Biology
What are the names for the pyrimidine bases found in DNA?
ANSWER: CYTOSINE; THYMINE
To the nearest whole number, convert 10ºC into Kelvin:
ANSWER: 283
What planet of our solar system has the most nitrogen-rich atmosphere?
ANSWER: EARTH
Debbie pushes a 10-kilogram box of books with a horizontal force of 500 newtons. What is the acceleration of the box, giving your answer in standard SI units, if friction is neglected?
ANSWER: 50 METERS PER SECOND SQUARED
What is the most common term for the form of protection when a non-poisonous frog has the same appearance as a poisonous frog?
ANSWER: BATESIAN MIMICRY (ACCEPT: MIMICRY or WARNING MIMICRY)
Which is the atomic sublevel with the next highest energy after the 4p sublevel
5s
What makes the Dead Sea hypersaline? (give 1 distinct reason)
Any one out of the following: 1) erosion of salty rocks on the shores, 2) the sea has no outlet, 3) high evaporation rate
By what factor will the gravitational attraction between two masses be multiplied, if the distance between their centers of mass remains the same, but the mass of one doubles?
ANSWER: 2 TIMES (ACCEPT: 2 or DOUBLES)
Robert Hooke coined the term ‘cell’ mostly because of his observations of the tissue of what kind of plant?
ANSWER: Cork tree or Quercus suber
The conversion of solid CaSO4 into solid CaO and SO2 gas is an example of what class of chemical reaction?
Decomposition
Order the following 3 stages from the EARLIEST to the LATEST in the evolution of a G-type star of 2 solar masses:
a) red giant
b) T-tauri
c) white dwarf
ANSWER: T-TAURI; RED GIANT; WHITE DWARF (b, a, c)
What is the MOST common term for the type of energy that is most directly related to the energy of atoms, molecules and other small particles that are in random motion within a system?
ANSWER: THERMAL
What is the biological term most often used for the act of a cell engulfing a particle by extending its pseudopodia around the particle?
ANSWER: PHAGOCYTOSIS
According to standard chemical nomenclature, what is the formula for aluminum bicarbonate?
ANSWER: Al(HCO3)3
What is the most common name for the temperature-slope or depth interval over which temperature changes with depth in a lake?
ANSWER: THERMOCLINE
What is the most common name for the Law or principal dictating that the amount of a substance that is released or deposited from an electrode is directly proportional to the amount of electric current passing through the circuit?
ANSWER: FARADAY’S FIRST LAW OF ELECTROLYSIS
Place your wager then write as many organelles as possible on your team's sheet of paper
Varied responses.