ONE EIGHTH CONTEST 2025
Ghana National College - 65 points
Tema Secondary School - 33 points
Effiduase SHCS - 28 points
ONE EIGHTH CONTEST 2025
Mankranso SHS - 43 points
St Paul's SHS, Denu - 23 points
Adonten SHS - 14 points
ONE EIGHTH CONTEST 2025
St. Thomas Aquinas SHS - 51 points
Tamale SHS - 37 points
O'Reilly SHS - 25 points
ROUND 1
SECOND SET OF QUESTIONS ROUND 1
PREAMBLE
Give the biological suffix used
1. To denote a plant or plant-like organism
ANSWER: Phyte — This term is used to refer to a plant or a plant-like organism. It appears in words such as epiphyte, saprophyte, and zoophyte.
2. To denote a class of algae within the larger algae group
ANSWER: Phyceae — This is the taxonomic suffix used to classify groups of algae, such as Chlorophyceae (green algae) and Phaeophyceae (brown algae).
3. To denote characteristics related to leaves or foliage
ANSWER: Phyllus — This term relates to leaves. It appears in words like chlorophyll, phyllode, and phyllotaxy, all connected to leaf structure or function.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Give the biological suffix used to denote a class of algae.
ANSWER: -phyceae (e.g. Chlorophyceae)
2. Give the biological suffix used for a plant division (phylum).
ANSWER: -phyta (e.g. Bryophyta)
3. Give the biological suffix used for a plant class.
ANSWER: -opsida (e.g. Magnoliopsida)
4. Give the biological suffix used for a plant order.
ANSWER: -ales (e.g. Rosales)
5. Give the biological suffix used for a plant family.
ANSWER: -aceae (e.g. Poaceae)
6. Give the biological suffix used for an animal family.
ANSWER: -idae (e.g. Felidae)
7. Give the biological suffix used for an animal subfamily.
ANSWER: -inae (e.g. Felinae)
8. What does the biological root 'phyllus' or 'phyll' refer to?
ANSWER: Leaf
9. What is an epiphyte?
ANSWER: A plant that grows on another plant for support without parasitising it
10. What is a saprophyte?
ANSWER: An organism that feeds on dead or decaying organic matter
11. Chlorophyll comes from two Greek roots. State their meanings.
ANSWER: Chloros = green and phyllon = leaf
12. Give the biological suffix used for a fungal division (phylum).
ANSWER: -mycota (e.g. Ascomycota)