1. Biology Week 2015 Quiz Questions Ages 13-15 Points shown in ( )

2. TRUE/FALSE: Elderly people have more taste buds than younger people… Question 1 Contributed by The Physiology Society (1)

3. Question 2(1) What is the largest part of the brain – the cerebrum/cerebral cortex or the cerebellum?

4. Which animal uses the ‘waggle dance’ as a form of communication? a)Cat b)Honey bee c)Elephant d)Ladybird e)Eel Question 3 Biology Challenge (1)

5. The wolf, water, zebra and swamp are species of what sort of animal? a) Beetle b) Fish c) Spider d) Orchid (1) Biology Challenge Question 4

6. What is the scientific study of plants known as? Question 5(1)

7. What do a fruit fly, a worm, a bacterium, a mouse and a frog all have in common? Question 6 Contributed by the Biochemical Society (1)

8. What is the normal internal body temperature of a human? Question 7 a) 35 °C b) 37 °C c) 39 °C (1)

9. Who discovered penicillin, and how? Contributed by the Biochemical Society Question 8(2)

10. How many species of whale are there in the world? a)10-30 b)30-70 c)70-100 Contributed by the Marine Biological Association Question 9(1)

11. A shoal of fish… a gaggle of geese… a colony of ants…Name the following animal groups: Question 10 a) A … of rhinoceroses b) A … of owls c) A … of porcupines d) A … of mice e) A … of bears (5)

12. DNA contains two strands that wrap round each other in a double-helix. Does DNA spiral round to the right or left when you look down it? Contributed by the Biochemical Society Question 11 (1)

13. Question 12 Match the biological macromolecule to the function it serves in the cell. (4) Protein/polypeptide Lipid Nucleic acid Polysaccharide Form enzymes, involved with cell signalling and form structural components Energy storage and form static structures such as cellulose and chitin Main component in cell membanes, involved with cell signalling and energy storage Genetic storage unit

14. What type of animal are the following famous on-screen characters? a)Beethoven b)Sven c)Nermal d)Sonic e)Charlotte Question 13 (5)

15. How many years ago did the dodo go extinct? Question 14(1)

16. a)Virus b)Bacterium c)Cell Contributed by the Society for Applied Microbiology Question 15 Which of the following cannot be seen under a light microscope? (1)

17. Where are blood cells made? Question 16 Contributed by The Physiology Society (1)

18. TRUE/FALSE: You can find seaweed in your toothpaste… Question 17 Contributed by the Marine Biological Association (1)

19. Label the diagram of the human eye. Question 18 Retina Lens Optic nerve Cornea Iris (5)

20. Question 19 A jellyfish is composed of how much water? a)35% b)65% c)95% (1)

21. Which animal would Sir David Attenborough most like to be? a)Seahorse b)Sloth c)Slow worm d)Siberian tiger e)Salamander Question 20(1)

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