Cell Biology
Anatomy
Chemistry
STEM Inventions & Discoveries
Mrs. Bennett???
100

What is the term for cell division that results in 2 identical daughter cells, each having the same number of chromosomes? 

Mitosis

100

What is the largest bone in the human body? 

Femur

100

Xenon, Radon, & Argon are...

Noble Gases

100

Who invented the atomic bomb?

Oppenheimer 

100

Mrs B’s 1-person team is credited with discovering an asteroid. The team, Glorious Purpose, is named after this Marvel Character.

Loki

200

What is the term for pumping ions/molecules through a membrane AGAINST the concentration gradient (hint: this process requires energy)

Active Transport

200

What part of the brain controls body  temperature, sleep, and appetite? 

Hypothalamus

200

What isotope of carbon is used in radiocarbon dating to determine the age of ancient organic materials?

Carbon-14

200

Who discovered gravity?

Isaac Newton

200

Mrs Bennett plays many instruments for fun, including this 5-stringed instrument that comes in an electric and acoustic version. 


Guitar

300

Name 2 components of the cell theory

-Cells are the basic structural/functional unit of all living things

-All cells come from pre-existing cells

-All living organisms are made of one of more cells 

300

What term describes the motion of bending the forearm towards the body? 

Flexion 

300

What is the term for a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction? 

Catalyst 

300

Who discovered the Theory of Relativity? 

Albert Einstein

300

Mrs. B holds 3 degrees: a bachelors in business, a bachelor’s in biology and a masters in this field, which examines small living and nonliving organisms. 


Microbiology

400

The cell membrane consists of hydrophobic tails & hydrophilic heads; what is the term for this phenomenon? 

Amphipathic 
400

What is the "master gland" of the endocrine system? 

Pituitary Gland 

400

What is always the reactant in combustion reactions? 

Oxygen

400

Who discovered penicillin? 

Alexander Fleming

400

Mrs. B holds 3 degrees: a bachelors in business, a bachelor’s in biology and a masters in this field, which examines small living and nonliving organisms. 


Microbiology

500

What is the main component of plant cell walls? 

Cellulose 

500

What is the term for the subfield of biology that studies "tissue"?

Histology 

500

Name a subatomic particle other than electrons, protons, and neutrons

Gluon, neutrino, quark, boson, photon

500

Who is considered to be the "father of microscopy" 

Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek

500

Sharing a name with the only marsupial in the U.S., Mrs. B graduated as a scientist- astronaut at this program


Possum

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