SUE Oran LABORATORY SKILLS MECHANICS The Laboratory Skills category will be one of the bases for being selected as a member of the team that will represent the Philippines in the International Biology Olympiad 2019. It is a three-round competition category that aims to test the laboratory knowledge and skills of the contestants. The competition will require the contestants to evaluate biological problems using the necessary skills. Section 1. General Mechanics 1.1. The Laboratory Skills category is subdivided into three rounds: Elimination, Semifinal, and Final. 1.1.1. The ranking of each round will be based on a curved grading system where the highest score will equate to 100 points. 1.1.2. The Elimination round will be conducted and scored as teams of two (2). Both members must participate and compete against other teams. Only the top 15 teams will continue on to the Semifinal round, 1.1.3, The Semifinal round will be conducted and scored individually thus all 30 contestants will compete with each other. The scores from the Elimination round will carry over to the Semifinal round. From here, only the top 15 contestants will proceed to the Final round, 1.1.4, The Final round will be conducted and scored individually thus all contestants will compete with each other. The scores from both the Elimination and Semifinal round will carry over to the Finals round. Thus, the ranking for the Final round will be based on the sum total of the scores of all rounds. 1.2 The Laboratory Skills category aims to test the contestant’s ability to solve biological problems by utilizing their critical thinking skills and knowledge on the following areas of study: 1.2.1. Plant Biology 1.2.2. Animal Biology 1.2.3. Human Biology 1.2.4. Molecular Biology 1.2.5. Biochemistry 1.2.6. Bioinformatics 1.3. The contestants will be ranked based on their scores on the prepared worksheets. 1.3.1. The worksheet aims to test the knowledge of the students in several concepts in biology and their ability to apply this knowledge into the laboratory activities. The worksheets will contain the questions the students need to answer, illustrate, or graph. 1.4, Contestants will be assigned to a specific laboratory room and will be given a station containing all the necessary materials and equipment needed for the activities. 1.5. Once the contestants have settled into thelr stations, attendance will be checked. They will be briefed regarding the proper handling of laboratory equipment and the materials and reagents to be used for the activities. Failure to comply will result in deductions for the team. (See section 5) 1.6. Proctors will roam around the venue to monitor and enforce proper implementation of instructions and rules. 17. The students must be able to perform the given laboratory exercise and finish answering the worksheet within the allotted time limit (See sections 2, 3 and 4).4 TE eras PBO 2019: MAIN EVENTS QUIZ BEE MECHANICS The Quiz Bee aims to test the participants’ knowledge and understanding of the concepts of Biology through a competition that promotes teamwork, integrity, and academic intelligence. This competition will challenge the participants mastery of the topics not only through questions that would ask specific facts and concepts, but also through theoretical tasks that will require them to apply their understanding of the topics. Section 1. General Mechanics 1.1 The Quiz Bee will be composed of three rounds: Eliminations, Semi-Finals, and Finals 1.1.1 Each round of the Quiz Bee is worth 100 points, all three rounds adding to a grand total of 300, points. 1.2 Teams will be composed of two members. Both members of each team are required to participate in every round of the competition. 1.3 Any form of dishonesty will not be tolerated. Any team caught in the act of cheating will automatically be disqualified from the competition, 1.4 The competition will cover the following major topics with the following proportions: 1.4.1 Neurobiology (20%) = Neuropharmacology - Systems neuroscience Molecular neuroscience 1.4.2 Plant Biology (20%) Structure and function of tissues and organs 1.4.3 Animal and Human Biology - with a focus on vertebrates (for animals) along with ‘medical applications (20%) - Digestion and Nutrition ~ Respiration - Circulation Excretion - Osmoregulation and Thermoregulation - Reproduction and Development = Immunity 1.4.4 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (20%) - Protein structure and synthesis - Enzymes - Lipid Structure and Metabolism - Membrane transport + Signaling - Metabolism- with a focus on the citric acid cycle - Photosynthesis 1.4.5 Philippine Biodiversity (10%) 1.4.6 Bioinformatics (10%)