Quiz Bee (Team Caterogy)

EASY ROUND
1. The air we breathe goes through the nose, nasal passages and then through the trachea which separates into two
branches called ___________________.
a. Windpipe b. Bronchioles c. bronchi d. alveoli

Answer: c. bronchi

2. If solid and liquid wastes are removed from the body through defecation and urination, what waste does the
body removes during respiration?
a. Oxygen b. carbon dioxide c. blood d. water

Answer: b. Carbon dioxide

3. Jian cut his finger accidentally. He has to apply something on his wound so that it will not get infected. Which
compound should he use?
a. Formalin b. Kerosene c. Acetone d. Isopropyl alcohol

Answer: d. Isopropyl alcohol

4. The word atom is from the Greek word meaning ___________?

a. small b. Indivisible c. Unseen d. Visible

Answer: b. Indivisible

5. This refers to the chain of volcanoes along the pacific plate.

a. Pacific of Fire b. Ring of Pacific c. Ring of Fire d. Chain of Pacific

Answer: c. Ring of Fire

AVERAGE ROUND
1. It is known as the outermost electrons and is directly involved in forming bonds to form compounds.
a. Principal energy level b. Sublevel c. Valence electrons d. Subshells

Answer: c. Valence Electrons

2. PHIVOLCS mean _________.

a. Philippine Volcanology and Seismology
b. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Science
c. Philippine Institute of Volcanoes and Seismology
d. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

Answer d. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

3. It is the product of mass and velocity.

a. Force b. Speed c. Motion d. Momentum

Answer: d. Momentum

4. It is a measure of tendency of an atom to attract electron.

a. Electronegativity b. Ionization energy c. Chemical bonding d. Octet rule
Answer: a. Electronegativity

5. . Which of the following are organs of the respiratory system?

a. nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, lungs c. nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, stomach
c. nasal cavity, trachea, brain, heart, lungs d. nasal cavity, trachea, veins, intestines, lungs
Answer: a. nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, lungs

DIFFICULT ROUND

1. Alkanes are hydrocarbons which form single bonds with carbon atom. Which group of
Hydrocarbons are single bonded?
a. octane b. butene c. propyne d.hexene

Answer: a. octane

2. The type of inheritance where both alleles are expressed equally in the phenotype of the heterozygote?
a. Complete dominance b. Multiple allele c. Codominance d. Incomplete
dominance

Answer: c. Codominance

3. Ethene has the ability to hasten the ripening of fruits. What is the structural formula of ethene?
a. CH3CH3 b. CH2 =CH2 c. C2H2 d. CH

Answer: b. CH2 =CH2

4. What happens to the diaphragm when a person breathes in or inhale?

a. The diaphragm contracts allowing more air in the chest cavity.
b. The diaphragm expands as the air rushes out the lungs.
c. The diaphragm stay as it is
d. The diaphragm does not move

Answer: a. The diaphragm contracts allowing more air in the chest cavity.

5. Which of the following describes the function of the alveoli?

a. It filters bacteria out of the air that enters the lungs.
b. it moistens the air before it diffuses into the capillaries.
c. it provides a large surface area for gas exchange.
d. it separates oxygen from carbon dioxide in the air that enters the lung

Answer: c. it provides a large surface area for gas exchange.

CLINCHER ROUND

1. A zygote is formed when egg cell and sperm cell unite. What particular part of the cell
unites during fertilization?
a. nucleus b. cytoplasm c. cell membrane d. cell itself

Answer: a. Nucleus

2. Cigarette is known to contain chemicals that are toxic and carcinogenic. Inhaling it increases the risk of getting
lung cancer and other respiratory and circulatory illnesses. A person who simply could not stop smoking has a
high risk of contracting which group of diseases?
a. Covid-19, SARS, coronary heart disease and tuberculosis
b. stroke, chicken pox, HIV and chronic bronchitis
c. emphysema, arteriosclerosis, increased blood pressure and asthma
d. measles, AIDS, mumps and cardiovascular diseases

Answer: c. emphysema, arteriosclerosis, increased blood pressure and asthma

3. Which force enables object to fall on to the ground?

 a. Frictional force b. Magnetic force c. Gravitational force d. Tension force

Answer: c. Gravitational force

4. Taal volcano in Batangas exhibits phreatic or hydrothermal eruption. Which of the following statements
describes a phreatic eruption?
a. It is a violent eruption due to the contact between water and magma
b. It is excessively explosive type of eruption of gas and pyroclastic
c. It is a periodic weak violent eruption characterized by fountain of lava
d. It is characterized by tall eruption columns that reach up to 20km high with pyroclastics flow and ash
fall tephra

Answer: a. It is a violent eruption due to the contact between water and magma

5. Which of the following is the correct electron configuration of Zinc?

a. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 c. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d9
b. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p1 d. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p2

Answer: a. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10