2. Who are we?
We are a club oriented towards
developing an interest in
biology.
Join us to participate in labs,
lectures, competitions, and
field trips!
3. Club Activities
● Interactive lectures/content games
● Biology related excursions
● Contests (national/ international recognition)
4. Contests
1. United States Biology Olympiad (USABO)
1. Brain Bee
1. University of Toronto Biology Olympiad
1. British Biology Olympiad
5. About USABO
Open
Feb 11th
50 questions
online;50 minutes
Semifinals
Apr 16th
Around a 100
questions with a
short answer
section; 2 hours.
Finals
2 week training
camp online to
select Team USA
for IBO.
IBO
International
Biology Olympiad;
Lisbon 2021
7. USABO Format
- Premier biology contest for high school students
Content
● Animal anatomy and physiology: 20%, Cell Biology: 20%,
Genetics and Evolution: 20%, NeuroBio 5%, Bioinfo 5%
● Plant anatomy and physiology: 15%
● Ecology: 5%
● Ethology: 5%
● Biosystematics: 5%
8. Questions
1. Which statement is true about enzymes?
A. Are made up of a base containing nitrogen, phosphate, and
ribose.
B. Have activity that is independent of temperature and pH
C. Lose some or all of their normal activity when their 3-D structure
is disrupted.
D. Provide the activation energy needed to activate a reaction.
E. Work once only and then are destroyed.
2. Which biological macromolecule is transcribed to an intermediate
used in protein expression?
11. Questions? We got answers.
Email us at chs.biologyolympiad@gmail.com if you have any
questions or concerns. We will also provide you the answers to the
questions in this powerpoint if you email us!
