Science Bowl

BIOLOGY

Biology - 7

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  Water molecules enter plant epidermal cells by: 

a)  osmosis
b)  active transport
c)  translocation
d)  transpiration

ANSWER:   A -- OSMOSIS

BIOL-91; Short Answer:  What molecule is the energy source for virtually all of the work done
by the cell?

ANSWER:  ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following diseases has been eradicate from the world?

a)  cholera
b)  smallpox
c)  diphtheria
d)  poliomyelitis

ANSWER:   B -- SMALLPOX

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  We believe the beginnings of life on earth took place in the:

a)  air
b)  land masses
c)  shallow oceans
d)  glaciers

ANSWER:   C -- SHALLOW OCEANS

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  Each antibody molecule is made up of how many PAIR of
polypeptide chains, joined together by disulfide bonds. 

a)  1
b)  2
c)  3
d)  4

ANSWER:   B -- 2