Bio Quiz Prelims

PRELIMINARY ROUND
Researched and composed by:
Rajit Roy and Amit Gourav Ghosh,
B.Tech (Genetics), 3rd Year

RULES
 Preliminary written round
 30 questions
 Six starred questions- tie breakers
 No negative marking
 Each question carries equal number of points
unless there is a tie.

 The featured song ―The Meaning of Life‖ is a
remake of a classic from one of Britain‘s most
famous comedy cum music group, their influence
considered to be at par with The Beatles.
Identify.

QUESTION NO. 2
 X is the titular character of a videogame series
released by Sega. X also lends its name to a
protein involved in a vital signalling pathway in
mammalian system that controls limb
development. Identify X.

QUESTION NO. 3
 The informal use of this term originated from a
traditional oriental belief that a certain organ of
a now endangered species of mammal has the
capability of arousing sexual desire, as an
aphrodisiac. However, later studies have claimed
to bunk this myth. What term is being referred
to?

QUESTION NO. 4*
 X is a protein involved in oxidation and is known
to produce bioluminescence. This protein is being
widely used in assay techniques in plants to
detect induced transformation. The name X
comes from Greek meaning ―light bearer‖,
referring to the archangel who turned traitor and
became the devil, or Satan. Identify X.

QUESTION NO. 6
 A deficiency or complete absence of Factor IX
involved in blood clotting causes this particular
disease which leads to profuse bleeding. Also
known as Haemophilia B, it was first observed in
a young boy who shared his surname with a well
known cultural term, hence the trivial name of
the disorder. Identify.

QUESTION NO. 7
 Which famous location
in Brno, Czech
Republic?

QUESTION NO. 8*
 The following is a public declaration made by the
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in
2013 after a meeting with James Vaugham of
Ndemic Creations:
"It uses a non-traditional route to raise public
awareness on epidemiology, disease
transmission, and diseases/pandemic
information. It creates a compelling world that
engages the public on serious public health
topics."
What is being talked about here?

QUESTION NO. 9
 It derives its name from Latin meaning ―bishop‘s
hat‖, owing to the resemblance in shape. A part
of the cardiovascular system, this organ (or a
part of one) plays a vital role in blood flow
regulation. Identify.

QUESTION NO. 10
 It was ranked as the most cited scientific paper
for the year 2016. Name the author.

QUESTION NO. 11
 The term was coined in 1989 as an allusion to
Latin phrases in vivo, in vitro and in situ which
are commonly used in Biology to describe the
nature of experiments performed. This term,
however, refers to the mass use of a certain
element in modern biological research platforms.
Guess the term.

 Identify one word that connects the two pictures.

QUESTION NO. 13*
 ―Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene
pool by leaping from body to body via sperms or
eggs, so ________ propagate themselves in the
_______ pool by leaping from brain to brain via a
process which, in the broad sense, can be called
imitation.”
Richard Dawkins in his groundbreaking book The
Selfish Gene introduced this term as a cultural
analogy for Darwinian evolution. What term?

QUESTION NO. 14
 In the X-Men universe, a mutated form of which
fundamental biological process is attributed to
Wolverine‘s healing power?

QUESTION NO. 16
It is incredible to believe
that the words ‗genetic
mutation‘ could have been
uttered at the birth of the
film star regarded by many
as the world‘s most
beautiful woman.
The ‗mutation‘ in question
was an extra set of
eyelashes, a rare medical
condition known as
distichiasis.
Identify this famous
actress.

QUESTION NO. 17*
On August 19, 1960 – just
over 56 years ago, the Soviet Union
launched Sputnik 5 into space. On
board were 40 mice, 2 rats, a rabbit,
several fruit flies, some plants, and
two very special dogs, Belka and
Strelka. What‘s so special about the
two dogs?

QUESTION NO. 18
 When these two genes work together, they help
guide cells in flies through their death process,
apoptosis—much like that spectre of 15th
century folklore, the____________. Identify the
genes

QUESTION NO. 19
Identify this famous inventor, surfer.

QUESTION NO. 20
 The maroon and gold creature was found 300 feet
deep in the waters off Kure Atoll. It's the one fish
known to live only within the Papahanaumokuakea
Marine National Monument, a pristine expanse of
coral reefs and seamounts home to millions of
seabirds, endangered turtles, endangered monk seals,
and more than 7,000 species.
So scientists thought it only fitting to name this fish,
in the genus Tosanoides, after xxxxxxxxxxxxx, who
dramatically expanded Papahanaumokuakea in
August 2016, creating the largest swath of protected
land or water on Earth, an area roughly twice the size
of Texas. So upon whom is it named?

QUESTION NO. 21
 two new species of spider have been discovered in
Iran, and arachnologists Yuri M. Marusik and
Alireza Zamani have published a paper that
christens the new species Filistata _______ and
Pritha _______. Both species come from the
family Filistatidae, whose common name is
Crevice Weavers, and they have been found in
the Geno Biosphere Reserve of southern Iran,
and the Alborz Mountains in northern Iran.

QUESTION NO. 22
 The zebrafish that have this mutation are
definitely sensitive to light. When these fish are
exposed to light, their blood cells all burst, and
the fish then die, similar to how ________would
react when faced with the sun.
Give the name of the gene.

QUESTION NO. 23
 When a mouse embryo has a mutated version of
this gene, it will develop with no heart, just like
the _________ from the _________.
Give the name of the gene.

