Biology Contest 11

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CONTEST 11

ROUND 1

Contest 11a
Mention where the following processes normally occur in female mammals.
1. Fertilization
Fallopian tube

2. Implantation
Uterine (wall)

3. Production of eggs
Ovaries

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Contest 11b
Give one reason why the epidermal tissue is important for plants
1. Provides protection against water loss
2. Regulates the process of gaseous exchange
3. Secretes metabolic compounds
4. Absorption of water and essential minerals. (aquatic plants)
5. Protects the plant against mechanical injury and invasion by parasitic
fungi.
Contest 11
ROUND 2

1. Distinguish between hydathode and guttation.


Hydathode is a water-exuding gland found on the leaves of some plants.
Guttation is the process of water exudation through the hydathodes.

2. What name is given to a foreign body that induces the formation of antibodies
in the human body
Antigen

3. What name is given to fungi in which Sexual reproduction has not been
observed
Imperfect fungi

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Contest 11
Round 5

1. I am a type of foetal membrane


2. I develop from an outer fold on the surface of the yolk sac, which lies outside
the zona pellucida (in mammals)
3. In insects, I am the outer shell of the insect egg.
4. In vertebrates, I am covered with ectoderm lined with mesoderm
5. In mammals (except marsupials), I develop a rich supply of blood vessels and
form an intimate association with the endometrium (lining) of the female’s
uterus.
6. Together with endometrium, we form the placenta, which is the embryo’s
principal organ of respiration, nutrition, and excretion.

WHO AM I? The chorion


Contest 11
Round 4a

1. The same phenotype may or may not be expressed from the same genotype.
True

2. Phenotypes remain the same throughout the life of the individual.


False

3. Phenotype consists of hereditary characteristics of an organism which may or


may not be expressed in the next generation.
False

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Contest 11
Round 4b

1. Dioecious (hermaphrodite) organisms are seen only in animals


False

2. Dioecious organisms are seen only in invertebrates


False

3. Dioecious organisms are seen in both plants and animals


True

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