Intro Bio
What are the monomers that make up proteins?
What are amino acids?
An element’s atomic number equals its number of these particles.
What is a proton?
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What is H2O?
Science or Science Fiction: Humans glow very faintly in the dark.
SCIENCE! The body produces extremely weak bioluminescent emissions, although they're far too faint for human eyes to see.
Who made gravity
Who is no one knows?
This process moves water across a selectively permeable membrane.
What is osmosis?
A solution with a pH of 3 is how many times more acidic than a solution with a pH of 5?
What is 100 times?
I am the green pigment that absorbs light for photosynthesis.
What is chlorophyll?
Science or Science Fiction: Humans share a large percentage of their DNA with bananas.
SCIENCE!
Which scientist is famous for proposing the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Who is Charles Darwin?
This organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
What element has an atomic number of 6?
What is carbon?
I speed up biological reactions without being consumed. What am I?
What are enzymes?
Science or Science Fiction: Water can boil and freeze at the same time under certain conditions.
SCIENCE! This can occur at the triple point, under specific pressure and temperature conditions.
Lab Life: What piece of equipment is commonly used to measure and transfer very small volumes of liquid accurately?
What is a micropipette?
This type of cell division produces two genetically similar daughter cells and supports growth and tissue repair.
What is mitosis?
What is the name of the element with the symbol Sn?
What is tin?
I am a three-letter molecule that provides energy for many cellular processes. What am I?
What is ATP?
Science or Science Fiction: You can get sick from being outside in cold weather because the cold itself causes a viral infection.
SCIENCE FICTION! Colds are caused by viruses, not by cold temperatures themselves.
What's the course code for general chemistry 2?
What is CHE 132/CHE 152?
What gives red blood cells their characteristic red color?
What is hemoglobin?
Which contains more atoms: one molecule of H₂O or one molecule of CO₂?
What is neither? Both contain 3 atoms per molecule.
- I am not alive on my own.
- I contain genetic material surrounded by a protein coat.
- I use a host cell to reproduce.
What is a virus?
Science or Science Fiction: Plants can communicate with neighboring plants using chemical signals.
SCIENCE! Plants can release chemical signals and interact with other organisms through chemical signaling networks
What color does the Organic Chemistry Tutor on YouTube write his titles in the thumbnail?
What is Yellow?