Biology
What is the smallest living unit?
Bacteria
What is the elemental composition of water?
2 Hydrogen and 1 Oxygen
What is the smallest unit of matter?
An atom
Canis lupus familiaris
What is UCSD's mascot?
A triton
Name at least two essential elements for life?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorous, and sulfur
How many elements are on the periodic table?
118
What is the law of physics describing an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by another force.
law of inertia
Earthquakes are measured on what scale?
The Richter Scale
What ranking is UCSD for research spending nationally or in California?
#2 in California and #6 nationally
What is the largest bone in the body?
What are the three main phases of matter on Earth?
Solid, liquid, and gas.
Bonus there are actually 5 phases 4 naturally occurring and one other man-made. The additional phases are plasma and Bose-Einstein condensates
What is the mass of the moon?
0.07346 x 1024kg
What is the scientific name of the species that has been deemed "biologically immortal"?
Turritopsis dohrnii (The Immortal Jellyfish)
Who was Geisel library named after?
Audrey and Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
What is the largest organ in the body?
The skin
What element has a hotter melting temperature than the sun?
Tungsten
Will a photon at a certain wavelength once absorbed by a fluorophore, be emitted at a greater wavelength or smaller wavelength by the fluorophore?
greater wavelength
What is the most affected brain region in Parkinson's Disease?
the basal ganglia (full points for substantia nigra and/or striatum)
Name three unique art pieces found on campus?
Bear, red shoes, snake path, sun god or fallen star
What is the intermolecular force that allows geckos to stick on walls?
Van de Waals force
By mass, it's the most abundant element in the Earth's crust and in your body.
Oxygen
Why does ice float in water?
Hydrogen bonding
Which of the following is not an actual pathogen?
a. intracellular viruses
b. intracellular bacteria
c. intracellular fungus
d. extracellular bacteria
c. intracellular fungus
When was UCSD founded?
November 18, 1960