Biology Olympiad
Outreach Activities - School of Sciences
Olympiad 2nd high school diploma
Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025.
Time: 10:00.
Place: School of Sciences of the University of Navarra.
Classrooms: 3A02 and 3E02 of Sciences Building (Hexagon Building).
Duration of the test: 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Participants: Any student enrolled in 1st or 2nd year of high school program from any school in Navarre may participate.
Deadline for registration: February 14, 2025.
Regional delegates:
- Mariano Larraz(mlarraz@external.unav.es). Full Professor high school.
- María Casas(mcasasj@external.unav.es). High school teacher and researcher.
registration: Fill in the form of registration.
Content of the test: 100 questions subject test. The questions subject test will be distributed according to the following percentages (approximate):
- Biochemistry : 20%
- Evolution and Diversity: 10%.
- Cytology: 15%.
- Metabolism: 15%.
- Histology, Physiology and Anatomy animal and vegetal: 20%
- Reproduction, Genetics (including Genetics mendelian) and biotechnology: 15%
- Microbiology and Immunity: 5%.
* Participants will be offered the possibility of taking the exam in Basque.
** Penalty of the test: three incorrect answers will subtract one correct answer.
XX National Phase. It was held in La Laguna (Tenerife), from April 3 to 7, 2025.
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Olympiad Sophomore
Date: May 10th
Time: 10 a.m.
Venue: Sciences Building Hexagon Building) of the University of Navarra
Classrooms: classroom 3A02 and 3E02
Duration of the test: 1h 30 minutes
Participants: student body in 4th year of ESO. Must bring identification documentNational Identity Card or equivalent).
Regional delegates:
- Mariano Larraz(mlarraz@external.unav.es). Full Professor of high school.
- María Casas(mcasasj@external.unav.es). High school teacher and researcher.
- Cristina Morales(cmorales@unav.es)
Deadline for registration: May 10, 2025.
Content of the test: 80 subject test questions on the following topics:
- Biological events that have taken place throughout the history of the Earth, atmosphere and hydrosphere.
- Biosphere, classification of living beings, ecosystems and their dynamics, adaptations to the environment and environmental impact.
- Cell, cell theory, levels of organization of the living subject , vital functions, Anatomy and function of the different apparatus/systems of the human body, health and disease.
- Biomolecules, Mendel's laws and their applications, engineering Genetics and evolution.
To register for the Olympiad, please click on the following link:
→ Examination (pdf)