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Triglycerides are the most common type of this organic compound (healthy eaters steer clear of the saturated ones) 

Fats

100

Molecules with at least one unpaired electron; true to their name they can be, like, totally reactive

Radical

100

What is a Newton (N) equal to?

Kilogram meter per second squared

100

What makes up the central nervous system?

Brain and spinal cord

100

Who holds the record for the most Grand Slam single titles in tennis history, with 24 titles?

Novak Djokovic

200

From the latin for “fine powder,” it’s the process by which microscopic grains from one plant travel to another to fertilize it

Pollination
200

What is the chemical formula for baking soda?

NaHCO3

200

At which labeled point does the cart have the greatest speed?

D

200

Latin for “it,” it’s one third of your psyche

Id

200

In Mary Poppins, according to Mary, what word sounds quite atrocious?

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

300

There’s no place like this, the regulating process in which equilibrium is the ultimate goal in an organism

Homeostasis

300

A measure of the distribution of available energy or disorder among particles

What is entropy?

300

Two marbles roll simultaneously off either side of a table. The left marble leaves the edge of the table at a higher velocity than the marble on the right side. Both marbles leave the edge of the table at the same time. Which marble hits the ground first?

Neither, the marbles hit the ground at the same time

300

Name the 4 lobes of the cerebral cortex

Frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe

300

What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat?

Chicago

400

Name/describe these three solutions


Isotonic, hypertonic, hypotonic 

400

This 2 word compound is the main component of both limestone & coral reefs

Calcium carbonate

400

Applying this to an object would cause it to twist or rotate.

Torque

400

Chronic stress can adversely affect both an individual’s mental well-being and health, with health effect resulting from high levels of this hormone

Cortisol

400

This Wesleyan faculty member is credited with inventing the calorie

Atwater

500

______ is part of the genomic library but lacking in a cDNA library

Introns

500

Carbonate in rivers and lakes protects natural waters from acid rain. This means that the carbonate is acting as a _____.

Buffer
500

When you're falling on an amusement park ride, the feeling of weightlessness comes from no longer feeling which force?

Normal Force from the seat

500

Which cells make up about 90% of all the cells in the brain?

Glial cells

500

What year was the MB&B department formed? 

1986

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