Science Bowl

BIOLOGY

Biology - 82

BIOL-93; Multiple Choice:  When you do strenuous exercise, oxygen is used up rapidly. What
substance is formed.
     a)  pyruvic acid(pron: pie-ROO-vik)
     b)  lactic acid
     c)  glucose
     d)  alcohol

     ANSWER:  B -- LACTIC ACID

BIOL-93; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following macromolecules is primarily responsible for
the insolubility of cell membranes in water?
     a)  starch
     b)  cellulose
     c)  protein
     d)  phospholipid

     ANSWER:  D -- PHOSPHOLIPID

BIOL-93; Multiple Choice:  In biological studies, which of the following terms could be used to
replace the word dehydration?
     a) encystation
     b) desiccation
     c) hydrolysis
     d) none of these

     ANSWER:  B -- DESICCATION

BIOL-93; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following terms refers to the study of tissues? 
     a) physiology
     b) pathology
     c) histology
     d) none of these

     ANSWER:  C -- HISTOLOGY