trypanosome
12897 plays
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  10 Biology Questions    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hi everyone, a little quiz to test the general knowledge of people interested in some biological matters. Try to solve it and then go to my next quiz (which will be a little more difficult and is planned for the first of July) Good luck.
Tough, 10 Qns, S2C, Jul 25 14
Tough
S2C
14697 plays
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  Another Biology Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is a biology quiz for all of you. The questions are all multiple choice. Hope you enjoy!
Tough, 10 Qns, molikfan2004, Jul 06 08
Tough
molikfan2004
7496 plays
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  Chronology of Death   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Only two things are certain in life, and this is not a quiz about taxes! To take your mind off this somewhat morbid fact, see what you know about death in biology. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, pagea, Jun 04 17
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pagea
Jun 04 17
631 plays
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  Doublemm's Disastrous Lab Experiment   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Thanks to your help in 'Doublemm's Disastrous Interview', Doublemm was able to secure a place at the University of Manchester, and has somehow managed to make it through two years of exams! Now, can you help Doublemm with his latest challenge?
Average, 10 Qns, doublemm, Aug 23 12
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doublemm gold member
1894 plays
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  Heart!   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You've got to have a heart (at least, most of us do), so let's see what a variety of hearts can be found in the animal kingdom.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Mar 08 15
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looney_tunes editor
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  Living Environment 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz if going to test your knowledge on the organization of life as it pertains to our living environment and your knowledge of biology. Good Luck.
Average, 10 Qns, rcorr23, Dec 15 17
Average
rcorr23
Dec 15 17
1994 plays
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  Classification of Organisms    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is based on the five different kingdoms that all organisms are classified into.
Average, 10 Qns, litacanrena, May 02 18
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
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litacanrena
May 02 18
7486 plays
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  I Love Biology   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a mixed quiz on the subject of biology. There are many topics covered as biology includes many things. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Apr 26 21
Average
dcpddc478
Apr 26 21
737 plays
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  No Bones About It    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Vertebrate animals have an internal skeletal structure, insects and crustaceans have an external one and some animals don't have any bones. See how much you know about bones (or lack thereof).
Average, 10 Qns, debodun, Jan 26 23
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
Average
debodun
Jan 26 23
828 plays
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  The Amazing World of Biology!   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the amazing and interesting world of biology! I hope you enjoy it!
Average, 10 Qns, ThisGlows, Jun 19 12
Average
ThisGlows
2882 plays
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  Bag of Bones    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Dem bones, dem bones... so how much do you know about bones? In this quiz you will find a variety of questions about bones, both human and animal ones.
Tough, 10 Qns, Gil_Galad, May 02 13
Tough
Gil_Galad
696 plays
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  Major Biological Breakthroughs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We will go over some major breakthroughs in the field of biology. The questions are diverse, just like the answers.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, Yankeegirl742, Mar 20 17
Very Difficult
Yankeegirl742
3238 plays
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  Biology Mix    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz has random biology questions from biochemistry, evolution, genetics, and other areas.
Tough, 10 Qns, Bloodninja, May 18 17
Tough
Bloodninja
1770 plays
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  Nutrition    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hello! This quiz comprises of nutrition and the way living organisms get nutrition. Have fun and enjoy! Don't forget to rate it!
Difficult, 10 Qns, angikar, Oct 27 13
Difficult
angikar
927 plays
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  A Terrible Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
On living things with dino or deino in their names (or to be pedantic din if precedes a vowel). Dino comes from the Latin or Greek for terrible (as in inspiring terror). Just select the correct definition.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, tnrees, Jun 14 05
Very Difficult
tnrees
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  Taxonomy    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Taxonomy as defined by biologist Ernst Mayr, is the practice and theory of classifying organisms. Do you know which organisms belong to which categories? Have fun!
Difficult, 10 Qns, rohan007, May 03 12
Difficult
rohan007
892 plays
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  Useless Biology Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
Here's some completely random stuff on rather random subjects of biology.
Tough, 5 Qns, Skippygirl, Dec 23 23
Tough
Skippygirl
Dec 23 23
8920 plays
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Biology Trivia Questions

1. Which scientist was the first person to see bacteria?

From Quiz
I Love Biology

Answer: Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Anton van Leeuwenhoek observed bacteria as well as discovering sperm and determining that it was a source of reproduction. The fact that he did this in the late 1600s makes him a man ahead of his time.

2. What is the tubelike elongated mouthpart of a butterfly called?

From Quiz Nutrition

Answer: Proboscis

A butterflies uses its proboscis to suck up the nectar from flowers. This is a type of holozoic nutrition. Holozoic nutrition is a type of nutrition where one organism feeds upon another organism and draws nutrition.

3. Ants have a hard outer shell on their bodies which acts as an exoskeleton and enables them to do what that seems remarkable to humans?

