Biology
How many complete sets of chromosomes does a haploid cell have?
1
What is the last element on the periodic table that is not radioactive?
Lead
What quantity is equivalent to mass times acceleration?
Force
How fast does the universe expand by megaparsec?
About 73 kmh per second
What intermolecular forces stabilize the secondary structure of a protein?
Hydrogen Bonds
What quantity in a chemical reaction is decreased when an enzyme binds to its substrate?
Activation Energy
Which element on the periodic table has the highest electron affinity?
Chlorine
What is Newton's first law?
This law states that an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an external force.
What is the most abundant element on Earth, by total mass?
What determines polarity of a molecule?
Its geometry
What type of natural selection favors intermediate phenotypes (physical characteristics of an organism) over extreme phenotypes?
Stabilizing Selection
Why does water have such a high boiling point and specific heat capacity?
Strong intermolecular forces and up to four hydrogen bonds per molecule
What is acceleration?
This quantity is the rate of change of an object's velocity, measured in m/s^2
What’s the name of the first spacecraft to leave our solar system?
Voyager I
Which law determines how light refracts in different mediums?
Snell's Law
What enzyme phosphorylates, or adds a phosphate group, to its substrate?
Kinase
What will happen to the equilibrium constant of an exothermic reaction if temperature is decreased?
It increases
What is Refraction?
The bending of light as it passes from one medium into another, like air into water.
What chemical degrades the ozone layer?
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
What is Plancks constant?
6.626 * 10^-34 m^2 kg/s
What is the main reproductive organ of an angiosperm, or flowering plant?
Stamen
Why are noble metals like silver, gold, and platinum so unreactive?
Relativistic effects and stabilized d-orbital subshells
What is momentum?
The product of an object's mass and velocity.
How many Gs do humans experience on Earth?
1 G
What are the first two terms of the Taylor series of f(x) e^x where a = 0?
1+x