Biology Week 2016 Quiz Ages 16-18

1. In August 2016, the Greenland shark made headlines when it was declared the oldest (known) vertebrate animal. Approximately how long do these creatures live? (A)310 years (B)180 years (C)250 years (D)400 years Photograph credit: Julius Nielsen/Science

2. The transfer of antibodies from mother to unborn baby in humans is through the ____________ ? (A) Amniotic fluid (B) Dendritic cells (C) Placenta (D) Antigen Question contributed by the British Society for Immunology

3. African driver ants have some of the most populous colonies of any ant. To the nearest million, what is the largest? Question contributed by The University of Gloucestershire.

4. In the cell, what is the main role of mitochondria? Question contributed by the Biochemical Society

5. TRUE or FALSE – there are more than 10 species of penguin living in or around the North Pole. Question contributed by the Marine Biological Association

6. Which plant disease caused over one million people to starve to death and another million to emigrate from Ireland (1845 – 1857)? (A)Clubroot disease on parsnips (B)Potato late blight (C)Bean rust Question contributed by the British Society for Plant Pathology

7. There are more than 70,000 different species found in or around the seas of the UK. How many of them are mammals? (A) 101 (B) 1,001 (C) 10,001 Question contributed by the British Ecological Society Credit: Dave_S.

8. During the inflammatory response, the immune system releases a chemical that causes the blood vessels to dilate, allowing white blood vessels to enter the capillaries to protect against foreign bodies. This chemical is called: (A) Histamine (B) Dopamine (C) Glutamine (D) Ketamine (E) Rhodamine Question contributed by the British Society for Immunology

9. Name the two processes by which cells divide. Question contributed by the Biochemical Society

10. The condition osteoporosis affects what part of the body? (A)Heart (B)Ears (C)Bones (D)Eyes Question contributed by the Society for Endocrinology

11. Approximately how many chemical elements can be detected in the composition of the human body? (A) 60 (B) 10 (C) 30 (D) 5 Question contributed by the Biochemical Society

12. The hinge region is a flexible sequence of amino acids that joins together the heavy chains of immunoglobulins. This hinge region is held together by chemical bonds called: (A) Disulphide bonds (B) Hydrogen bonds (C) Watson-Crick pairing (D) Ionic bonds Question contributed by the British Society for Immunology

13. What is estimated to be the most abundant protein on Earth? (A)Rubisco – an enzyme involved in photosynthesis (B)Myosin – a muscle protein (C)Collagen – a protein in skin, tendons and ligaments (D)Haemoglobin – a protein found in red blood cells Question contributed by the Biochemical Society

14. Which of these nucleotides is NOT present in DNA: (A) Thymine (B) Cytosine (C) Uracil (D) Adenine (E) Guanine Question contributed by the British Society for Immunology

15. Unscramble these anagrams to reveal three notable human diseases. BUSIER LOCUST CAR HOLE SPY ROLE (One mark for each correct answer)

16. In hot weather, the urine becomes: (A)More concentrated and lighter in colour (B)More concentrated and darker in colour (C)Less concentrated and lighter in colour (D)Less concentrated and darker in colour Question contributed by the Physiological Society

17. Select all of the true statements concerning Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) from the following: □ All STIs can be cured □ Some STIs can be cured □ All STIs have symptoms □ All STIs make you infertile □ Some STIs make you infertile □ Some STIs can kill you Question contributed by the Microbiology Society

18. Can you name these three famous biologists? Credit: David Shankbone

19. What kind of animal is a barnacle? (A) A mollusc (B) A mammal (C) A crustacean (D) A fish Question contributed by the Marine Biological Association

20. Which ONE of the following is NOT a real species or genus named after Sir David Attenborough? The Attenborosaurus – a genus of dinosaurs from the Jurassic period. Attenborough's goblin spider – a tiny spider just one millimetre long Attenborough’s giant land snail – a snail the size of a bag of flour. Sir David's long- beaked echidna - a prickly mammal from New Guinea. Credit: Mikedixson

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