Science Olympiad exam with correct answers 2024

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.