From Quiz No Bones About It

Answer: lift 20 times their weight

Entomologists (people that study insects) say that an ant can lift things that weigh 20 times what they do. If a human could do that, a 180 pound (80 kilogram) man could lift over 3,600 pounds (about 1,600 kilograms).

4. What type of skeleton do humans and most vertebrates have?

From Quiz Bag of Bones

Answer: Endoskeleton

The endoskeleton exists within the bodies of animals and its purpose is to support the body and enable movement (except for sponges). In vertebrates, the endoskeleton is made of bone and cartilage, while in invertebrates (sponges and echinoderms like starfish) it is made mostly of a calcium carbonate structure. The exoskeleton is a type of skeleton that develops outside the body (like a shell). Exoskeletons are found in insects, as well as crustaceans such as crabs. In a hydrostatic skeleton (hydroskeleton) the most important part is the coelom, a fluid-filled cavity which plays a great part in movement and changing shape. Examples of animals with hydroskeletons are earthworms and jellyfish. Eccroskeleton is a made-up term.

5. Which part of the human eye contains receptors that detect light?

From Quiz The Amazing World of Biology!

Answer: Retina

The retina is a light-sensitive tissue located in the inner eye that can detect light. When light strikes the retina, chemical and electrical events occur which trigger nerve impulses. These nerve impulses are sent through the optic nerve to the brain.

6. Charles Darwin's process of natural selection is often described as being equivalent to which type of process, although he never used it himself?

From Quiz Biology Mix

Answer: Survival of the fittest

Natural selection and survival of the fittest are ways of saying the same thing: individuals that are better suited to their environment reproduce and survive successfully in that environment. Artificial selection is similar but humans breed useful traits from natural variations among the many organisms that survive.

7. Born in Sweden, he is known as the "father of taxonomy". Who is he?

From Quiz Taxonomy

Answer: Carolus Linnaeus

Born in Sweden, Carolus Linnaeus started an entire new era in the field of taxonomy. He is particularly famous for his work- "Systema Naturae". Most of his works are in Latin.

8. Which pair of compounds can be classified as inorganic?

From Quiz Living Environment 1

Answer: water and salts.

Organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen bonds. Both nucleic acids and proteins contain these. Water (H2O) and salts (ex: NaCl) do not.

9. Chemistry Diffusion is the constant and random movement of particles (molecules, atoms, ions) in which direction?

From Quiz Integrated Questions on General Biology

Answer: from a higher concentration to a lower concentration

Diffusion is the constant movement of particles going along the concentration gradient, that is from a higher concentration to a lower concentration. The ultimate goal of diffusion is to achieve the state of equilibrium within the space in which the particles have diffused.

10. What can children with the rare genetic disease phenylketonuria not eat?

From Quiz High School Biology Revision!

Answer: Foods high in protein

Phenylketonuria is extremely rare and is caused by the pairing of two faulty recessive alleles (one from each parent), that control the enzyme responsible for breaking down the amino acid phenylalanine, which is in protein. This why people affected cannot eat foods high in protein such as meat, milk,cheese, eggs, fish. If it is not noticed at birth, phenylalanine builds up in the blood because the right enzyme is not there to get rid of it and the excess phenylalanine causes permanent brain damage.

11. Who was the first person to observe bacteria?

From Quiz Major Biological Breakthroughs

Answer: Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Not only did Anton van Leeuwenhoek observe bacteria but he also discovered sperm as a source of reproduction. He was a man way ahead of his time considering that he did all this in the late 1600's. Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered microorganisms too, mainly protists.

12. An _________ organism does not require oxygen for growth.

From Quiz Biology Acrostic

Answer: anaerobic

Anaerobic means "without air." Mammals, fish, and insects all require oxygen to grow. Some kinds of bacteria and archaea do not need oxygen; in fact, some types die in the presence of oxygen.

13. This process or quality is important not only microscopically but even among groups of people. Cells and body systems are interrelated and no man is an island. Cooperation and division of labor are necessary. Which process are we talking about?

From Quiz Anatomy and Physiology: Life Processes

Answer: organization

It is interesting and informative to look at the etymology of a word. The words 'organ', 'organelle' and 'organization' are all derived from the same root. Following the trail backwards through the Old English, Old French, Latin then the Greek meanings of the word, we find 'organe' and 'orgene' both meaning 'musical instrument' coming from 'organa' meaning "implement, musical instrument, organ of the body." The uniting factor between the musical instrument and the organ of the body is found in the literal meaning, "that with which one works." Organization is a very helpful attribute in human endeavors but a necessary one in nature. Any which way you look at it, organization proves to be a good thing.

14. What is the substance cells use as an immediate source of energy for themselves?

From Quiz Living Environment- High School Biology

Answer: adenosine triphosphate

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is produced by cells in the process of cellular respiration. In cellular respiration, glucose and oxygen in the presence of enzymes are transformed into carbon dioxide, water and ATP.

