Complete the quiz below and submit by February 28, 2004. See rules below.
Questions? Call (614) 688-3632. GOOD LUCK!
1. You undoubtedly had several classes in B&Z (recently renamed Jennings Hall). B&Z/Jennings is populated with a number of critters that will meet their doom when renovation starts. Which of these cockroach inhabitants is the largest?
Blatella germanica
Periplaneta americanus
Supella longipalpa
Blatta orientalis
2. Which tree planted widely around campus produces fruits that smell awful?
Sugar Maple
Buckeye
Ginkgo
Red Oak
Extra credit: What chemical is responsible for the vomit smell?
3. OSU's star quarterback is a Molecular Genetics major with a 3.7 GPA. Which paper, published before he was born, launched the field in which he majors?
Darwin 1859
Watson & Crick 1952
Banting & Best 1922
Hutchinson 1958
4. Professor Fred Sack, in our Plant Biology Department, had been in the news quite a lot over the last few years. Which of the following is untrue?
He had an experiment on the Space Shuttle Challenger that explored in January 2003.
His research was featured on TV spots shown during OSU football broadcasts.
He was interviewed by National Public Radio.
He received the National Science Medal.
5. Our Introductory Biology Program teaches how many students every year?
2100
8500
5200
12,000
6. Professor Susan Fisher introduced with innovation into Bio101 last year?
Testosterone set to music
The poetry of molecular biology
Dancing DNA
All of the above
7. Our Microbiology Department includes several faculty members who work on the Archaea. What is unusual about this group of organisms?
They are in their own kingdom.
They use an entirely different genetic code from other organisms.
They are intracellular parasites from which mitochondria evolved.
They are resistant to every antibiotic every developed.
8. What do our faculty members Michael Chan, Allison Snow, and Joe Krzycki have in common?
They all work in the Biochemistry Department.
They were named in the top 100 science stories of 2002 by Discover magazine.
They have a rock band that performs in the Short North on weekends.
They are all University Distinguished Professors.
9. The Aquatic Ecology Laboratory, headed by Professor Roy Stein, is located where?
Stone Lab
Jennings Hall
The Bahamas
The Research Center
10. A famous Joni Mitchell song includes the line, "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot." A parking garage now sits on 12th Avenue behind B&J/Jennings Hall, but it was formerly the site of which facility?
iris gardens
dairy barn
wetlands
herbarium
11. The Biology Annex, which currently houses the Introductory Biology program, will be torn down during the Jennings Hall renovation. What is unusual about it?
It sits atop an abandoned coal mine.
It sits atop a city sewer.
It is the oldest building on campus.
It used to be the woman's fieldhouse.
12. How many faculty in the College of Biological Sciences teach on regional campuses?
none
10
5
25
E-mail address: (winner will be contacted via email)
RULES: Contest entries must be submitted by February 28, 2004 to be considered. In the event of a tie or multiple perfect scores, those entries will by collected and a winner drawn lottery-style by Dean Joan Herbers. The winner will be contacted via e-mail on March 12, 2004. Winner will receive two OSU football tickets to a 2004 season home game.
GAME DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Contest winner's name will be posted on the Biological Sciences homepage.
GOOD LUCK!