Immunology
What is the system in the body that defends against pathogens?
The immune system.
What is the chemical symbol for water?
H2O
What is the basic unit of life?
Cell.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
The crust.
What is the term for the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics?
Genetics.
Macrophage.
What is the atomic number of carbon?
6.
What process do plants use to convert sunlight into food?
Photosynthesis.
Name the supercontinent that existed about 300 million years old.
Pangaea.
What is the process of converting food into energy within living organisms?
Metabolism.
What is the term of a substance that induces an immune response?
Antigen.
What is the pH value of pure water?
7.
What molecule carries genetic information in living organisms?
DNA.
What is the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?
Condensation.
What is the term for a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process?
Name the cells that produce antibodies.
Be cells.
Name the scientist who created the periodic table.
Dmitri Mendeleev.
Name the organelle known as the powerhouse of the cell.
Mitochondrion.
What is the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
The Richter scale.
What is the branch of science that deals with the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter?
Chemistry.
What is the term for the process of becoming immune to a disease through vaccination by exposure to the pathogen?
Active immunization.
What type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?
A covalent bond.
What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Biodiversity.
What is the term for molten rock beneath the Earth´s surface?
Magma.
What is the scientific study of the Earth´s atmosphere, particularly in relation to weather and climate?
Meteorology.