15. What is the name of the pigment-containing organelles in autotrophs that collect light energy?

From Quiz Biology

Answer: chloroplasts

Autotrophs are organisms that can manufacture their own food;(plants and cyanobacteria). Heterotrophs are organisms that get their energy sources from other organisms.

16. How do enzymes catalyse reactions?

From Quiz Fun Biology

Answer: They change the activation energy.

Enzymes decrease the activation energy (the energy which is needed to start off the reaction), and also increase the speed of the reaction.

17. All carbohydrates contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. All proteins contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and what other element?

From Quiz Biology Test

Answer: Nitrogen

They are the only main food component that contains an extra element.

18. What is the life process used by cells to produce energy (in the form of adenosine triphosphate, or ATP) for cellular activities called?

From Quiz Freshmen Biology

Answer: Cellular respiration

This process involves the burning of sugar in the presence of oxygen and releases carbon dioxide and water into its surrounding environment.

19. What is the scientific name for the forepaw of a cat?

From Quiz Useless Biology Trivia

Answer: manus

Pes is the hindpaw, and pfote is the word paw in German.

20. The energy used by most living beings on the earth to feed, move, and reproduce all comes from what original source?

From Quiz Biology-- Just for Fun

Answer: the sun

The energy of the sun is captured by plants and algae by photosynthesis.

21. ATP stands for what?

From Quiz Biology

Answer: Adenosine triphosphate

22. A second type of programmed cell death literally translates as 'self-devouring'. What is this process, the discovery of the mechanism of which won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2016?

From Quiz Chronology of Death

Answer: Autophagy

The word 'autophagy' is used to describe a variety of situations in cell biology. While full cell death can occur as result of autophagy, it is also used to refer to the process by which the cell destroys and recycles only some parts of the cell to allow them to be reused. In fact, it is often debated whether or not full cell death from autophagy is deliberate, or whether or not the cell is actually attempting to prevent cell death and self-digests in an attempt to save itself (a sad way to go indeed!). The Nobel Prize was awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi in 2016 for his work with autophagy in yeast cells. He has been awarded many other awards throughout his career, notably the Breakthrough Prize in Life Science in 2017. Meiosis is a type of cell division in which the DNA (in the form of chromosomes) is not replicated and thus the daughter cells only have half as much genetic material as the parent cell. This is the process by which gametes (sex cells) are produced. Transcription is the reading of DNA and the subsequent creation of RNA, the first step in protein synthesis.

23. What is the name of the much beloved fruit fly?

From Quiz I Love Biology

Answer: Drosophila melanogaster

The correct answer was Drosophila melanogaster. The fruit fly has been the subject of many scientific studies. Daubenonia madagascariensis is an aye-aye, Partulina perdix is a land snail and Pyxidea mouhotii is a keeled box turtle.

24. All vertebrates have hearts that are located in the front part of their body, and are always surrounded by a protective sac with what name?

From Quiz Heart!

Answer: Pericardium

The pericardium (a term that means 'around heart', from Latin roots) is usually an independent structure, but can sometimes be part of the peritoneum, the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity. It has two primary layers: the outer layer is fibrous, made of tough connective tissue, while the inner layer is serous, and is itself divided into two layers, the parietal layer (near the fibrous layer) and the visceral layer. The pericardial cavity, the area between them, is filled with serous fluid that acts like a shock absorber to protect the heart from physical shocks.

25. Amoebas engulf their food by sticking out finger-like projections called pseudopodia. What is this process called?

From Quiz Nutrition

Answer: phagocytosis

The single-celled amoeba has no particular shape. Pseudopodia also help it move. The word comes from the roots 'pseudo' meaning 'false' and 'podium' meaning 'foot'. After engulfing, the food vacuole goes to the nucleus, where it is digested with the help of enzymes.

26. In a human, what area of the body is sphenoid bone closest to?

From Quiz No Bones About It

Answer: the side of the head

The sphenoid is a butterfly-shaped bone spanning the cranium (skull) between the eye sockets and the ear canal extending behind the eye sockets and straddling the nasal orifice. Its name derives from the Latin sphenoides meaning wedge-shaped.

27. Neurones carry nerve impulses around the human body. What are the gaps between these neurones called?

From Quiz The Amazing World of Biology!

Answer: Synapses

The gaps between neurones are called synapses. When nerve impulses reach the end of a neurone, a substance called a neurotransmitter is fired from one neurone to the next. This is how nerve impulses can be transported all over the body.

28. What's the cure for Down syndrome?

From Quiz Biology Mix

Answer: There is no cure for Down syndrome

Down syndrome is not curable because it's a genetic disorder. It's impossible to get a chromosome added or taken away from your DNA after you're conceived. Someone who has Down syndrome has a trisomy (three copies) of chromosome 21.

29. Which are the four most abundant elements in living cells?

From Quiz Living Environment 1

Answer: carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen.

Although all of these elements are found in living cells, the most abundant are carbon, hydrogen and oxygen (for carbohydrates and lipids) and nitrogen (for proteins and nucleic acids).

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