Science Bowl

BIOLOGY

Biology - 77

BIOL-92; Short Answer;  What  type of mutation has occurred when a plant inherits a complete
extra set of chromosomes?

ANSWER:  POLYPLOIDY

BIOL-92; Short Answer:  Carbon l4 with a half life of 5,568 years is used to date a sample of
wood.  The sample has l/8 the carbon l4 contained in a living tree of the same species. 
Approximately how old is the specimen? 

    ANSWER:  l6,704 YEARS

BIOL-92; Short Answer:  What is the mass of filaments composing the body of a fungus called?

ANSWER:  MYCELIUM

BIOL-92; Short Answer:  What kinds of organs are proglottids mostly made of? 

ANSWER:   REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS

BIOL-92; Short Answer:  What is the whale's baleen?

ANSWER: THE STRAINER IN ITS MOUTH

BIOL-92; Multiple Choice:  Which disease is NOT caused by a bacteria? 

a)  Tetanus
b)  Tuberculosis
c)  Leprosy
d)  AIDS

ANSWER:  D -- AIDS

BIOL-92; Short Answer:  The purpose of the human genome project is to map all the human
chromosomes.  A similar project is ongoing for another mammal; name that mammal.

ANSWER:  MOUSE (or Mice)