Technology
Chemistry/Physics
General Biology
Human Biology
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100
One gigabyte is equal to how many megabytes?
1000
100
What name is given to the science of sound?
Acoustics
100
Twenty percent of the oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere is provided exclusively by what large rainforest?
Amazon rainforest
100
This structure in the cell contains the chromosomes?
Nucleus
100
What is the biological process by which plants 'make their food'?
Photosynthesis
200
What was the first toy advertised on TV in USA?
Mr. Potato Head toy
The iconic Mr. Potato Head toy was first manufactured in 1952. Originally conceived and designed as plastic pieces to be inserted into a real potato, complaints over moldy vegetables soon led to the inclusion of a plastic potato body.
200
What is the name of Isaac Newton's three extremely important laws?
Laws of Motion
200
What is the closest living relative to the T-rex?
Chicken
Back in 2003, a unique fossil of the T-Rex was discovered with soft tissue intact – allowing scientists to extract enough DNA for research. This 68-million-year fossil was compared to the DNA of 21 modern animal species…and the result? The proteins found in the DNA of the T-Rex were most like those of the chicken.
https://www.zarebasystems.com/articles/t-rex-closest-relative-the-chicken
200
What is another name for programmed cell death?
Apoptosis
200
Which protein forms hair and nails.
Keratin
300
Which video game console released in 2006 pioneered the use of motion controls in its gameplay?
Nintendo Wii
300
Upon what two factors is the amount of kinetic energy of an object dependent?
Mass and velocity
300
What is the deadliest creature in the world?
Mosquito
The mosquito is the single deadliest, most dangerous animal in the world and also one of the smallest. Mosquitoes are estimated to cause between 750,000 and one million human deaths per year.
300
Which vitamin is needed for the process of blood clotting?
Vitamin K
300
What’s the medical term for low blood sugar?
Hypoglycemia
400
Who Invented the First Computer?
Charles Babbage
It was called at the time the Analytical Engine
400
At room temperature, what is the only metal that is in liquid form?
Mercury
400
Which part of a flower produces pollen?
Stamen: The pollen producing part of a flower, usually with a slender filament supporting the anther. Anther: The part of the stamen where pollen is produced.
400
In eukaryotic cells, the citric acid cycle, also known as the Krebs cycle, takes place in which organelle?
Mitochondria
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400
How can you tell how old a tree is?
By counting the rings in the trunk.
Tree rings are natural markings on the tree trunk that indicate how old it is. A tree's age can be determined by counting the number of rings, which is how scientists date trees
500
Who was the first person to successfully demonstrate the first television signal transmission?
Philo Taylor Farnsworth successfully demonstrated the first television signal transmission on September 7, 1927 with his own scanning tube.
500
Atoms of the same chemical element that have different atomic mass are known as?
Isotopes
500
What is the name of the vein that transports water throughout a plant?
The xylem distributes water and dissolved minerals upward through the plant, from the roots to the leaves
500
Which molecules are the primary building blocks of the plasma membrane in cells?
phospholipids
500
A systemic approach to medicine which doctors and other health professionals use the best available evidence from clinical research to make decisions about the care of individual patients is called what?
Evidence-based medicine