More Challenging Than You Think
Entomology is the study of what?
What are:
Insects
What causes an earthquake?
Plate tectonics slowing down and causing friction..
What continent is Egypt in?
Africa
Name two structures that are unique to plant cells over animal cells.
Cell walls and chloroplasts. (Will accept central vacuole)
When a sperm and egg cell combine the first cell is called this.
What is:
a Zygote
Despite their long necks, giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae as humans. How many do they have?
7
Which planet has the most moons?
Jupiter
What month is president's day in?
February
The three main shapes of bacteria.
What are:
Coccus: spherical or round
Bacillus: rod shaped
Spiral: curve, spiral, or twisted
List the hierarchy of genetic material, starting from the basic form and moving to more complex.
First we have DNA, the basic level of genetic material
Then we have long strands of DNA called Genes
Then we have the largest forms of genetic materials Chromosomes
What comet, last spotted in 1986, is visible from Earth once every 75 or 76 years?
When liquid water is in a solid form what is it?
ice
Who was the president that helped the US get out of the Great Depression
FDR
These tiny (microscopic) infectious agents that grow and multiply only inside living cells of an organism.
What are: Viruses
How many hours are in a week?
168 hours
Sonar is a technique used to detect objects underwater. What is it short for?
What is: Sound Navigation and Ranging
What would you consider the sun?
Star
What is the capital of South Dakota?
Pierre
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase + Cytokinesis
How many bones are in the human foot?
26
Name the company that introduced the first commercially available lithium-ion battery in 1991.
What is: Sony
Name a layer of the Earth
Crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
Name 3 of the 4 oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Artic, Indian
In the nucleus of each cell DNA is packaged and coiled into threadlike structures called these.
What are:
Chromosomes
Which insect holds the record for the fastest flying insect in the world?
What is:
The Dragonfly