Science Bowl

BIOLOGY

Biology - 9

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  Humans cannot digest cellulose because: 

a)  it does not contain sugars
b)  it is made up of disaccharides
c)  it is made up of monosaccharides
d)  humans lack the proper enzymes

ANSWER:   D -- HUMANS LACK THE PROPER ENZYMES

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  Cholesterol, testosterone, and estrogen are all examples of:

a)  proteins
b)  steroids
c)  nucleic acids
d)  alcohols

ANSWER:   B -- STEROIDS

BIOL-91; Short Answer:  What is sometimes called animal starch? 

ANSWER:  GLYCOGEN

BIOL-91; Short Answer:  How many PAIRS of nerves leave the vertebrate brain? 

ANSWER:  12

BIOL-91; Short Answer;  The vertebrate eyeball is bounded anteriorly by what convex,
transparent object?

ANSWER:  CORNEA

BIOL-91; Short Answer:  What are the names given to the basic subunits of a nucleic acid.

ANSWER:  MONONUCLEOTIDES   or   NUCLEOTIDES

BIOL-91;  Short Answer:  What is the term given to enzymes whose action is modulated by
binding of a molecule to a site other than the active site? 

ANSWER:   ALLOSTERIC ENZYMES