Bio and Chem
What is ATP?
These two men proposed the double helix model of DNA in 1953.
Who are Watson and Crick?
This Marvel superhero gained his powers after being bitten by a genetically modified spider.
Who is Spider-Man?
These protective items are worn over your eyes during experiments.
What are safety goggles?
What is purple and white
This type of bond holds the two strands of DNA together between complementary bases.
What are hydrogen bonds?
This Austrian monk’s pea plant experiments laid the foundation of genetics.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
In Breaking Bad, Walter White was a teacher of this subject before becoming a meth kingpin.
What is chemistry?
This piece of glassware is conical in shape and used for mixing solutions.
What is an Erlenmeyer flask?
Truman was originally founded in 1867 as a school for training these professionals.
What are teachers?
The central dogma of molecular biology is describes the flow information from __ to __ to ___.
What is DNA -> RNA -> Protein
She took X-ray diffraction images that helped reveal the structure of DNA.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
In The Magic School Bus, this eccentric teacher takes her students on wild science field trips.
Who is Ms. Frizzle?
This safety device protects the user and the environment from aerosols, fumes, or chemical vapors while handling hazardous materials
What is a fume hood?
This is the official mascot of Truman State University.
What is Spike the Bulldog?
This law relates the pH of a solution to the pKa of an acid and the ratio of its conjugate base to acid concentration.
What is the Henderson–Hasselbalch equation?
This scientist coined the term “cell” after observing cork under a microscope in 1665.
Who is Robert Hooke?
In Jurassic Park, this ancient material was said to preserve dinosaur DNA.
What is amber?
This technique uses an electric field to separate DNA, RNA, or proteins by size.
What is gel electrophoresis?
This was Truman State previous name between the years 1972-1996.
What is Northeast Missouri State University.
Which of the following is not a one-letter code for the standard amino acid:
A U D R E Y
What is U?
This pair of scientists showed that DNA is the genetic material using bacteriophages in their famous “blender experiment.”
Who are Hershey and Chase?
In Star Trek, this fictional material is needed to power starships at faster-than-light speeds.
What is dilithium?
This is the color the chemical indicator phenolphthalein turns at a pH of 8
What is pink?
This is the location of the very first Baldwin Hall which was destroyed by a fire in 1924.
What is Sunken Garden