1. Biology Week 2017 Quiz Questions
Ages 16-18

2. Which gland secretes insulin? (1) Pancreas Lymph nodes Sweat glands
Question 1
Which gland secretes insulin? (1)
Pancreas
Lymph nodes
Sweat glands
Salivary glands

3. Which base pairs with cytosine in DNA? (1)
Question 2
Which base pairs with cytosine in DNA? (1)

4. Question 3
Can you name these 3 famous biologists? (3)

5. Question 4 Name the structures of this animal cell (4) Nucleus
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Mitochondrion
Golgi apparatus

6. How many chromosomes do humans have? (1) a) 23 b) 38 c) 46 d) 48
Question 5
How many chromosomes do humans have? (1)
a) 23
b) 38
c) 46
d) 48

7. Which gas do we breathe out in the highest quantity? (1)
Question 6
Which gas do we breathe out in the highest quantity? (1)

8. Xylem transports water and solutes from the roots to the leaves.
Question 7
True or false? (1)
Xylem transports water and solutes from the roots to the leaves.

9. Oncology is the study of …? (1)
Question 8
Oncology is the study of …? (1)

10. Which chemical builds up in hard-working muscles? (1)
Question 9
Which chemical builds up in hard-working muscles? (1)

11. Question 10
Approximately how many more bacterial cells are there in your body than your own cells? (1)
1.5X 3X 5X
10X

12. Which base is found in RNA but not DNA? (1) a) Guanine b) Uracil
Question 11
Which base is found in RNA but not DNA? (1)
a) Guanine
b) Uracil
c) Thymine
d) Cytosine

13. Which of the following vitamins can be made in the skin? (1)
Question 12
Which of the following vitamins can be made in the skin? (1)
a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin E
e) Vitamin B

14. Question 13
A shoal of fish… a gaggle of geese… a colony of ants… Name the following animal groups (4)
A … of rhinoceroses
A … of owls
A … of porcupines
A … of bears

15. Question 14
The honey fungus (Armillaria solidipes) is one of the largest organisms in the world. How big do you think it is? (1)
0.4 km2
2.4 km2
8.4 km2

16. Which animal would Sir David Attenborough most like to be? (1)
Question 15
Which animal would Sir David Attenborough most like to be? (1)
Seahorse
Sloth
Slow worm
Siberian tiger
Salamander

17. Approximately how many species of lizards are there in the world
Approximately how many species of lizards are there in the world? (1) a) Less than 1000 b) c) d) Over 6000
Question 16

18. What does a herpetologist study? (1) a) Trees
Question 17
What does a herpetologist study? (1)
a) Trees
b) Amphibians and reptiles
c) Herbivores

19. Sharks are colour blind
Question 18
True or false? (1)
Sharks are colour blind

20. Which of these species has fewest genes? (1) a) Chimpanzees b) Humans
Question 19
Which of these species has fewest genes? (1)
a) Chimpanzees
b) Humans
c) Mice
d) Rice

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