The two types of slides that we can prepare for the microscope.
What are wet mount and dry mount?
100
The substance that is necessary to start the germination process.
What is water?
100
This famous olympian won his second gold medal in the men's snowboarding halfpipe on Wednesday night.
Who is Shawn White?
200
All living things exchange ________________.
What are gases?
200
The fluid substance that lies inside the cell.
What is cytoplasm?
200
The blue dye that we use to stain cell tissue and make them easier to see in the microscope.
What is methylene blue?
200
The embryonic leaf in seed bearing plants that provides the plant with energy to begin growing.
What is the cotyledon?
200
This female downhill skier was a favorite both this year and in 2006. She had an unfortunate accident in 2006 which kept her from a gold medal, but was able to finally get the gold this past wednesday despite an injured shin.
Who is Lindsay Vonn?
300
All living things absorb _____________.
What is energy?
300
The center of the cell that directs the cell's activities.
What is the nucleus?
300
The two enemies of the microscope.
What are dust and water?
300
The first thing to grow from the seed during the germination process.
What are the roots?
300
This male speed skater is known not only for numerous olympic medals, but he was also a Dancing with the Stars champion.
Who is Apolo Ohno?
400
All living things are made of at least one ___________.
What is a cell?
400
The organelle that converts the chemical energy of food into a form that the cell can use.
What is mitochondria?
400
The powers of the three objective lenses.
What is are 4x, 10x, and 40x?
400
The part of the seed that grows upward during the germination process.
What is are the shoots?
400
This female moguls skier won the first gold medal for the US in the 2010 olympics.
Who is Hannah Kearney?
500
All living things produce ______________.
What is waste?
500
The organelle that begins the process of making proteins.
What is ribosome?
500
The name of the dial located just below the stage that regulates the amount of light that reaches the slide.
What is the diaphragm?
500
This is what happens to the cotyledon after the plants breaks the surface of the soil.
What is it falls off?
500
As of last night, the total number of olympic medals won by the US in the 2010 winter olympics.