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200

Diatoms, amoebae, and dinoflagellates are examples of these types of simple eukaryotic organisms that do not fit into the classification of plants, animals, or fungi

What are protists?

200

Organisms that cause disease have a specific name. This name is this

What are pathogens


200

The shape of a DNA molecule is often described by biologists as this

What is a double helix


200

Evolution is the process by which species adapt over time in response to their changing environment, and there is one biologist known as being the "father of evolution." His name is this

Who is Charles Darwin

200

The female hormone that influences female secondary characters (higher voice , less hairiness, less muscular), female behavior, and guides female development in the fetus is called this

What is estrogen


400

Rotational symmetry is the property in which a shape looks the same after a partial rotation or turn. When applied to biology such as in sea anemones, there is an "R" term is used to describe this characteristic. This type of symmetry is referred to as this.     

What is radial symmetry


400

There is a disease caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) that breaks down the body's immune system. This name of the disease is this

What is AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)


400

These structures are ones you would expect to find a lot of in a leaf cell (about 20 to 100 are in the average leaf to be precise)!

What are chloroplasts? 


400

There are traits evolved in different organisms that sometimes do not originate in a recent common ancestor. These traits are called homologous structures. There are some organismal structures that are homologous (comparable) to a cat's paw, and this is one of them. 

What are a dog's paw, a human arm, a bat wing, and/or a whale flipper

400

This is name for cells that have two complete sets of chromosomes.

What is a diploid cell


600

There is a family that contains some of the largest flying birds. These birds include "mute" and "trumpeter" species and weirdly have "teeth" which are actually jagged parts of their bill (the beak of a bird) that they use for catching and eating fish. These birds are called this

What are swans?


600

There is a more common name for the infectious disease known as rubella. The more common name for the disease is this

What is ? 

600

In molecular biology, "mRNA" stands for "messenger RNA." There is also "tRNA," which is involved in bringing amino acids for protein synthesis. The 't' in "tRNA" stands for this

What is transfer RNA

600

Brains are a complex organ that is in charge of controlling thought, memory, emotion, touch, and much more. Humans have a brain that weights three pounds and has a volume of about 1,300 cubic centimeters, but humans do not have the biggest brains in the world. The living animal that has evolved to have the heaviest brain among all brains on Earth is this

What is a sperm whale


600

The innermost part of a flower that contains the ovaries that make the ovules, so that they may be fertilized by the pollen is called this.  

What is a pistil

800

There is a certain name for the tubular sucking organ that butterflies use to extract nectar from flowers and that elephants have in the form of a trunk. This organ is called this

What is a proboscis

800

Vaccines are a simple, safe, and effective way to protect people against harmful diseases, before they may come into contact with them. There is a vaccine for a certain disease that can aid in preventing liver cancer. The name of the vaccine is this

What is the Hepatitis B vaccine (or the HPV vaccine)

800

The chemical bond between a phosphate group and the ribose sugar group in RNA is called this

What is a phosphodiester bonds


800

The hip bones of a dolphin and the tail bones of a human are examples of a certain type of structure. This structure is called this

What is a vestigial structure?

800

There are plants that reproduce sexually and asexually, and there are specific plants that can reproduce asexually by spores. One example of these types of plants is this

What are (1) ferns, (2) mosses, (3) liverworts, and (4) green algae

1000

A frequently-misnomered mammal has fingerprints so indistinguishable from humans that they have occasionally been wrongfully collected as evidence at crime scenes. This mammal is called this.

What are koalas


1000

There is a serious infectious disease caused by gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis. The bacteria occurs naturally in soil and commonly affects domestic and wild animals around the world. People can get sick with this disease if they come in contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products. The name of the disease is this

What is anthrax


1000

The process by which DNA is copied to RNA is called transcription. RNA polymerase attaching to the template DNA strand is what signals the beginning of the process, and this is a nucleotide sequence that signals the end of a gene and the end of transcription. 

What is a terminator


1000

The three smallest bones in the human body are in the ear. They are the stapes, the incus, and there is one more that is a hammer-like ossicle. This last one is called this

What is a malleus? 

1000

In humans, there is a neuropeptide, produced by the hypothalamus, that increases the frequency of contractions during childbirth, among other functions. This neuropeptide is called this

What is oxytocin


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