Immunology
Chemistry
Biology
Earth science
Science vocabulary
100

What is the system in the body that defends against pathogens?

The immune system.

100

What is the chemical symbol for water?

H2O

100

What is the basic unit of life?

Cell.

100

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

The crust. 

100

What is the term for the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics?

Genetics.

200
Name the type of white blood cell that engulfs and digests pathogens.

Macrophage.

200

What is the atomic number of carbon?

6.

200

What process do plants use to convert sunlight into food?

Photosynthesis.

200

Name the supercontinent that existed about 300 million years old.

Pangaea.

200

What is the process of converting food into energy within living organisms?

Metabolism.

300

What is the term of a substance that induces an immune response?

Antigen.

300

What is the pH value of pure water?

7.

300

What molecule carries genetic information in living organisms?

DNA.

300

What is the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?

Condensation. 

300

What is the term for a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process?

Catalyst.
400

Name the cells that produce antibodies.

Be cells.

400

Name the scientist who created the periodic table.

Dmitri Mendeleev.

400

Name the organelle known as the powerhouse of the cell.

Mitochondrion.

400

What is the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

The Richter scale.

400

What is the branch of science that deals with the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter?

Chemistry.

500

What is the term for the process of becoming immune to a disease through vaccination by exposure to the pathogen?

Active immunization.

500

What type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?

A covalent bond.

500

What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

Biodiversity.

500

What is the term for molten rock beneath the Earth´s surface?

Magma.

500

What is the scientific study of the Earth´s atmosphere, particularly in relation to weather and climate?

Meteorology.

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