Microbiology
You can find nucleotides in
DNA
What are mushrooms and other fungi responsible for breaking down dead organic matter called?
Decomposers
A chart that shows the possible gene combinations is called a
Punnet Square
Pigs can be found on every continent except for this one
Antarctica
What building is the oldest on campus?
Carrington Hall
What chemical bond is the strongest?
Covalent bonds
What is the ultimate source of energy for all organisms in life?
The sun
In a base pair, what does C stand for?
Cytosine
What is the closest living relative to the T-Rex?
Chicken
What was the school’s name before it became Missouri State University?
Southwest Missouri State University
Proteins are formed by amino acids connected by
peptide bonds
Name an organism that is an autotroph?
Algae
All human BODY CELLS contain this many chromosomes
46
What do you call a group of porcupines?
A prickle
Which dorm used to have a pool in it’s backyard?
Freddy
These molecules are the primary building blocks of the plasma membrane in cells
Lipids
What is the release of water vapor from the leaves of trees called?
Transpiration
Having two of the same genes for a certain trait is called
homozygous
When turned upside down, what ocean-dweller immediately goes into a trance-like state?
Shark
What proud MSU alum actor is the campus ampitheater named after?
John Goodman
Place the following steps in the correct sequence: 1-Staining; 2-Making a smear; 3-fixing
2,3,1
What percentage of energy is passed from one organism to the next in a food chain?
10%
Different versions of the same gene are known as
Allele
This animal is the largest land predator in Australia
The dingo
What Building was the original library on campus?
Cheek Hall