biology
Which process involves the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from low solute concentration to high solute concentration?
Osmosis
What is the name of the orbital shape associated with quantum number ℓ = 2?
d-orbital
What is the speed of light?
2.99 x 10^8 m/s
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
What is the term for the phase in the cell cycle where the cell prepares for mitosis by synthesizing proteins and organelles?
G2 Phase
What is the hybridization of the central atom in methane (CH₄)?
SP3
Explain nearsightedness. (Hint: Involved lens + retina)
Eye lens converges light to quickly/before the retina
What is Juan's full name?
Juan Carlos Vergara Najar
What did Christopher Columbus initially confuse America with?
India
What process synthesizes mRNA from a DNA template?
transcription
What is it called when a solid changes directly into vapor when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling.
Sublimation
In special relativity, what happens to time experienced by an object as it approaches the speed of light?
Time dilates (slows down relative to an outside observer)
When was the AAP 2025 Celebration of Excellence ?
May 29, 2025 (last Thursday)
What killed over 75 million Europeans during the Middle Ages?
Rats
What is the name of the enzyme responsible for relieving strain ahead of the replication fork during DNA replication?
Topoisomerase
What's is the point called on a phase diagram at which both the liquid and gas phases of a substance have the same density, and are therefore indistinguishable.
Critical Point
Schrodinger's cat is used to describe which topic/subject?
Quantum Superposition (Quantum Mechanics)
When AAP was established?
1971
What is the only planet that spins clockwise ?
Venus
What is the structure creates a concentration gradient in the renal medulla.
Loop of Henle
What term describes a buffer system that maintains pH through a weak acid and its conjugate base?
Henderson-Hasselbalch system
What is the relationship between resistance, voltage and current ?
Ohm's Law (V = IR)
List all of the PLFs for Chem 14C
What is the worlds largest desert ?
Antarctica
In evolutionary biology, what term describes a trait that evolved in a common ancestor and is shared by two or more taxa?
Synapomorphy
What is the principle that describes that you cannot know the position and momentum of particle at the same time with perfect accuracy?
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
What is the condition called when two waves meet and combine to form a wave of greater, lesser, or the same amplitude?
Interference
Who is the chief custodian at Campbell Hall ?
Mauricio
Who invented the radio ?
Nikola Tesla