Science Bowl

BIOLOGY

Biology - 79

BIOL-93; Short Answer:  What is the generic name for a biocide effective against certain plants? 

     ANSWER:  HERBICIDE

BIOL-93; Multiple Choice:  Neuron is the name given to which special type of biological cell? 
     a) a nerve cell
     b) a brain cell
     c) a skin cell

     ANSWER:   A -- A NERVE CELL

BIOL-93; Short Answer:  What is the highly insoluble (polysaccharide) carbohydrate which is a
major supporting material in plants?

     ANSWER:  CELLULOSE

BIOL-93; Short Answer:  The letters DNA are used to abbreviate what substance found in
chromosomes? 

     ANSWER:  DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID

BIOL-93; Multiple Choice:  In a cell, aerobic respiration occurs mainly in the: 
     a)  ribosomes       (pron: RIBE-a-somes)
     b)  mitochondria    (pron: mite-o-KON-dree-a)
     c)  Golgi apparatus (pron: GALL-jee)
     d)  chloroplasts    (pron: KLOR-o-plasts)

     ANSWER:  B -- MITOCHONDRIA

BIOL-93; Multiple Choice:  As mitosis (pron: mie-TOE-sis) begins, the structure in the nucleus
that disappears is the:
     a)  spindle
     b)  nucleolus  (pron: new-klee-O-lus)
     c)  chromatid  (pron: KROME-a-tid)
     d)  centromere      (pron: SEN-tro-meer)

     ANSWER:  B -- NUCLEOLUS