Biology
This double-membrane structure is known as the powerhouse of the cell, generating ATP through oxidative phosphorylation.
What is the mitochondrion?
This city is both the capital of Japan and known for its blend of traditional culture and cutting-edge technology.
What is Tokyo?
This element, with the symbol "H," is the most abundant in the universe and the lightest of all elements.
What is hydrogen?
This term refers to the study of mental processes, including perception, memory, and problem-solving.
What is cognitive psychology?
This system is responsible for transporting oxygen, nutrients, and hormones throughout the body via the heart and blood vessels.
What is the circulatory system?
This term describes the phenomenon where one gene influences multiple traits, often seen in disorders like Marfan syndrome.
What is pleiotropy?
This letter is the only one in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any state in the US.
What is Q?
In this type of reaction, two or more substances combine to form a single product, often represented by the equation A + B → AB.
What is a synthesis reaction?
This neurotransmitter is often associated with feelings of pleasure and reward, playing a key role in motivation and addiction.
What is dopamine?
This type of muscle tissue is striated and under voluntary control.
What is skeletal muscle?
This symbiotic relationship, exemplified by clownfish and sea anemones, features one partner gaining protection while the other gets nutrients.
What is mutualism?
This is the longest river in South America, flowing through countries like Peru and Brazil before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the Amazon River?
This scale, ranging from 0 to 14, measures the acidity or basicity of a solution, with 7 being neutral.
What is the pH scale?
This disorder involves intrusive, unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors or mental acts performed to reduce anxiety associated with those thoughts.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
This organ is essential for detoxifying chemicals and metabolizing drugs, and it produces bile to aid in digestion.
What is the liver?
This scientist famously said, “It’s not the strongest species that survive, but the one most responsive to change.”
Who is Charles Darwin?
This mountain range, home to Mount Everest, forms a natural border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
What are the Himalayas?
This term refers to the minimum energy required for a chemical reaction to occur, often represented by the symbol Ea.
What is activation energy?
This method involves manipulating one variable to determine its effect on another while controlling other variables.
What is an experimental method?
This part of the brain is responsible for coordinating voluntary movements and maintaining posture and balance.
What is the cerebellum?
These tiny molecular machines are responsible for translating the genetic code into functional molecules.
What are ribosomes?
This term describes a country that has no coastline, with examples including Nepal and Switzerland.
What is a landlocked country?
This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.
What is the First Law of Thermodynamics?
This brain structure, involved in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory, is often referred to as the "gateway to memory."
What is the hippocampus?
This anatomical term refers to a body part that is situated towards the back of the body.
What is posterior?