Biology & biochemistry
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ACS & CMU
100

What is the powerhouse of the cell?

Mitochondria

100

His most famous invention was dynamite; he used his wealth to award annual prizes in science, literature, and peace.

Alfred Nobel

100

Which element melts in your hand?

Gallium

100

The difference between organic chemistry and inorganic chemistry is that organic chemistry concerns reactions involving this element.

Carbon

100

What city was the Spring 2022 ACS conference in?

San Diego

200

Name this process: 6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2

Photosynthesis

200

We celebrate the number this guy discovered on mole day; his name sounds similar to a main ingredient in guacamole.

Amedeo Avogadro

200

What is the most abundant gas on Mars?

Carbon dioxide

200

What is the transition from solid to gas called?

Sublimation

200

What bowl game did the CMU football team win in Fall 2021?

The Sunbowl

300

What are the four types of macromolecules?

Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids

300

This woman contributed to the discovery of DNA structure, but she was never nominated for a Nobel prize.

Rosalind Franklin

300

This is produced when lightning strikes.

Ozone or O3

300

A ______ donates electrons and reacts with electron-poor sites.

Nucleophile

300

This Chemistry faculty recently joined Snapchat, who also shares a last name with what you call someone who operates a ship.

LeCaptain

400

What is the name of the bond connecting naturally occurring polyamides?

Polypeptide

400

Which woman was awarded the Nobel prize twice?

Marie Curie

400

What two letters are not in any periodic table element, symbol, or name?

J and Q

400

What is the relationship between the relative quantities of substances taking part in a reaction or forming a compound, typically in a ratio of whole integers?

Stoichiometry

400

What building on Bellows Street was the home of the president until 1990?

Carlin Alumni House

500

______ is the metabolic breakdown of glucose to pyruvate.

Glycolysis

500

Who created the modern periodic table?

Dmitri Mendeleev
500

What chemical is present on the strip of a matchbox that reacts with the potassium chlorate on match to make it burn?

Red phosphorus

500

______ relates to the rate of reactions, while ______ is the concerned with the stability of reactants and products.

Kinetics, thermodynamics

500

What present-day hall first housed chemistry in 1915?

Grawn Hall