GENERAL BIOLOGY-GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY QUIZ BEE

EASY ROUND
1. It is the method used by scientist to study causation, that is, to find out what causes
what. (Bio-Psychology)
a. Observation
b. Experimentation
c. Description
d. Prediction
2. It is the division of the nervous system that is located within the skull and spine. (BioPsychology)
a. Circulatory system
b. Peripheral nervous system
c. Central nervous system
d. Somatic nervous system
3. It is a computer-assisted X-ray procedure that can be used to visualize the brain and
other internal structure of the living body. (Bio-Psychology)
a. Computed tomography
b. Magnetic resonance imaging
c. Positron emission tomography
d. Electroencephalograph.
4. Which of the following approaches has the most optimistic view of human nature?
(General Psychology)
a. Humanism
b. Behaviorism
c. Psychoanalysis
d. Structuralism
5. A theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology should study
only observable behavior. (General Psychology)
a. Functionalism
b. Behaviorism
c. Gestalt Psychology
d. Psychoanalysis
6. The gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response tendency.
(General Psychology)
a. Forgetting
b. Extinction
c. Memory
d. Memory Gap
7. One of the levels of biological organization wherein living organisms interact with nonliving environment. (General Biology)
a. Community
b. Population
c. Ecosystem
d. Organism
8. A type of connective tissue that holds muscles to bone (General Biology)
a. Adipose tissue
b. Tendon
c. Ligament

d. Fascia
9. Association of similar cells that carry out specific function are called (General Biology)
a. Organ
b. Cells
c. Organ system
d. Tissue
10. A gradual reduction in the strength of a response when a stimulus event is presented
repeatedly. (General Psychology)
a. Habituation
b. Maturation
c. Attachment
d. Conservation
AVERAGE ROUND

1. A human oocyte is fertilized in the _____________ (General Biology)

a. Ovary
b. Uterus
c. Cervix
d. Fallopian tube
2. After meiosis, daughter cells will have _____________(General Biology)
a. The same identity as the parent
b. The same chromosomes as the parent
c. Half the number of chromosomes as the parent
d. Half the identity of one parent
3. The essential parts of the flower include the _____________(General Biology)
a. Petals and sepals
b. Petals and pistils
c. Pistils and sepals
d. Pistil and stamens
4. After repeated pairings of a tone with meat powder, Pavlov found that a dog will salivate
when the tone is presented. Salivation to the tone is a(n): (General Psychology)
a. Unconditioned stimulus
b. Unconditioned response
c. Conditioned stimulus
d. Conditioned response
5. Harvey Hedonist has devoted his life to search for physical pleasure and immediate
need gratification. Freud would say that Harvey is dominated by: (General Psychology)
a. His ego
b. His superego
c. His id
d. His mind
6. It is a neural stain that has an affinity for structures in neuron cell bodies. (BioPsychology)
a. Golgi stain
b. An electron stain
c. Nissl stain
d. A Weigert stain

7. This technique that has become the most influential tool of cognitive neuroscience which
produce images representing the increase in oxygen flow in the blood to active areas of
the brain. (Bio-Psychology)
a. Positron emission tomography
b. Functional MRI
c. X-Ray
d. Magneto encephalography
DIFFICULT ROUND
1. The capacity of short-term memory is: (General Psychology)
a. About 50,000 words
b. Unlimited
c. About 25 stimuli
d. About 7 chunks of information
2. What need was Abraham Maslow expressing when he said, What a man can be, he
must be? (General Psychology)
a. The need for superiority
b. The need for unconditional love
c. The need for self-actualization
d. The need to achieve
3. A chronic blood pressure of more than 140/90 millimeter of mercury (mmHg) is viewed
as a serious hazard and is called what?
a. Anemia
b. Aneurism
c. Stroke
d. Hypertension
4. The following are poikilothermic animals, except for:
a. Fishes, frogs, birds, bats
b. Insects, squids, crocodiles
c. Worms, sponges, sea urchins
d. Snakes, gecko, newt
5. The following are examples of homeostasis, except for:
a. Maintenance of a heathy blood pressure
b. Hibernation during winter
c. Releasing of hormones when prompted by brain
d. Sweating due to hot season
ANSWER KEY
EASY ROUND
1. A. Experimentation
2. C. Central nervous system
3. A. Computed tomography
4. A. Humanism
5. B. Behaviorism
6. B. Extinction
7. C. Ecosystem
8. C. Ligament
9. D. Tissue
10. A. Habituation

AVERAGE ROUND
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D. Fallopian Tube
C. Half the no. of chromosomes as the parent
D. Pistil and Stamens
D. Conditioned response
C. His id
C. Nissl stain
B. Functional MRI

DIFFICULT ROUND
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D. About 7 chunks of information

C. The need for self-actualization
D. Hypertension
A. Fishes, frogs, bird, bats
B. Hibernation during winter