CONTEST12

ROUND 1
1. Name the mucous solution in the mouth that the tongue mixes with food during
mastication.

ANSWER: Saliva

2. Name the hydrolytic enzyme that is found in the saliva

ANSWER: Amylase/Ptyalin

3. Name the form in which reptiles and insects excrete nitrogenous waste.

ANSWER: Uric acid

4. Name the quantity a hygrometer is used to measure.

ANSWER: Relative humidity

5. What distinguishes the aneroid barometer from the Fortin barometer?

ANSWER: The aneroid barometer does not contain liquid whereas the Fortin
does

6. Name the quantity a hydrometer is used to measure.

ANSWER: Relative density

7. Define Collision Theory in Chemical Kinetics.

ANSWER: The rate of a reaction depends on the number of (effective) collisions

8. Define the Transition State Theory in Chemical Kinetics.

ANSWER: Rate of reaction depends on the rate of decomposition of the activated

complex

9. Define an equilibrium reaction.

-ANSWER: It is a reversible reaction in which the rate of the forward reaction is

equal to the rate of the backward reaction.

10. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 27. Find the middle number

ANSWER: 9 [ (N – 1) + N + (N + 1) = 27, 3N = 27, hence N = 9]

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 11. The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 57. Find the smallest of the numbers.

ANSWER: 17 [n + (n + 2) + (n + 4) = 57, hence 3n = 51 and n = 17

12. The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 96. Find the largest of the numbers.

ANSWER: 34 [n + (n + 2) + (n + 4) = 96, hence 3n = 90 and n = 30, largest is n

+ 4 = 30 + 4 = 34]

13. Name the type of leaf arrangement where three or more leaves occur at a node.

ANSWER: Whorled

Fill in the blank

14. The arrangement of veins in a blade of a leaf or leaflet is known as __________.

ANSWER: Vennation

15. The branching arrangement of veins in dicotyledonous leaves is known as _____.

ANSWER: Netted/Reticulate

16. What is the temperature for maximum density of water? (Give answer in oC)

ANSWER: 4 oC

17. What is the temperature of the triple point of water? (Give answer in oC)

ANSWER: 0.01 oC

18. What is the relative density of water?

ANSWER: 1

19. What electronic effect does the ethyl group exert on a saturated carbon?

ANSWER: Electron donating Inductive Effect (+I effect)

20. What electronic effect does the OH bonded to benzene exert on it?

ANSWER: Electron withdrawing Inductive Effect(-I Effect) and Electron

donating Resonance/Mesmeric Effect (+M Effect)

21. The –COOH group is a good proton donor. What accounts for this?

ANSWER: The conjugate base COO- is stabilized by resonance.

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 22. The average speed of a car is 72km/hr. Find the time in seconds taken to travel 1500m

ANSWER: 75 SECONDS [1.5(3600)/72= 1.5(50) = 75 SECONDS]

23. A car is driven at a uniform speed of 108km/hr. Find the distance in metres covered in 20
seconds.

ANSWER: 600 METRES [108(1000)(20)/3600 = 30(20) = 600 metres]

24. A car is driven at a speed of 72km/hr. Find the speed in metres/second.

ANSWER: 20 METRES/SECOND [72(1000)/3600 = 2(10) = 20m/s]

Fill in the blank

25. The active pumping of air in and out of the lungs of mammals is known as _____.

ANSWER: Breathing

26. Name the smallest type of blood vessel.

ANSWER: Capillary

27. In mammals, blood flows out of the left ventricle to which part?

ANSWER: Aorta

The thermal efficiency of a heat engine is 20%. The engine runs on fuel with a

heat value of .
28. How much energy is wasted when the engine burns 1 kg of fuel?

ANSWER:

29. What is the fuel burn rate when the engine delivers output power?

ANSWER:

so
.

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 30. How much does it cost in fuel to deliver for one hour if the fuel burn rate is
and of fuel sells for GH₵2?

ANSWER:

Fuel burn in is so cost is

.

31. What are the oxidation states of bromine in HBr and HBrO4.

ANSWER: -1 and +7

32. What are the oxidation states of phosphorus in P4O10 and H3PO3.

ANSWER: +5 and +3

33. What are the oxidation states of chromium in CrO42- and [Cr(OH)6]3-.

ANSWER: +6 and +3

Express the given number in prime factors

34. 144

ANSWER: 24.32 [144 = 12 .12 = 3(4)3(4) = 2432]

35. 108

ANSWER: 2233 [108= 4(27) = 2233]

36. 156

ANSWER: 22.3.13 [156 = 4.39 = 22.3.13]

37. What name is given to water that is physically bound to soil particles and is unavailable
to plants?

ANSWER: Hygroscopic water

38. What name is given to water that drains out of pore spaces in the soil after rainfall?

ANSWER: Gravitational water.

39. What name is given soil water that is held against the force of gravity in pores of the soil?

ANSWER: Capillary water

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 40. What is the rms voltage of a sinusoidal signal with a peak-to-peak value of ?

ANSWER:

and

41. What is the rms voltage across a resistor carrying an rms current of ?

ANSWER: 1 V

42. The rms current flowing through a resistor is when the rms voltage across it is .
What is the average power dissipated in the resistor?
ANSWER: 125 W

The balanced equation for the electrolysis of water of is 2H2O → 2H2+ O2.
43. How many Faradays of charge will be required to produce 16 g of oxygen gas? [O = 16]

ANSWER: 2 moles of water require 4F, giving one mole of oxygen gas
16g of oxygen gas = 0.5 mole
0.5 mole O2≡ 2F charge

44. How many Faradays of charge are required to produce 0.6g of hydrogen gas? [H = 1.0]

ANSWER: 0.6g H2 = 0.3 mole H2

But 1 mole H2≡ 2F of charge
Hence 0.3 mole H2≡0.6 F of charge

45. In one such electrolysis 4.48 dm3 of oxygen gas were produced at STP. How many
Faradays of charge were passed through the electrolytic cell? [Molar volume of gas =
22.4 dm3].

