Science Bowl

BIOLOGY

Biology - 72

BIOL-92; Short Answer:  What is the outer transparent coat of the human eye calleds?

ANSWER:  CORNEA

BIOL-92; Short Answer:  Which organ of the body functions to remove old blood cells from
circulation?

ANSWER:  SPLEEN / LIVER

BIOL-92; Multiple Choice:   Which of the following antibacterial substances is known to
primarily affect gram-negative bacteria?

a)  spermine

(pron: SPER-meen)

b)  interferon

(pron: in-ter-FEER-en)

c)  phagocytin

(pron: fag-a-SITE-en)

d)  leukins

(pron: LEW-kins)

ANSWER:  C -- PHAGOCYTIN

BIOL-92; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following is the LEAST effective technique used to
sterilize?

a)  heat
b)  cold
c)  ethylene oxide

(pron: ETH-e-leen)

d)  filtration

ANSWER:  B -- COLD

BIOL-92; Short Answer:  Antibodies are part of a group of serum (pron: SIR-em) proteins
known as what?

ANSWER:   IMMUNOGLOBULINS     (pron: im-MYOON-o-glob-you-lins)   or

GLOBULINS

BIOL-92; Short Answer:  In 1954, the Public Health Service organized an experiment in which
nearly 2 million children in grades 1, 2 and 3 participated.  The experiment was to test a vaccine. 
Name the disease the children were vaccinated against, and identify the individual who developed
the vaccine.

ANSWER:  POLIO; VACCINE DEVELOPED BY JONAS SALK