Biology
Where is DNA found in the cell?
Nucleus
What is the chemical symbol for helium?
He
Where are electrons found in the atom?
Shells/orbitals/energy levels
Name the red planet.
Mars
Name the party currently in charge of the UK government.
Labour
Name the enzyme the catalyses the breakdown of proteins.
Protease
What is the charge of a proton?
+1
Name the colours of visible light.
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
What is the largest human organ?
Skin
Name the popular singer whose tour was predicted to bring £1 billion to the UK economy.
Taylor Swift
What do we call an organism that has had their DNA changed? (Think genetic engineering!)
GM/Genetically modified
Carbon-12 and carbon-14 are atoms of the same element. They have a different number of neutrons. What do we call atoms like these?
Isotopes
What is the unit of energy?
Joule
What is the only rock that floats?
Pumice
Name the 5-day long music festival that takes place every summer in Somerset, England.
Glastonbury
If someone has 2 of the same allele, how would we describe their genotype?
Homozygous
Name the acid and a base that could be used to make copper sulfate.
Sulfuric acid and copper oxide/copper hydroxide
Name 1 non-contact force.
Magnetic, gravity/gravitational, electrostatic
What is the name of the tallest grass on the planet?
Bamboo
Name the actor whose manslaughter trial was recently dismissed due to the prosecution hiding evidence.
Alec Baldwin
Name the 3 things that make up a nucleotide.
Sugar, phosphate, base
The pH of a substance decreases from 3 to 2. By how many times has the concentration of hydrogen ions changed?
10 times/10x
Name the parts of the electromagnetic spectrum in order starting with the longest wavelength.
Radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet, x rays, gamma rays
What is the largest desert on the Earth?
Antarctica
Name the new Secretary of State for Education.
Bridget Phillipson