Science Bowl

BIOLOGY

Biology - 62

BIOL-92; Multiple Choice:  The use and transfer of energy in all cells involves the same
compound, ATP.  The letters ATP stand for the chemical: 

a)  atrophine trichloride
b)  aluminum trioxide
c)  adenosine triphosphate
d)  none of the above

ANSWER:   C -- ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE

BIOL-92; Short Answer:  The letters RNA are used to abbreviate what substance found in
chromosomes?

ANSWER:  RIBONUCLEIC ACID

BIOL-92; Multiple Choice:   Which two of the following four bases in DNA are pyrimidine (pron:
pie-rim-eh-den) bases?

a)  cytosine
b)  thymine
c)  adenine
d)  guanine

(pron: gwa - neen)

ANSWER:   A and B -- CYTOSINE and THYMINE

BIOL-92; Multiple Choice:  Which two of the following four bases in DNA are purine bases?

a) adenine
b) thymine
c) cytosine
d) guanine

ANSWER:  A and D -- ADENINE and GUANINE

BIOL-92; Multiple Choice:  Peptide bonds are found in:

a)  carbohydrates
b)  lipids
c)  nucleic acids
d)  proteins

ANSWER:  D -- PROTEINS