Science Bowl

GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 9

GENR-91;  Multiple Choice:  Cystitis is the infection of which of the following?

w)  liver
x)  urinary bladder
y)  pancreas
z)  lung

ANSWER:    X -- URINARY BLADDER

GENR-91; Short Answer:  What is the subdivision in the Plant Kingdom comprising over 20,000
species of Mosses and Liverworts?

ANSWER:    BRYOPHYTES    (pron: brI-eh-fites)

GENR-91;  Short Answer:  Name the medical term given to the inflammation of infection of the
mucous membranes of the nose.

ANSWER:    RHINITIS

GENR-91; Short ANSWER:  Wutomobile catalytic converters cause the carbon monoxide and
hydrocarbons which result from incomplete combustion to be converted into what two
substances?

ANSWER:   CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) AND WATER (H2O)

GENR-91; Multiple Choice:  At room temperature, most elements are in which phase of matter?

w)  solid
x)  liquid
y)  gas
z)  plasma

ANSWER:  W -- SOLID

GENR-91; Multiple Choice:  The per capita birth rate of a population is known as its:

w)  mortality
x)  natality

   (pron: nay-tal-eh-ty)

y)  population density
z)  carrying capacity

ANSWER:  X -- NATALITY