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100

This organelle is known as the “powerhouse of the cell” because it generates most of the cell’s ATP.

What is the mitochondrion?


100

This subatomic particle has a negative charge.

What is an electron?

100

The value of acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately this many meters per second squared.

What is 9.8 m/s²?

100

This rapper and fashion designer released the 2010 short film Runaway to accompany his album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

Who is Kanye West?

100

This NASA mathematician and physicist helped calculate the trajectories for John Glenn’s historic orbit around Earth.

Who is Katherine Johnson?

200

During which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids separate and move toward opposite poles?

What is anaphase?

200

The atomic number of an element tells you the number of these particles in the nucleus.

 What are protons?

200

This is the slope of a line that passes through the points (2, 4) and (4, 8).

 What is 2?

200

This actress and producer made history in 2023 as the first Black woman to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Euphoria.

Who is Zendaya?

200

This American chemist and inventor created the first home laundry detergent and patented over 30 products, including a germicidal soap.

Who is George Washington Carver?


300

This type of RNA carries amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.

What is tRNA (transfer RNA)?

300

A bond formed by the sharing of electrons between two atoms is called what?

What is a covalent bond?

300

Newton’s second law states that force equals what?

What is mass times acceleration (F = ma)?

300

This 2020 Netflix anime about a mysterious cat demon became a global sensation and sparked countless memes.

What is Beastars?

300

She became NASA’s first Black female engineer and worked on projects to improve space flight safety.

Who is Mary Jackson?

400

In DNA replication, the enzyme responsible for relieving the torsional strain ahead of the replication fork is called what?

What is topoisomerase?

400

This law states that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.

What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?

400

In a right triangle, this theorem states that a2+b2=c2a2+b2=c2.

What is the Pythagorean theorem?

400

This 2021 animated Netflix series explores the origins of iconic League of Legends characters like Jinx and Vi.

What is Arcane?

400

This chemist developed the first successful gas mask for soldiers and contributed to medical research.

Who is Alice Augusta Ball?

500

According to the chemiosmotic theory, ATP synthesis in mitochondria is driven by what specific gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane?

What is the proton (H⁺) gradient or electrochemical gradient?

500

When an acid and a base react to form water and a salt, the reaction is called what?

What is a neutralization reaction?

500

An object is moving at 10 m/s and has a mass of 3 kg. Its kinetic energy is equal to what?

What is 150 J (using KE=12mv2KE=21mv2)?

500

In 2020, this artist released the visual album Ungodly Hour, widely praised for its experimental R&B production and social commentary.

Who is Chloe x Halle?


500

She helped design the guidance systems for Apollo missions and became NASA’s first Black female engineer.

Who is Dorothy Vaughan?