ANSWER: 4.48 dm3 of O2 = 4.48/22.4 mole of O2 = 0.2 mole

But 1 mole O2 = 4F of charge
Therefore 0.2 mole O2 = 0.8F

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46. Find the solution set of the inequality on the set of non-negative integers
ANSWER: {0, 1, 2, 3}

47. Find the solution set of the inequality x + 2 < 5 on the set of negative numbers.

ANSWER: { x: x < 0}

48. Find the set of value(s) of x such that x < 3 and x > 5

ANSWER: { } EMPTY SET (there is no number less than 3 and greater than 5)

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 PROBLEM OF THE DAY

A dominant allele B confers black colour fur on certain breeds of dogs. If a

dog is homozygous recessive (bb), it has white fur. Ernest would like to know
whether his pet dog which has black colour is homozygous dominant (BB) or
heterozygous (Bb). How might he determine the pet’s genotype?

SOLUTION:

Ernest could use a test cross to find if his pet’s genotype is either BB or Bb. He should allow his

black dog to mate with a white dog (ie genotype bb). If any F1 offspring is white then the pet’s

genotype is Bb. If the two parents are allowed to mate repeatedly, and all the offspring’s of the

mating are black then there is a high possibility that his pet is BB. The greater the number of

offspring, the more confident Ernest can be of his conclusion.

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ROUND 3 – True or False

1. Stomata occur only on the lower epidermis

ANSWER: False
2. Some plants have stomata exclusively on the upper epidermis
ANSWER: True
3. Some plants have stomata on both surfaces of the leaf
ANSWER: True
4. Animal cells store extra carbohydrate as glycogen
ANSWER: True
5. Cellulose contains glucose molecules
ANSWER: True
6. Humans cannot digest cellulose
ANSWER: True
7. Petroleum is a renewable source of energy.
ANSWER: False
8. Ocean waves are a renewable source of energy for electricity generation.
ANSWER: True
9. Wind energy is renewable.
ANSWER: True
10. A hypsometer is used in marking the lower fixed point on mercury-in-glass
thermometers.
ANSWER: False
11. A pyrometer can be used to measure high temperatures.

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 ANSWER: True
12. An alcohol-in-glass thermometer can be used to measure the temperature of boiling
water.
ANSWER: False
13. When a gas bleaches litmus paper the reaction that has taken place is reduction-oxidation.
ANSWER: True
14. The reaction between sand and quicklime during the extraction of iron from its ore is a
redox reaction.
ANSWER: False It is acid-base reaction
15. Lead iodide, a sparingly soluble salt in water dissolves better in sodium iodide solution.
ANSWER: False Common ion effect suppresses dissolution of lead iodide
16. Isotopes of an element have the same atomic number.
ANSWER: True They have the same number of protons but different
number of neutrons.
17. Radioisotopes and non-radioisotopes of the same element have the same chemical
properties.
ANSWER: True Chemical properties depend on extra-nuclear electrons,
which are the same for both.
18. Chemical reactions do not involve the protons in the nucleus.
ANSWER: True
19. If the sum of the angles of a triangle is 200 degrees then the sum of the angles of a
quadrilateral is 390 degrees.

ANSWER: True [ is always true]

20. If the internal angle of a rectangle is 100 degrees, then the sum of the angles of a
rectangle is 360 degrees.

ANSWER: True [ is always true]

21. If Accra is the capital of Togo, then Lome is the capital of Nigeria

ANSWER: True [ is always true]

22. A triangle is completely determined by specifying the three angles.
ANSWER: False

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 23. A triangle is completely specified by specifying the lengths of the three sides.
ANSWER: True
24. In a parallelogram, opposite angles are congruent and adjacent angles are supplementary
ANSWER: True

ROUND 4 – Riddles

Riddle #1

1. I belong to the phylum Chordata and the class Reptilia

2. I lack teeth but have a sharp beak

3. Unlike my counterparts on land, I possess flattened and paddle-like legs

4. Those of us in the sea leave the ocean only to lay eggs.

5. My trunk is covered by a bony shell having a carapace on the dorsal surface and a
plastron on the ventral surface

WHO AM I?
ANSWER: Turtle

Riddle #2

1. I am a machine.

2. I make your work easy by reducing the effort you need to lift a heavy load.

3. I am the first in my class.

4. I have a fulcrum, which lies between the effort you apply and the load you wish to lift.

5. My fulcrum is closer to the load than to the effort.

WHO AM I?

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 ANSWER: Class 1 lever

Riddle #3

1. I am an element and I occur in nature as diatomic molecules

2. I am also a colourless gas

3. Under pressure and on cooling I condense to give a blue liquid

4. My normal boiling point is -196oC

5. Though I have an even number of electrons I am paramagnetic

6. Ironically I am a supporter of combustion that kills, and I’m a supporter of life

WHO AM I?

ANSWER: Oxygen or O2

Riddle #4

1. There is nothing absurd about me as may be suggested by my name.

2. I am generally an irrational number or expression.

3. Square root sign is a regular companion of me.

4. I may be added, subtracted, multiplied or divided.

5. Division by me always involves rationalization.

6. You get the idea? An example of me is .

WHO AM I?

ANSWER: Surd

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