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This type of treatment uses drugs to slow the reproduction of cancer cells.

Chemotherapy

100

What reaction releases energy into its surroundings?

Exothermic reaction

100

What is the name of the red pigment found in vertebrates that functions in oxygen transport?

Hemoglobin

100

Frogs belong to which animal group?

Amphibians

100

At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?

-40

200

Oncology focuses on what disease?

Cancer

200

What type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between different atoms?

Covalent

200

What are the gaps between nerve cells called?

Synapses

200

What is the fin on the backs of fish, some whales, and dolphins called?

Dorsal Fin

200

What is chalk made of?

Limestone

300

What disease stems from the medieval term that means ‘bad air’?

Malaria

300

What is the splitting of atomic nuclei called?

Nuclear Fission

300

Diabetes develops as the result of a problem with which specific organ in the body?

Pancreas

300

Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of what two elements?

Copper and Tin

300

How long is an eon?

A billion years

400

The rabies virus affects which part of the anatomy of infected animals?

Brain and spinal cord.

400

Botulinum toxin is commonly referred to as what?

Botox

400

What part of the brain deals with hearing and language?

Temporal lobe

400

What is the only rock that floats?

Pumice

400

What is the only planet that spins clockwise?

Venus

500

Skin diseases in humans such as ringworms, athletes' foot, and thrush are all caused by which infectious agent?

Fungus

500

Which two elements on the periodic table are liquids at room temperature?

Mercury and Bromine

500

What is the medical term for bad breath?

Halitosis

500

Aspirin comes from the bark of what tree?

Willow

500

According to Apollo astronauts, the Moon smells like what?

Burnt gunpowder

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