Science & Random trivia

Genetics

100

A segment of DNA/ unit of heredity

What is a gene?

200

Gregor Mendel

Who is the father of genetics?

300

The state where both parent alleles/traits are expressed on an organism.

What is Codominance?

400

nearsighted vision, curly hair, six fingers are examples of this. 

What is a dominant trait?

500

(O-) O negative blood type, the blood type that can be accepted by anyone

What is the universal donor blood type?

Food

100

A dish consisting of flat dough with tomato sauce + cheese and various toppings.

what is a pizza?

200

The main ingredient in most carbohydrate filled baked goods. 

What is flour?

300

the national dish of Canada.

What is poutine?

400

The condition where you cannot consume gluten. 

What is celiac disease? 

500

A french confectionary dessert that consists of two cookies with a filling in-between.

What is a macaron?

Chemistry

100

Chemical symbol: K 

Found in Bananas. 

What is Potassium?

200

CO₂

What is carbon dioxide?

300

NaCl   (commonly found in kitchens)

What is Table Salt? 

400

sunlight + CO₂ + H₂O--> sugar + O₂

What is photosynthesis? 

500

A gas written as O_3.

What is Ozone?

DNA

100

The nitrogenous base that PAIRS with thymine. 

What is adenine?

200

humans have 46 of them.

What are chromosomes?

300

The organelle that reads RNA and aids in producing proteins.

What is a ribosome?

400

Having two copies of each chromosome. (ploidy)

What is a diploid genome? 

500

Sugar(deoxyribose)+phosphate backbone + nitrogenous bases all connected together. 

What are the components/building blocks of DNA?

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100

The yellow mouse pokemon which is the iconic face of the Pokemon franchise. 

What is Pikachu?

200

Commonly referred to as a moldy Cheeto with a toupee, the president of the USA 

Who is Donald Trump?

300

Hitting a large unstable nucleus with a neutron ---> the large nucleus is split into two and the reaction produces 3 neutrons. 

What is nuclear fission?

400

The prime minister in office before Justin Trudeau. 

Who is Stephan Harper?

500

commonly referred to as "survival of the fittest"

What is natural selection?