1) Toss Up - Math - Short Answer
Find the derivative of the following function: `f(x) = \sin(\lnx)` (read as: f of x equals the sine of the natural log of x)
ANSWER: `\cos(\ln(x))/x`1) Bonus - Math - Multiple Choice
Using the Cartesian coordinate system, find the distance between the points (2, 3) and (-3, 1):
W) `sqrt(29)`
X) `sqrt(7)`
Y) `sqrt(5)`
Z) `sqrt(39)`
2) Toss Up - Chemistry - Multiple Choice
A bond that results from the overlap between twop orbitals oriented perpendicularly to the inter-nuclear axis is called a:
W) sigma bond
X) pi (pronounced: PIE) bond
Y) delta bond
Z) kappa bond
2) Bonus - Chemistry - Short Answer
A sample of gas at 760 torr has a volume 10 liters at a temperature of 27 ° C. Rounded off to the nearest whole integer, if the temperature is increased to 127° C at the same pressure of 760 torr, what is the new volume?
ANSWER: 13 LITERS (Solution: Vf = (Vi)(temperature factor); Vf=(10 L)(400 K/300 K) = 13.3 L)3) Toss Up - Computer Science - Multiple Choice
In workflow modeling, which of the following is NOT part of the ACID properties of transactions:
W) Atomicity
X) Consistency Preservation
Y) Invertibility
Z) Durability
3) Bonus - Computer Science - Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a storage class specification in C programming:
W) auto
X) switch
Y) register
Z) static
4) Toss Up - Biology - Short Answer
What is composed of stacks of thylakoids?
ANSWER: GRANA4) Bonus - Biology - Short Answer
Enzymes for the dark reaction of photosynthesis are located outside the grana in the
ANSWER: STROMA5) Toss Up - Biology - Multiple Choice
Which of the following are MOST often used to introduce foreign genes into mammalian genomes:
W) sliceosomes (read as: sly-see-oh-somz)
X) zinc fingers
Y) plasmids
Z) telomeres
5) Bonus - Biology - Multiple Choice
Which of the following regulate development in animals, plants and fungi, and were first discovered in Drosophila:.
W) homeobox (read as: HOME-ee-oh-box) genes
X) p53
Y) shock genes
Z) oncogenes
6) Toss Up - Math - Short Answer
Identify the type of conic section represented by the equation, `x^2 - 16y^2 = 64`:
ANSWER: Hyperbola6) Bonus - Math - Short Answer
The point (3, 2) is reflected across the graph of y = 6 and the resulting point is then reflected across the graph of y = x. What are the coordinates of the final point?
ANSWER: (10, 3)7) Toss Up - Astronomy - Multiple Choice
The light-gathering power of a reflecting telescope depends on which of the following?
W) the area of its objective mirror
X) focal length of its eyepiece
Y) focal length of its objective mirror
Z) the ratio of the focal lengths of objective and eyepiece
7) Bonus - Astronomy - Multiple Choice
The term "blue moon" refers to
W) halos of reflecting light surrounding the moon
X) second occurrence of a full moon during a single month
Y) the light spectra influencing the moon viewing
Z) the fact that the moon is made of blue cheese
8) Toss Up - Chemistry - Short Answer
What is the chemical formula for Iron (II) carbonate?
ANSWER: FeCO38) Bonus - Chemistry - Short Answer
Calculate the equivalent weight in grams of H3PO4, whose molar mass is 98, assuming all hydrogens react:
ANSWER: 33 (ACCEPT: 32 - 33 GRAMS) (Solution: equiv = 98g/3equiv = 32.7)9) Toss Up - Chemistry - Multiple Choice
Phenylalanine (read as: FEE-nal-AL-ah-neen) is converted into which of the following amino acids by the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase:
W) tyrosine
X) tryptophan
Y) threonine
Z) methionine
9) Bonus - Chemistry - Multiple Choice
In the equation for the Gibbs free energy change, if `DeltaH` (read as: delta H) is positive and `DeltaS` (read as: delta S) is positive, then the reactions are:
W) product-favored only at high temperatures
X) product-favored only at low temperatures
Y) product-favored at all temperatures
Z) reactant-favored at all temperatures
10) Toss Up - Earth And Space - Multiple Choice
According to data from the Voyager I and II spacecrafts, at what range, in astronomical units, is the heliopause from the Sun?
W) 0 to 100
X) 100 to 200
Y) 200 to 300
Z) 300 to 400
10) Bonus - Earth And Space - Short Answer
By name or number, identify all of the following four formations that were caused by subduction: 1) Cascade Mountains, 2) North American craton, 3) Hawaiian Islands, 4) folded Himalayan mountains?
ANSWER: CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ACCEPT: 1)11) Toss Up - Biology - Multiple Choice
Which of the following could be considered a multicellular eukaryotic (read as: yew-KEHR-ee-otic) heterotroph whose cells lack cell walls?
W) Fern
X) Bacterium
Y) Euglena
Z) Whip scorpion
11) Bonus - Biology - Multiple Choice
Euglena are unicellular organisms classified into the Kingdom Protista. Which of the following characteristics is NOT true of euglena?
W) They can make their own food by photosynthesis
X) They can absorb food from their environment
Y) They move by the motion of their flagella
Z) They prefer saltwater
12) Toss Up - Physics - Short Answer
A 9 volt DC power supply is connected to a 10 henry inductor and a 30 ohm resistor in series. Providing your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth, after the circuit has been connected for a very long time, how much current in amperes flows through the circuit?
ANSWER: 0.312) Bonus - Physics - Short Answer
A 9 volt battery is composed of six 1.5 volt cells, which are connected in series. Each cell has an internal resistance of 0.2 ohms. Providing your answer to the nearest tenth, what is the maximum current in amperes that can be obtained from such a battery?
