International Biology Olympiad
Exam Dates
- Practical exam : July 16/2013 ( Tuesday)
- Theoretical exam: July 18/2013 ( Thursday)
What is IBO?
World Championship Biology Competition for high school students
Participates: 70 countries across five continents.
IBO delegations : 4 Students+ 2 Academic advisors
Useful links
IBO official site: http://www.ibo2013.org/
USA Biology Olympiad: US ABO
Who can
- Secondary school students
- Age Between: 14-19
IBO Exam Topics
No
| Topics
| Percentage
|
|---|---|---|
1
| Animal anatomy and physiology
| 25%
|
2
| Cellular, molecular and microbiology
| 20%
|
3
| Genetics, population genetics and evolutionary biology
| 20%
|
4
| Plant anatomy and physiology
| 15%
|
5
| Ecology
| 10%
|
6
| Ethnology
| 5%
|
7
| Systematics
| 5%
|
IBO Exam Topics 2013
Exam Pattern
I. Theoretical exam - 100 multiple choice like questions
- No of exams: 2
- Duration: 3 hours
II) Practical Exam
- No.of exams: 4
- Duration: 1.5 hours
Biology Olympiad Books
Biology Olympiad Questions
Question 1: Select the chemical property that is shared by all types of lipids forming the plasma membrane.
A. Polar head
B. Sugar component
C. Glycerol backbone
D. Phosphate group
E. Hydrophobic region
Question 2: Which of the following can children only inherit from their mother?
A mutation:
A. on the X chromosome.
B. on the Y chromosome.
C. in the mitochondrial genome.
D. in a maternally imprinted gene.
E. in the hypervariable region of an antibody gene.
IBO Practical Exam Questions
- Task I: Reconstruct the phylogenetic tree of six plant species using parsimony method
- Task II: Reconstruct the phylogenetic tree of six insect species using the UPGMA method
- Task III: Co-evolution between plants and insects
IBO Practical exam Topics
- Comparative and Functional Biosystematics
- Molecular Cell Biology
- Plant Ecology and Physiology
- Evolutionary Ethology
