Science Bowl

BIOLOGY

Biology - 50

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  The name of the plane that bisects the anatomical figure from top to
bottom and front to back:

a)  sagittal
b)  medial
c)  coronal
d)  pariental

ANSWER:  A -- SAGITTAL

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  Sharks are:

a)  amphibians
b)  bony fish
c)  cartilaginous fish

(pron: kart-el-aj-eh-nes)

d)  reptiles

ANSWER:  C -- CARTILAGINOUS FISH

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  Eggs leave the female bird's body through the: 

a)  oviduct
b)  cloaca
c)  syrinx

(pron: sir-inks)

d)  urinary tract

ANSWER:  B -- CLOACA

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  Competition for resources between two different species is called:

a)  predation
b)  interspecific competition
c)  intraspecific competition
d)  competitive exclusion

ANSWER:  B -- INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION

BIOL-91; Short Answer:  What is the scientific name for the voice box in a human?

ANSWER:  LARYNX

BIOL-91; Short Answer:  Saliva is secreted into the mouth of humans by three paired glands. 
Name any two of these three paired glands. 

ANSWER:   PAROTID, SUBMAXILLARY, AND SUBLINGUAL