SSRC Jeopardy!

Bio

5

What structure carries air from the throat into the lungs?

Trachea

10

What process produces two genetically identical daughter cells?

Mitosis

15

What is the name of the process by which pre-mRNA is edited to remove introns?

RNA Splicing

20

In the oxygen dissociation curve, a rightward shift indicates haemoglobin has what changed affinity for oxygen?

Lower affinity

25

In enzyme kinetics, what is the substrate concentration at which the reaction rate is half of V_max called?

Michaelis-Menten constant (K_m)

Physics

5

What quantity is the area under a velocity–time graph?

Displacement

10

What is the unit of potential difference?

Volt

15

In SHM, when is speed maximum?

At equilibrium

20

What principle follows from non-commuting position and momentum?

Heisenberg uncertainty principle

25

What is the relativistic relation between energy and momentum?

E² = p²c² + m²c⁴

Chem

5

What is the oxidation state of sulfur in sulfate, SO₄²⁻?

+6

10

What is the general formula of alkenes?

CₙH_2n

15

What is the geometry around each carbon atom in benzene?

Trigonal planar

20

What is the role of concentrated sulfuric acid in the nitration of benzene?

Catalyst / generates electrophile NO2+

25

What does the Hammond postulate relate?

Transition-state structure to nearby stable species in energy (or similar explanation)

Math

5

What is sin⁡30^o?

1/2

10

Integrate 3x²

x³ + C

15

e^2x = 5

0.5ln5

20

State the necessary condition for vectors a and b to be perpendicular.

a ⋅ b = 0

25

Why can a degree n polynomial have at most n real roots?

By repeated Rolle’s theorem

General Knowledge

5

Which treaty ended World War I?

Treaty of Versailles

10

What is the capital of Australia?

Canberra

15

Which battle is commonly seen as the turning point on the Eastern Front in World War II?

Battle of Stalingrad

20

Which country has the most islands in the world?

Sweden

25

Which year was SSRC started?

2009