2013 NATIONAL BIOLOGY COMPETITION

ANSWER KEY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

D
C
B
E
A
B
A
D
C
A,D
D
A
E
C
B
C
C
D
E
A
B
A
A
C
E

26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

D
B
C
B
A
E
D
D
C
B
A
E
D
C
B
E
B
D
C
A
B
A
D
B
C

Note:
Question 10: Credit was given for answering either
A (condensation reaction) or D (dehydration
reaction). The most correct response is A.
However, some authors use "condensation
reaction" and "dehydration reaction"
interchangeably. A condensation reaction involves
two functional groups joining and water being lost
in the process; this can also be called dehydration
synthesis. Whereas, a dehydration reaction is the
loss of a water from a molecule that is undergoing
a change (for example, alcohol to an alkene and
water). The subtlety between "synthesis" and
"reaction" in this question was unintentional,
hence credit is given for answering either A or D.