Scientists
This was the person who first observed microscopic organisms, describing them as animalcules
Who is Leeuwenhoek
The capital of California
Sacramento
This theory looks to the surface of the Earth/oceans for the setting of chemical evolution.
What is the prebiotic soup model
The mitochondria, powerhouse of the cell, is termed as this type of cellular structure, derived from the word "organ".
What is an organelle
This number corresponds to the year in which the cambrian explosion began:
542 million (years ago)
This individual created a system for classifying living organisms relative to each other, consisting of a web of taxa:
Who is Linnaeus
Highest Mountain in Africa
What is Kilimanjaro
The most followed person on Instagram, also number 7 on the soccer field
Who is Cristiano Ronaldo
This disease causing particle is responsible for mad-cow disease and fatal familial insomnia:
What are prions
This was how long ago the Earth "formed"
4.6 bya
This individual was the first person with a documented attempt to classify living things on earth, based on characteristics such as blood, flight, walking and swimming.
This letter, 11th in its series, is also the chemical symbol for the smallest alkali metal element by atomic size
K
This mystical location is the home of the hobbits in the Lord of the Rings universe:
What is the Shire
What is transcription
This is how far you would have to go back in time to observe the first Eukaryotic species:
2 bya
This individual took x-ray crystallography pictures of DNA which allowed for quantification of relevant distances within the geometry of a DNA molecule; further elucidating it's structure:
Who is Rosalind Franklin
Platypus are members of this class, despite the fact that they lay eggs.
This scientist created the TV Series "Cosmos" and also testified before congress on the looming threat of global warming in 1985
Who is Carl Sagan
What is CO2
You are looking at a sample of life that has been magically transported into the future from 2.8 billion years ago. This organism lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles and has a cell wall. This is an example of a:
Prokaryote
This individual purified/discovered the element radium after distilling it from pitchblende (a mining byproduct that emitted strange radiation), unfortunately they would soon pay for this discoveries becoming permanently anemic as a result of radiation burning out their bone marrow. They were also the first person to win two Nobel prizes.
In chemistry this molecule is commonly used as an organic solvent. It was also the first demonstrated surgical anesthetic. In addition, it was used by journalist Hunter S. Thompson for more recreational purposes:
What is Diethyl Either
In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, the main character famously said, 'Life is like a box of ___________.
What are chocolates
These are the three letter codes in DNA that correspond to specific amino acids:
What are codons
This individual won two Nobel prizes, one in chemistry for the nature of the chemical bond, and the other was the peace prize for his work against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Later in his life he was known for advocating massive doses of vitamin C as a longevity and health supplement.
Who is Linus Pauling
What is the name for any baby marsupial
What is a Joey
This musician famously lit his guitar on fire during a performance:
The series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis that use energy stored from the light dependent reactions to convert CO2 into glucose and other carbohydrate molecules:
What is the Calvin Cycle
This refers to the set of clauses that must be true in order for evolution by natural selection to occur on a population:
Darwins postulates