Science Bowl

BIOLOGY

Biology - 75

BIOL-92; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following terms describes the study o animal behavior
based on comparisons, the observation of patterns, and the consideration of environmental
adaptations?  Is it:

a) ethology

(pron: eh-thol-eh-gee)

b) evisceration

(pron: eh-vis-eh-ray-shun)

c) promotorism
d) sociology

ANSWER:   A -- ETHOLOGY

BIOL-92; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following describes the belief that living things can
appear from nonliving matter?  Is it:

a) evolution
b) spontaneous generation
c) photosynthesis
d) chemosynthesis

ANSWER:   B -- SPONTANEOUS GENERATION

BIOL-92; Short Answer:  An organism is named by combining its genus name with what other
name?

ANSWER:  SPECIES NAME / SPECIFIC EPITHET

BIOL-92; Short Answer:  Members of the Kingdom Monera differ from all other organisms
because they have what characteristic?

ANSWER:  THEY HAVE PROKARYOTIC CELLS / LACK NUCLEUS AND

ORGANELLES 

BIOL-92; Short Answer:  In Biology, which classification category contains th largest number of
organisms?

ANSWER:  KINGDOM