Pop Culture
Phaedra Parks briefly returned to reality television in 2020 on which show, where she joined other former Real Housewives stars for a reunion of sorts?
A. The Traitors (season 2) Celebrity Big Brother
B. Married to Medicine
C. The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip
D. Celebrity Big Brother
c. The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip
This type of organism, essential in food chains, is capable of photosynthesis and is commonly found in marine ecosystems.
Algae
True or Bluff:
In the context of molecular biology, an operon is the sequence of three nucleotides that correspond to a specific amino acid in protein synthesis.
Bluff!
The correct term would be Codon. An operon is a group of genes regulated together, not a three-nucleotide sequence.
Which of the following is the strongest acid?
a. HCl
b. HNO3
c. HF
d. H2SO4
d. H2SO4
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is the DATE and TIME of the second COBWIS general body meeting???
April 8th @7:30
Guess the Show:
In 2022, Netflix premiered a reality show where couples were forced to confront major relationship decisions by swapping partners, testing their commitment, and challenging their futures together
The Ultimatum.
This element is essential for nerve function and muscle contraction, but in large amounts, it can lead to heart arrhythmias and other health issues. It is also commonly used in fertilizers and dietary supplements.
a. Magnesium
b. Potassium
c. Calcium
d. Iron
b. Potassium
True or Bluff:
Monsters, Inc. was the first animated film to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Bluff!
This category was introduced that year, and Shrek made history by taking home the award.
True or Bluff:
The alpha helix and beta sheet are examples of the primary structure of a protein.
Bluff!
They are examples of secondary structure
What is the role of chaperones in protein folding?
they assist in protein folding in the cell under physiological & stress conditions
Finish the Lyric:
In the song "U Got It Bad" by Usher, fill in the blank:
"You got it, you got it bad
When you're on the phone
Hang up and you call right back (oh, you)
You got it, you got it bad
If you miss a day without your friend,_________________"
Your whole life's off track
Who said it?
"I am not interested in just surviving; I want to live fully and to make sure my research can help others live better."
a. Dr. Marie Maynard Daly
b. Dr. Alice Ball
c. Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
d. Dr. Jane Cooke Wright
b. Dr. Alice Ball
Dr. Alice Ball was an African American chemist who developed the Ball Method, an effective treatment for leprosy that was used until the 1940s.
True or Bluff?
Gregor Mendel is widely known for his theory of evolution by natural selection, which he first proposed in the 1800s and was controversial for its challenge to religious beliefs.
Bluff.
Mendel is often associated with genetics, but Darwin's theory is more directly linked to evolution.
How does a ketone differ from an aldehyde in structure?
a. It always has a benzene ring.
b. It doesn't have a hydrogen atom on the carbonyl group.
c. It has a carbon side chain.
d. It has a hydroxyl group
It doesn't have a hydrogen atom on the carbonyl group..
Aldehydes are easily oxidised because of the hydrogen atom bonded to the carbonyl group (the C=O group). Ketones have another carbon side chain or an aromatic ring instead of the hydrogen atom.
Which is older?
a. Dishwashers
b. Playstation
c. Coca Cola
d. Nintendo
d. Nintendo
DOUBLE Jeopardy
Guess the Movie:
A woman who suffers from memory loss embarks on a journey across the ocean to find her lost parents, relying only on the directions of questionable strangers and her cranky old friend and his son, who she once helped find his family.
Finding Dory (2016)
Fill in the Blank:
The ______ structure of a protein refers to the way multiple polypeptide chains are arranged and interact with each other to form a functional protein.
Quaternary Structure
True or Bluff:
In selective breeding, inbreeding depression occurs when closely related animals are bred, resulting in decreased genetic diversity and a higher chance of expressing deleterious recessive traits.
True!
Inbreeding depression occurs when closely related animals are bred, leading to reduced genetic diversity and a higher chance of expressing harmful recessive traits.
In which group of the periodic table are noble gases found? (answer with roman numerals)
Group 18 (VIIIA)
Nosferatu
Which former NBA star, known for his time with the Los Angeles Lakers and his appearance on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2018?
Lamar Odom
Which of the following is true of normal adult hemoglobin?
a. In the deoxy form, the iron atom is within the plane of the heme ring.
b. 2,3 Bisphosphoglycerate binds to a negatively charged pocket at the dimer-dimer interface.
c. Only the beta subunits contain heme groups.
d. Oxygen binds to hemoglobin at the iron atom of the heme ring
d. Oxygen binds to hemoglobin at the iron atom of the heme ring
According to current data, New Jersey is the most populated state in America per square mile, with the highest population density among all states.
True!
New Jersey holds the top spot with the highest population density. Rhode Island comes in second with a high population density despite its small size.
Approximately how many atoms are there in a typical human?
7 x 10^27 atoms, which translates to "seven billion billion billion" atom
Who was the first Black woman elected into Congress?
a. Shirley Chisholm
b. Barbara Jordan
c. Maxine Waters
d. Kamala Harris
a. Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm was elected to the House of Representatives in 1968. She represented New York’s 12th Congressional district.