Anatomy
It’s the junction between neurons; let’s hope yours are firing now.
synapses
It’s Earth‘s 25 mile deep surface layer.
The crust
In biology an insectivore; in chemistry a measuring unit of very small things.
A mole
By definition bacteria called anaerobes don’t need this to live.
Oxygen
It’s the total number of dots on a pair of dice.
42
Also called a thrombocytes this component of blood plays a key role in forming blood clots.
Platelets
In 1912 Alfred Wegener proposed this theory of geological movement that was an important precursor to the concept of plate tectonics.
Continental Drift
Hydrated ferric oxide is the scientific name for this.
Rust
These compounds are called the building blocks of protein.
Amino acids
Like tobacco eggplants and potatoes belong to the nightshade family and contain a small amount of this additive drug.
Nicotine.
The heart comes in its own pouch-- this membranous sac.
It’s not just oil -- Saudi Arabia has reserves of over 200 trillion cubic feet of this.
Natural gas
A base receives these subatomic particles; acids give them up.
Protons
During this process an enzyme in yeast called zymase converts sugar into alcohol.
Fermentation
Of the traditional birthstones this June one is the only organic one.
Pearl
The thickest and most powerful tendon in the body it’s formed by the calf muscles and inserts into the heel.
The achilles
An analysis of seawater shows that about 78% of the total solids are this one mineral.
Salt
A calorimeter measures the amount of this released or absorbed in a chemical reaction.
Heat
These hairlike projections on protozoans are used for locomotion.
Cilia
The only Nobel Prize whose name includes two fields is named this or Medicine.
Physiology
The principal muscle of respiration it’s the proud owner of a silent G.
The diaphragm
Larger than dust this particulate matter from volcanoes ranges from about .01 to .16 inches in diameter.
Ash
Red
Most of these catalysts are proteins that end with the letters -ase.
Enzymes
This is the location in which the Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution were stored during WWII.
Fort Knox