Vocabulary and Biology Concepts Quiz

What is the primary function of the amygdala in the brain?

• To regulate blood pressure

• To process and regulate emotions, particularly fear and anxiety

• To control muscle movement

• To digest food

Which word means "lurking, scary, threatening"?

• decisive

• looming

• reprieve

• din

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

If something is described as "ominous," what does it suggest?

• It is very beautiful

• Something bad or threatening is going to happen

• It is extremely loud

• It is very weak

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

What does the term "stimulus" refer to in biology?

• A type of loud noise

• Something that recalls a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue

• A final decision

• A scary event

Which of the following best describes "physiological"?

• Related to emotions

• Related to how living bodies function normally or the study of those functions

• Related to punishment

• Related to sound

What is a "reprieve"?

• A loud noise

• The cancellation or postponement of punishment

• A scary event

• A final decision

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

If someone is "emaciated," how do they appear?

• Extremely thin and weak

• Very happy

• Very loud

• Very decisive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.4.6

What does it mean to "execute" something?

• To make a loud noise

• To carry out or accomplish

• To become thin

• To postpone punishment

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which word means "final or concluding"?

• looming

• decisive

• reprieve

• stimulus

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

If you hear a "din," what are you experiencing?

• A scary event

• A loud noise

• A final decision

• A physiological reaction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4