BIOLOGY
Which blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the human body?
Red blood cells (Erythrocytes)
What type of energy is stored in an object due to its position or height?
Potential energy
What type of chemical bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?
Covalent bond
What is the value of Pi rounded to two decimal places?
3.14
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
What is the scientific study of fungi called?
Mycology
What is the approximate speed of light in a vacuum?
About 300,000 kilometers per second (or 3 × 108 m/s)
What is the phase transition called when a substance changes directly from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid?
Sublimation
What is the sum of all internal angles in a triangle?
180 degrees
Which country has the largest population in the world?
India
What specific enzyme is responsible for unzipping the DNA double helix during replication?
Helicase
Which law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?
The First Law of Thermodynamics (Conservation of Energy).
What term describes a chemical solution that resists changes in pH when small amounts of acid or base are added?
Buffer solution
What is the standard formula used to find the area of a circle?
pi r2
Generally recognized as the longest river in the world, which river flows northward through northeastern Africa?
The Nile River
In genetics, what term describes an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular trait?
Homozygous
What wave phenomenon occurs when a wave bends around the edges of an obstacle or passes through a small opening?
Diffraction
What chemistry rule states that atoms tend to bond in a way that gives them eight electrons in their valence shells?
The Octet Rule
In linear algebra, what term describes a square matrix whose determinant is equal to zero?
Singular matrix
Which Renaissance master painted the magnificent ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
What specialized intercellular junctions allow direct electrical and metabolic communication between cardiac muscle cells?
Intercalated discs (containing gap junctions)
In quantum mechanics, what principle states that it is impossible to simultaneously know both the precise position and momentum of a particle?
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
What type of organic reaction involves the cleavage of a chemical bond through the addition of a water molecule?
Hydrolysis
If a triangle has side lengths of 3, 4, and 5, what specific type of triangle is it?
Right-angled triangle (or right triangle)
Which international treaty officially ended World War I and imposed heavy reparations on Germany?
The Treaty of Versailles