Science Bowl

BIOLOGY

Biology - 49

BIOL-91; Short Answer:  Name the four basic taste sensations detected by humans.

ANSWER:  SWEET, SALTY, BITTER AND SOUR

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  An animal which consumes plant and animal matter i called:

a)  a carnivore
b)  a saprophytic

(pron: sap-roe-fit-ick)

c)  an omnivore
d)  an herbivore

ANSWER:  C -- AN OMNIVORE

BIOL-91; Short Answer:  A term meaning variable body temperature that describes animals which
are often referred to as "cold-blooded" is: 

ANSWER:  POIKILOTHERMIC

(pron: po-key-low-ther-mick) 

BIOL-91; Short Answer:  Animals whose activity peaks at night are called NOCTURNAL.  What
term is used to describe animals active during the day? 

ANSWER:  DIURNAL

BIOL-91; Short Answer:  What are the two types of photoreceptors in the vertebrate eye called?

ANSWER:  RODS and CONES

BIOL-91; Short Answer:  A phenomenon in which repeated exposure to an environmental
stimulus lessens an animal's responsiveness to it is known as:

ANSWER:   HABITUATION

BIOL-91; Short Answer:  Protein synthesis occurs in cells on the: 

ANSWER:  ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

BIOL-91; Short Answer:  In what organ in the human body is insulin produced? 

ANSWER:  PANCREAS