Bio/Chem
What are the 4 major biomolecules of life?
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
Who is the known as the father of “classical conditioning?”
Ivan Pavlov
Which federal act regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation’s surface waters, lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands?
Clean water act
What is the formula for the area of a circle?
(pi)r2
What does CNS stand for?
College of Natural Sciences
What is the central dogma of biology?
DNA->RNA->Protein
What are Nonneuronal brain cells that provide structural, nutritional, and other types of support to the brain?
Glia/Glial cells
Which marine and terrestrial ecosystems are the most bio-diverse?
Corral reefs and tropical rain forests
Cos(90) equals what number?
0
Who studied finches and their beak size on the Galapagos Island?
Charles Darwin
Describe the polarity and bond type of H2O?
Polar covalent, has a dipole moment
When participants in a study know they they are being observed, they may behave differently. This is known as:
The Hawthorne Effect
Which chemical process carried out by bacteria in the soil makes atmospheric nitrogen available to plants?
Nitrogen fixation
What equation is used to find the third side of a triangle given the other two sides?
Which part of the brain is responsible for storing memories?
Hippocampus
What is the linkage between the 3' carbon atom of one sugar molecule and the 5' carbon atom of another in DNA called?
Phosphodiester bond
Parkinson’s disease is linked to the deficiency of this neurotransmitter
Dopamine
What are the 4 types of negative species interactions?
Predation, parasitism, interspecific competition, and intraspecific competition
Mary, who is 16 yrs old, is four times as old as her brother. How old will Mary be when she is twice as old as her brother?
24
What two farming practices constitute carbon farming?
No-till and cover cropping
What is the formula for Hardy-Weinburg proportions?
p2+2pq+q2=1
What brain region, located in between the parietal and temporal lobes, connects to Broca’s area and plays an important role in language/speech comprehension?
Wernicke's area
How does climate change affect thermohaline circulation in the oceans and why?
The Atlantic meriodional overturning circulation (AMOC) is slowing down due to the melting of the Greenland ice sheet.
What is the differential of the algebraic expression 4x²y?
8xy + 4x²
What are the 3 types of elementary subatomic particles in quantum physics?
Quark, lepton, boson