QUESTION NO. 24
____________ is an American biotechnologist, biochemist, geneticist, and
businessman. He is known for being one of the first to sequence the human
genome and the first to transfect a cell with a synthetic genome. He founded
Celera Genomics, The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) is the co-founder of
Human Longevity Inc. He was listed on Time magazine's 2007 and 2008 Time 100
list of the most influential people in the world.
He believed that shotgun sequencing was the fastest and most effective way to
get useful human genome data.The method was rejected by the Human Genome
Project however, since some geneticists felt it would not be accurate enough for a
genome as complicated as that of humans, that it would be logistically more
difficult, and that it would cost significantly more.
Frustrated with what he viewed as the slow pace of progress in the Human
Genome project, and unable to get funds for his ideas, he sought funding from the
private sector to fund Celera Genomics. The goal of the company was to sequence
the entire human genome and release it into the public domain for non-
commercial use in much less time and for much less cost than the public human
genome project. The goal consequently put pressure on the public genome
program and spurred several groups to redouble their efforts to produce the full
sequence. DNA from five demographically different individuals was used by
Celera to generate the sequence of the human genome; one of the individuals was
_______ himself

QUESTION NO. 25*
 James Watson-―I suspect that in the beginning Maurice
hoped that ****** would calm down. Yet mere
inspection suggested that she would not easily bend. By
choice she did not emphasize her feminine qualities.
Though her features were strong, she was not
unattractive and might have been quite stunning had
she taken even a mild interest in clothes. This she did
not. There was never lipstick to contrast with her
straight black hair, while at the age of thirty-one her
dresses showed all the imagination of English blue-
stocking adolescents. So it was quite easy to imagine
her the product of an unsatisfied mother who unduly
stressed the desirability of professional careers that
could save bright girls from marriages to dull men. But
this was not the case. Her dedicated austere life could
not be thus explained — she was the daughter of a
solidly comfortable, erudite banking family.‖

QUESTION NO. 26
 Totally unrelated to the moths‘
namesake, the new species has a
strange blonde thing on its head.
The golden-haired species has been
described in the online journal
ZooKeys. With a wingspan of just
7-12 millimeters, these moths can
be found around Arizona,
California, and Mexico‘s Baja
California.
Evolutionary biologist Dr Vazrick
Nazari discovered the new species
and named it in honor of
________________.

QUESTION NO. 27*
 It was in 1952 that Drs. Y.M. Bhende, C.K. Deshpande and
H.M. Bhatia of the Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical
College, India published a note in The Lancet (pp. 903-4,
May 3, 1952) about two patients (X, a railway worker and
Y, a stab wound victim) who needed blood transfusion.
None of the blood types known until then worked for them.
The moment their blood samples were mixed with any of
the above types, the blood coagulated or clumped up. The
doctor trio tried the blood of over 160 donors and found at
last that one from Mr. Z, suited the type of both patients X
and Y. This donor blood type was then named by Dr.
Bhende and others as the ‗________ Blood Type.‘
This special feature is occasionally dramatized in plays and
movies, such as in the Telugu film Okkadunadu where the
villain (antagonist) finds to his dismay that the hero
(protagonist) was the one who donated his blood to save
him. And in the Hindi film Kahaani the villain was exposed
since he needed _________ Blood for transfusion.

QUESTION NO. 28
 Located in
Novosibirsk, Siberia,
what does this
particular sculpture
signify?

QUESTION NO. 29
 _________ disease: also known as Infectious
mononucleosis (IM) ,mono, or glandular fever, is
an infection commonly caused by the Epstein–
Barr virus (EBV). Most people are infected by
the virus as children, when the disease produces
little or no symptoms.
There is no vaccine for EBV. Prevention is by not
sharing personal items or kissing those infected.
Recommendations include drinking enough
fluids, getting sufficient rest, and taking pain
medications such as paracetamol
(acetaminophen) and ibuprofen. Fill in the
blanks.

QUESTION NO. 30
 What do this symbol
represent?

TIE BREAKERS
5 QUESTIONS, WRITTEN ROUND

TIE BREAKER 1
 The _________ tendon organ and the ________
tendon reflex are named after a noted Italian
physician and scientist who is more popularly
known for his remarkable discovery of a cellular
organelle that was also renamed in his honour.
Identify.

TIE BREAKER 2
 The Titan arum, attributed to have the largest
unbranched inflorescence in the plant kingdom,
is colloquially known as the ________ flower for
its typical smell. The same name is also given to
the genus Rafflesia found in the rainforests of
Sumatra and Borneo. FITB.

TIE BREAKER 3
 Colloquially known as the ―water bear‖, these
microscopic creatures are known to survive the
toughest environmental conditions and are often
dubbed indestructible. Their life cycle turn into
abiogenic state when faced with harsh conditions
and can remain ‗dead‘ for years before reviving
themselves again. Identify.

TIE BREAKER 4
 Alfred Day ________ was an American Nobel
Prize winning bacteriologist and geneticist.He
moved with his assistant Martha ________ to
Cold Spring Harbor Lab in 1950 to join the
Carnegie Institution of Washington's Deparment
of genetics where he performed the famous
______ -______experiment with Martha _______ in
1952. It proved that DNA is the carrier of the
genetic information.

TIE BREAKER 5
 Before it was an anesthetic, _________ was
essentially the world's best party trick. Up until
1863, when it first became an established
tranquilizer, the gas was used in upscale parties
and cross-country sideshows as a "mood
enhancer." It is known as __________, after all.

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