Ecology
Thanks to this layer of Earth's atmosphere, powerful UV rays from the Sun are dampened.
What is the ozone layer?
This is the most abundant element in the Universe.
What is hydrogen?
This is the largest organ of the human body.
What is the skin?
The origin of the Universe is theorized by this cosmological model.
What is the Big Bang Theory?
Gregor Mendel is best known for proposing the principles of mendelian inheritance after experimenting with this organism from his garden.
What is a pea plant?
This organelle is responsible for photosynthesis and for giving plants their green color.
What is chloroplasts?
This is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
What is mercury?
The name of the protein that comprises the majority of the finger and toe nails.
What is keratin?
In the equation E = mc^2, the c represents this constant.
What is the speed of light?
FISH, which is an acronym that stands for this, is not just an aquatic creature, but is also a genetic probing technique.
What is fluorescence in situ hybridization?
In the taxonomic hierarchy, this level falls between family and species.
What is genus?
This is the atomic number for carbon.
What is 6?
The femur, the tibia, and this small triangular bone make up the anatomy of the knee.
What is the patella?
The first law of thermodynamics, also known as the law of conservation of this property.
What is energy?
These are the five acrocentric autosomes.
What are chromosomes 13, 14, 15, 21, and 22?
A population is a group of the same species living in the same area, while this is a group of different species living in the same area.
What is a community?
Fahrenheit, Celsius, and this scale are the three temperature scales used today.
What is Kelvin?
These blood vessels are primarily responsible for carrying deoxygenated blood towards the heart.
What are veins?
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, according to this Newton's law of motion.
What is the third law of motion?
Fragile X Syndrome may show increasing severity and earlier age of onset in successive generations, due to this phenomenon.
What is anticipation?
This biogeochemical process includes steps such as fixation, assimilation, and ammonification.
What is the nitrogen cycle?
This type of atomic bond is formed when valence electrons are shared between two or more atoms, rather than fully transferred.
What is a covalent bond?
This is the largest and most powerful muscle in the human body.
What is the gluteus maximus?
This is an object with both magnitude and direction.
What is a vector?
A key to mapping the human genome was the random-sequencing method known by the name of this weapon.
What is the shotgun method/sequencing?