Science Olympiad
Density correct answers Mass per unit volume (m/v)
Dandrites correct answers thin receptive branches in the neurons
Synapse correct answers the site of transmission of electric nerve impulses between
two nerve cells (neurons)
Neutralization Reaction correct answers when an acid and a base react to form water
and a salt
Heterozygeous correct answers an individual that has two different alleles for a trait
Homozygous correct answers An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait
Carbohydrates correct answers 1 of the 3 macronutrients, made up of hydrogen,
carbon, and oxygen.
Sugar correct answers Type of carbohydrate. Scientific name is sucrose.
Monosccharides correct answers simple sugars (glucose, fructose, galactose)
Disaccharide correct answers Sugar containing two monosaccharides linked together
Sucrose correct answers Table sugar = glucose + fructose
Lactose correct answers Milk sugar = glucose + galactose
Maltose correct answers malt sugar (glucose + glucose)
Fructose correct answers Fruit and vegetable sugar
Amylase correct answers Enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches
Protease correct answers enzyme that breaks down proteins into amino acids
lipase correct answers pancreatic enzyme necessary to break down lipids (fats and
oils) into fatty acids and glycerol
invertase correct answers breaks sucrose into glucose and fructose
maltase correct answers A digestive enzyme that breaks maltose into glucose.
Density correct answers Mass per unit volume (m/v)
Dandrites correct answers thin receptive branches in the neurons
Synapse correct answers the site of transmission of electric nerve impulses between
two nerve cells (neurons)
Neutralization Reaction correct answers when an acid and a base react to form water
and a salt
Heterozygeous correct answers an individual that has two different alleles for a trait
Homozygous correct answers An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait
Carbohydrates correct answers 1 of the 3 macronutrients, made up of hydrogen,
carbon, and oxygen.
Sugar correct answers Type of carbohydrate. Scientific name is sucrose.
Monosccharides correct answers simple sugars (glucose, fructose, galactose)
Disaccharide correct answers Sugar containing two monosaccharides linked together
Sucrose correct answers Table sugar = glucose + fructose
Lactose correct answers Milk sugar = glucose + galactose
Maltose correct answers malt sugar (glucose + glucose)
Fructose correct answers Fruit and vegetable sugar
Amylase correct answers Enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches
Protease correct answers enzyme that breaks down proteins into amino acids
lipase correct answers pancreatic enzyme necessary to break down lipids (fats and
oils) into fatty acids and glycerol
invertase correct answers breaks sucrose into glucose and fructose
maltase correct answers A digestive enzyme that breaks maltose into glucose.
