Quiz for ages 16-18. Question 1 Which gland secretes insulin? a.Pancreas b.Lymph nodes c.Sweat...

Quiz for ages 16-18

Question 1

Which gland secretes insulin?

a.Pancreasb.Lymph nodesc.Sweat glandsd.Salivary glands

Question 2

True or false?

Kidneys remove soluble waste from the blood.

Question 3

If someone is said to have ‘rickets’, what are they lacking?

a.Cortisolb.Glucagonc.Vitamin D

Question 4

Arachnophobia is the phobia of what?

Question 5

Oocytes are fertilised by a spermatozoon to form a zygote.

Where are the oocytes generated and released from?

a.Testisb.Ovaryc.Pituitaryd.Hypothalamus

Question 6

Which of the following is a human body cell that is associated with the immune system?

a. Adipocyteb. Bacteriac. Macrophaged. Capillary

Question 7

Which base pairs with cytosine in DNA?

Question 8

What does hydrophilic mean?

Question 9

How many hearts does an octopus have?

a. 1b. 2c. 3d. 4

Question 10

How many chromosomes do you have?

a. 23b. 38c. 46d. 48

Question 11

True or false?

Xylem transports water and solutes from the roots to the leaves.

Question 12

New Zealand’s giant weta is the heaviest insect in the world. The biggest one ever found weighed the equivalent of…

a. One mouseb. Two micec. Three miced. Four mice

Question 13

Oncology is the study of…

Question 14

True or false?

Some species of fungi can glow in the dark…

Question 15

What is the name for different forms of a particular gene?

Question 16

Which chemical builds up in hard working muscles?

Question 17

What type of animals from fiction are these?

a. Scabbersb. Eeyorec. Bagheerad. Michaelangelo

Question 18

Match the correct endocrine organ

Pituitary gland

Pancreas

Ovaries

Thyroid gland

Adrenal glands

Question 19

Which of these species has fewest genes?

a. Chimpanzees b. Humans c. Mice d. Rice

Question 20

What is the length of DNA in each of your cells?

a. 2 mmb. 2 cmc. 20 cmd. 2 m

Question 21

Which base is found in RNA but not DNA?

a. Guanineb. Uracilc. Thymined. Cytosine

Question 22

Which gas do we breathe out in the highest quantity?

Question 23

Cardiology is the study of…

Question 24

True or false?

Whales have belly buttons.

Question 25

What does ‘SSSI’ stand for?

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