Biology
This green pigment is essential for plants to convert sunlight into energy
What is Chlorophyll?
The only metal that is a liquid at room temperature
What is Mercury?
The force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth
What is gravity?
This planet is known as the "Red Planet"
What is Mars?
These biological macromolecules are polymers made up of amino acid monomers
What are proteins?
This organ is the largest in the human body
What is Skin?
The number of elements on the modern periodic table
What is 118?
This law states that an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an external force
What is Newton's First Law of Motion?
The number of years it would take for light, starting at one end of the Milky Way, to reach the other end.
What is 100,000-200,000?
This molecule is described as having an antiparallel nature, with its secondary structure stabilized by hydrogen bonds between complementary base pairs
What is DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)?
The process by which a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly
What is metamorphosis?
The chemical name for common table salt
What is sodium chloride?
The scientific unit used to measure electrical power
What is a Watt?
Roughly how long it takes for the sun's light to reach Earth
What is 8 minutes (or 8 minutes and 20 seconds)?
This metabolic pathway breaks down glucose into pyruvate, producing a small amount of ATP and NADH
What is glycolysis?
These tiny structures in the lungs are responsible for gas exchange
What are alveoli (air sacs)?
This type of chemical bond involves the sharing of electrons between atoms
What is a covalent bond?
The splitting of an atomic nucleus, often used to generate nuclear energy
What is Fission?
The name of the supercontinent that began to break up around 200 million years ago
What is Pangaea?
The reverse of glycolysis, this pathway synthesizes glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors like pyruvate and lactate
What is gluconeogenesis?
These organelles have their own DNA and can reproduce themselves
What are mitochondria and chloroplasts?
Also known as laughing gas, its formula is N2O
What is nitrous oxide?
This law describes the relationship between pressure and volume in a gas at constant temperature
What is Boyle’s law?
This Russian cosmonaut became the first human in space in 1961, completing one full orbit of the Earth
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
This cycle, also known as the Krebs cycle, occurs in the mitochondria and is a key part of aerobic respiration, generating electron carriers like NADH and FADH2
What is the citric acid cycle (or TCA cycle)?