Brainscape’s Ultimate Biology Quiz

Welcome to the ultimate biology quiz featuring Brainscape’s flashcards (https://www.brainscape.com) from our ‘Get Smarter’ collection of general knowledge flashcards! Find those (and more biology flashcards) here:

• Get Smarter: https://www.brainscape.com/learn/get-smarter
• AP Biology: https://www.brainscape.com/learn/ap-biology
• MCAT (Biology): https://www.brainscape.com/learn/mcat

In this video, we'll test your smarts with a selection of questions and answers that cover a wide range of biology concepts, from the largest living structure on Earth to the tiniest, bothersome pathogens that can totally ruin our day. Some of the questions covered include:

0:17 - Which English scientist developed early theories about evolution in the 1800s?

0:57 - What group of vertebrate organisms are cold blooded and spend their life both on land and in water?

1:40 - What is the largest bone in the human body?

2:26 - What influences a person’s blood type?

3:05 - Which thread-like structures, located in the nucleus of a cell, contain all the DNA of an organism?

4:02 - Besides hearing, what other function does the inner ear serve?

5:03 - Which life-threatening medical condition occurs when part of the heart muscle doesn’t get enough blood, possibly due to a blockage in an artery.

6:07 - Which English scientist is iconic for her research on chimpanzees and their social dynamics?

8:08 - What’s the name for microorganisms that are not living cells, but that reproduce by duplicating themselves inside the cell of another organism?

The questions and answers you see on the screen are actually screen recordings of Brainscape’s biological science flashcards from our ‘Get Smarter’ collection (https://www.brainscape.com/learn/get-smarter), one of the most effective tools for improving your baseline knowledge in all the things you wished you’d learned in school! 

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Whether you're a biology student, a trivia buff, or just someone who loves to learn new things, this complete collection of basic biology trivia is totally for you! So sit back, relax, and get ready to put your knowledge to the test and get smarter (https://www.brainscape.com/academy/get-smarter/) with Brainscape's flashcards. 

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