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BIOLOGY WHIZ QUIZ

BIOLOGY WHIZ QUIZ. CHAMPIONSHIP October 21, 2009. EASY ROUND. 1 POINT 5 SECONDS TO ANSWER. 1. What organ system helps the nervous system in controlling all important functions in the human body? A. circulatory B. brain C. endocrine D. heart .

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BIOLOGY WHIZ QUIZ

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  1. BIOLOGY WHIZ QUIZ CHAMPIONSHIP October 21, 2009

  2. EASY ROUND 1 POINT 5 SECONDS TO ANSWER

  3. 1. What organ system helps the nervous system in controlling all important functions in the human body? A. circulatory B. brain C. endocrine D. heart 2. Proteins are polymers of what monomer? A. amino acid B. Fatty acid • C. glucose D. nucleotide

  4. 3. All of the following are branches of Biology EXCEPT A. Botany B. Geology C. Population Genetics D. Taxonomy 4. Who was the first one to observe living organisms using a microscope earning him the name “Father of Microscopy? • A. Antoine van Leeuwenhoek B. Louis Pasteur • C. Matthew Schleiden • D. ZacchariasJansen

  5. 5. The capacity to do work is called by what term? A. energy B. force C. friction D. inertia 6. In the Scientific Method, what step refers to the statement of an acceptance or a rejection of a hypothesis ? A. analysis of data B. conclusion • C. generalization • D. reporting of the result

  6. 7. Which of Darwin’s main points refers to the natural tendency for organisms to leave more offspring than what the environment can support? A. adaptation B. competition C. selection D. overpopulation 8. When both parents have dimples and are both homozygous for the trait, what is the chance that their first born will also have dimples? A. 0 B. 25 % • C. 50 % D. 100 %

  7. 9. All of the following are glands that release hormone EXCEPT A. liver B. ovary C. pituitary D. thyroid 10. In protein synthesis, what kind of RNA carries the genetic codes? A. messenger B. ribosomal • C. transfer • D. transcriptional

  8. AVERAGE ROUND 2 POINTS 10 SECONDS TO ANSWER

  9. 1. When a natural calamity hits an area and result to the death of more than 75% of a population, what perturbing factor disrupts the HWE? A. bottleneck effect B. founder effect C. mass selection D. non-random mating 2. Which of the following would exhibit a disruptive type of natural selection? A. average height of Filipinos B. racial groups of human beings C. sharpness of teeth of a predator • D. eye-sight of a bird of prey

  10. 3. What step in the photosynthetic process releases oxygen molecules as waste product? A. electron transport chain B. fixation of carbon dioxide C. production of ATP and NADPH D. splitting of water molecule 4. In which part of the cell does glycolysis happen? A. cristae • B. cytoplasm • C. matrix • D. mitochondrion

  11. 5. What theory states that heterotrophs are the first to emerge on Earth? A. Abiogenesis Theory B. Autotroph Hypothesis C. Biogenesis Theory D. Chemosynthetic Theory 6. Who accidentally discovered the first antibiotic? A. Alexander Fleming B. Barbara McClintock • C. James Watson • D. Louis Pasteur

  12. 7. Who invented the Binomial Sytem of assigning scientific names? A. Caroleus Linnaeus B. Charles Darwin C. Kary Mullis D. Rosalind Franklin 8. Of the following unit of biological organization, which is the MOST INCLUSIVE? A. domain B. family • C. kingdom • D. species

  13. 9. What is the name of the ancient supercontinent before plate tectonics separated it into the present seven continents? A. Atlantis B. Megageographiya C. Pangaea D. Supracontinenta 10. What phase change happens when dry ice is converted to gaseous carbon dioxide? • A. condensation • B. deposition • C. evaporation • D. submlimation

  14. DIFFICULT ROUND 3 POINTS 15 SECONDS TO ANSWER

  15. 1. What endocrine gland secretes adrenaline, a hormone that causes “flight or fight” action? 2. What regulation system allows endocrine glands to increase its rate of hormonal secretion when there is a rise in the substance a certain hormone regulates? 3. To which type of protein do the muscle proteins actin, myosin, kinesin and dyneinclassify?

  16. 4. What method of cancer treatment refers to the use of anti-cancer drugs to kill cancer cells but also harm normal healthy cells ? 5. Who discovered that the ratio of purines and pyrimidines in a DNA molecule are always equal, that is the amount of A=T and the amount of G=C ? 6. What element is most abundant in organic molecules because of its ability to form four covalent bonds giving it its nickname “the element of life”?

  17. CLINCHER 1 POINT 10 SECONDS TO ANSWER

  18. 1. To which kingdom do mushrooms, molds and yeast belong? 2. What heavenly body was recently removed from the classification of planets ? 3. What is the term for a group of stars that form a pattern due to their relative fixed positions ?

  19. 5. When salt, sugar and water are combined together, what form of matter is formed ? 4. What is the biggest ocean in the world? 6. What plant part contains the pollen grains and immature ovules? 7. To which class of animals do frogs and toads are grouped together?

  20. 8. What is the shallow bay area extending inland and filling a lower part of a river valley where fresh water mixes with salty sea water? 9. What type of biome is characterized by a prolonged winter, permafrost and very few species of plants and animals? 10. What is the hardest mineral consisting of carbon atoms forming tetrahedral structure?

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