Invented in 1957, this is a now commonly used laboratory instrument which employs the use of creating a partial vacuum to draw up measurable amounts of liquids and the subsequent release of said vacuum to dispense of the liquid.
What is a pipette?
100
This man became famous for exploring the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean. He would later propose the idea of "natural selection" and grow a great big bushy beard.
Who is Charles Darwin?
100
This is the study of living organisms.
What is biology?
100
With an atomic number of 8, this element is the 3rd most abundant in the universe (somehow, they've managed to open bars that pump this stuff into your face and down your nose).
What is oxygen?
100
This is the day of the week we have our meetings.
What is Thursday?
200
A miniature version of a certain extremely entertaining carnival ride, this piece of laboratory equipment was originally created to separate cream from milk.
What is a centrifuge?
200
This German friar who played with peas and flowers would become known as "father of genetics."
Who is Gregor Mendel?
200
Commonly called the "molecular unit of currency," this molecule packs a whole bunch of energy in each of the O-P bonds between its three phosphate groups.
What is ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)?
200
With an atomic number of 26, this element occurs in meteors and katanas (Hint: they probably use it to build *Ferris* wheels).
What is iron?
200
This man is the club's faculty advisor.
Who is Professor Facciotti?
300
This is the category of laboratory equipment that protects one from: blindness, corrosion, burns, and possibly amputation.
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
300
These two men discovered the double helix structure of the molecule that encodes genetic instructions.
Who are Watson & Crick?
300
This is the base that binds to adenine in RNA molecules.
What is uracil?
300
This is the term for variants of a chemical element in which the number of neutrons differ. If ingested, it may cause intense amounts of radiation to the body.
What are isotopes?
300
This is the subject we all aim to discuss at meetings.
What is SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY????
400
In certain chemical experiments, fumes which may cause adverse health effects could form. The fumes make it happen, so in which type of equipment should these types of experiments be conducted?
What is a fume hood?
400
In 1928, a Scottish scientist discovered this antibiotic. It is derived from a certain fungi originally involved with food spoilage.
What is penicillin?
400
This is a symbiotic relationship between two organisms in which one profits at the expense of another (i.e. Nick likes to eat Sean's special salad recipe -which all should try- all the time, but he won't pay for it).
What is parasitism?
400
This is the amount of time required for an amount to fall to half its original value. It's also the game in which Gordon Freeman hits everyone and everything he sees with a crowbar.
What is half-life?
400
This is the name of the building we meet in.
What is Roessler Hall?
500
This is the building your club's lab is located in.
What is Academic Surge?
500
This type of animal was cloned by Scottish scientists in 1997. It was the first mammal to be cloned and was named "Dolly."
What is a sheep?
500
Also called leukocytes, these are cells in the immune system that take care of foreign invaders in the body via phagocytosis.
What is the white blood cell?
500
Both the methane (CH4) molecule and caltrops (those things bad guys throw out the back of their cars in movies to blow up people's tires) are configured in this type of molecular structure.