Academic Competitions

Team Round

1.  Which organelles would be found in a plant cell, but not in an animal cell?

Neucleus and Cell Membrane

Cytoplasm and Cell Wall

Vacuole and Chloroplasts

Cell Wall and Chloroplasts

(Correct: Cell Wall and Chloroplasts)

2.  Are white blood cells usually larger or smaller than red blood cells?

Larger

Smaller

(Correct: Larger)

3.  Convert 37/60 to a percent

62%

61.6%

37.6%

(Correct: 61.6%)

4.  Which part of the microscope would be moved to change the power?

Nosepiece

Iluminator

Arm

Stage

(Correct: nosepiece)

5.  In wild rabbits, dark fur is a dominant trait.  If a baby rabbit has dark fur, which statement is true?

A.  Both parents have dark brown fur

B.  One parent has dark brown fur, and the other parent has light brown fur

C.  Both parents have light brown fur

D.  Either A OR B

(Correct: D.  Either A OR B)

6.  Which is another word that can be used for “hypothesis”?

Gather

Theory

Conclusion

(Correct: Theory)

7.  What amount of a cell is usually water?

Half

One third

Two thirds

Three fourths

(Correct: two thirds)

8.  Which pair of words best match this pair of words, Tadpole: Frog  ?

Worm: Snake

Branch: Tree

Cocoon: Moth

Egg: Seed

(Correct: Cocoon Moth)

9.  Which group is in the correct order for a food chain?

Grass, Toad, Grasshopper, Snake, Hawk

Toad, Grass, Snake, Grasshopper, Hawk

Grass, Grasshopper, Toad, Snake, Hawk

Grasshopper, Grass, Toad, Hawk, Snake

Hawk, Snake, Grasshopper, Grass, Toad

(Correct: Grass, Grasshopper, Toad, Snake, Hawk)

10.  A scientist weighed fossils, and recorded the following results:  48, 52, 53, 52, 58, 54, 68, 61, 61, 60.  What is the MEAN measurement?

63

56.7

56

(Correct: 56.7)