ANSWER: 7.513) Toss Up - Earth And Space - Multiple Choice
In general, the probability of flooding decreases when there is an increase in the amount of which of the following?
W) Precipitation
X) Infiltration
Y) Runoff
Z) Snow melt
13) Bonus - Earth And Space - Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the age of the most abundant surface bedrock in the Finger Lakes region of New York State?
W) Cambrian
X) Devonian
Y) Pennsylvanian
Z) Permian
14) Toss Up - Chemistry - Multiple Choice
Which of the following molecules contains only one nonbonding pair of valence electrons?
W) HCN
X) NH4+
Y) C2H4
Z) N2
14) Bonus - Chemistry - Short Answer
Given the balanced equation: 2C4H10(g) + 13O2(g) -> 8CO2(g) 10H2O(g), what is the percent yield of water if 15 moles of water is obtained when 4 moles of butane is burned in excess oxygen?
ANSWER: 75% +15) Toss Up - Physics - Short Answer
Name all of the following which do not change between a quark and its antiparticle: charge, mass, angular momentum, and isospin
ANSWER: MASS and ANGULAR MOMENTUM (2 and 3)15) Bonus - Physics - Short Answer
Quarks contain the following properties: isospin, strangeness, charm, bottomness, and topness. All of these are examples of what type of of quantum numbers?
ANSWER: FLAVOR QUANTUM NUMBERS (ACCEPT: FLAVOR)16) Toss Up - Physics - Short Answer
If the area of the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor is doubled, what will happen to the capacitance?
ANSWER: TWICE AS MUCH OR DOUBLED16) Bonus - Physics - Short Answer
What is the principle that states that the buoyant force on floating or submerged bodies is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced?
ANSWER: ARCHIMEDES' (PRINCIPLE)17) Toss Up - Chemistry - Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a substance whose molecular and empirical formulas are NOT the same:
W) benzene
X) water
Y) ammonia
Z) sulfur dioxide
17) Bonus - Chemistry - Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a molecule with a square pyramidal molecular geometry around its central atom:
W) PCl5
X) ClF5
Y) XeF4
Z) SF6
18) Toss Up - Physics - Multiple Choice
A block hangs from a thick rope attached to the ceiling. Where is the tension the greatest?
W) at the top of the rope
X) at the bottom of the rope
Y) in the middle of the rope
Z) the tension is the same in all parts of the rope
18) Bonus - Physics - Short Answer
What is the name for the perpendicular distance from a force's line of action to a pivot point?
ANSWER: LEVER ARM19) Toss Up - Biology - Short Answer
T cells are to cytokines (Pron: sight-o-kins) as plasma cells are to:
ANSWER: ANTIBODIES19) Bonus - Biology - Short Answer
Order the four main blood types from the most common to the least common in the US population:
ANSWER: O, A, B AND AB (Solution: O =45%, A = 41%, B = 10% and AB = 4%)20) Toss Up - Earth Science - Multiple Choice
Deserts lying immediately east of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges are examples of what type of desert:
W) coastal
X) continental
Y) rainshadow
Z) subtropical
20) Bonus - Earth Science - Multiple Choice
The mistral, a cold, dry wind that flows under the
influence of gravity down the Rhone Valley in France and out onto the Mediterranean sea, is an example of what type of wind:
W) Chinook
X) polar
Y) katabatic
Z) sea breeze
21) Toss Up - Biology - Short Answer
In what part of the chloroplast is carbon fixed during the Calvin cycle?
ANSWER: STROMA21) Bonus - Biology - Short Answer
Assuming average size, order the following from the smallest to the largest: red blood cell, Polio virus, Rickettsia, Anthrax bacillus
ANSWER: POLIO VIRUS, RICKETTSIA, ANTHRAX BACILLUS, RED BLOOD CELL22) Toss Up - General Science - Multiple Choice
Which of the following has the largest seasonal hypoxic zone in coastal waters of the western hemisphere:
W) the Chesapeake Bay
X) the Gulf of Maine
Y) the Gulf of Mexico
Z) Hudson Bay
22) Bonus - General Science - Multiple Choice
The hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico, and many other areas in the world, is largely caused by the influx of which of the following into waterways:
W) phosphorous
X) nitrogen
Y) potassium
Z) sulfur
23) Toss Up - Math - Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a Pythagorean triple:
W) 15, 20, 25
X) 10, 24, 26
Y) 16, 24, 30
Z) 33, 44, 55
23) Bonus - Math - Short Answer
Evaluate the following expression when `a = 1/3`, `b = 4`, `c = -1`, and `d = -5`: `2[3a - (b + c) - 4d]`
ANSWER: 3624) Toss Up - Physics - Multiple Choice
The heat removed from the freezer compartment of a refrigerator
radiates to the outside from the
W) condenser coils.
X) storage tank.
Y) freezer unit.
Z) compressor.
24) Bonus - Physics - Multiple Choice
During evaporation
W) both cooling and heating effects result.
X) the refrigerant is absorbed.
Y) heat absorption leaves an object’s temperature lower than before.
Z) water molecules change from the gas to the liquid phase.
25) Toss Up - Math - Short Answer
If the shortest leg of a 30-60-90 right triangle is 6 inches, what is the measure, in inches, of the other 2 sides?
ANSWER: 12 AND `6sqrt(3)`25) Bonus - Math - Short Answer
Consider triangle ABC, where the measure of angle A = 20°, B =117°, and C = 43°. Arrange the 3 sides in order of increasing length:
ANSWER: BC; AB; AC (Solution: the longer side is opposite the greater angle)