Chemistry
At room temperature, what is the only metal that is in liquid form?
Mercury
The process of pasteurization is named after which famous French microbiologist?
Louis Pasteur
When light bends as it enters a different medium the process is known as what?
Refraction
What is the name of the largest ocean on earth?
Pacific
When was PLU founded
1890
Atoms of the same chemical element that have different atomic mass are known as?
Isotopes
What organelle found in eukaryotes are responsible for lipid synthesis, detoxification, carbohydrate metabolism, and contains no ribosomes.
Smooth ER
Electric resistance is typically measured in what units?
Ohms
What are the two main metals in the earth’s core?
Iron and nickel
True or false: Tingelstad has a basement
True
Who is the department head of Chemistry
Dr. Munro
Who is the department head of Biology at PLU
Dr. Behrens
Conductors have a high or low resistance?
Low
Name the three time periods of the dinosaurs.
Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous
Since 1966, how many national championships have PLU won
11
What is the main gas found in the air we breathe?
Nitrogen
Which biological process produces a large amount of ATP from NADH and FADH2; occurs in the mitochondria, AND requires the presence of OXYGEN to proceed. (Hint: opposite of glycolysis)
Oxidative phosphorylation
The most recognized model of how the universe begun is known as the?
Big bang
What is the primary metal in the US monetary nickel
copper
DAILY DOUBLE
Who is the provost of PLU
What is the fourth most abundant element in the universe in terms of mass?
Carbon
WHat theory states that eukaryotes originated from symbiotic partnership of prokaryotic cells
Endosymbiotic theory
What is the equation for average velocity?
Delta X/ Delta T
Change in displacement ver change in time
What is the name of the layer of earth’s atmosphere that absorbs the majority of the potentially damaging ultraviolet light from the sun?
Ozone
Which company did Allan Belton work for 25 years before coming to PLU
Bank of America