Famous Scientists
This scientist is responsible for groundbreaking discoveries in chimpanzee behavior and animal rights advocacy.
Who is Jane Goodall
This organelle, believed to descend from a domesticated bacteria, is responsible for cellular respiration in Eukaryotic cells.
What is the Mitochondria?
What percentage of the brain is made of fat?
What is 60%
What is the 2'-OH (hydroxyl) group
This common device, often worn on the head, records the brain's electrical activity and is used in various studies to understand neural patterns. What is the name of this tool?
What is an EEG (electroencephalogram?)
This chemist's work with X-ray crystallography was instrumental in decoding the exact structure of DNA
Rosalind Franklin
Often categorized as an organelle, this complex of protein and RNA enzymes is responsible for peptide bond synthesis
What is the ribosome?
How many minutes can the brain go without oxygen?
What is 5-10 minutes?
Name the pathway used to break down glucose in the absence of oxygen in eukaryotic cells
What is fermentation?
This non-invasive neuroimaging technique, often used for mapping brain structure, utilizes strong magnetic fields and radio waves to generate detailed iimages. What is the name of this imaging tool?
What is an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)?
His work in microbiology led to modern understanding of germ theory, along with a method for sanitizing milk and other food products.
This organelle is responsible for processing and packaging of proteins/lipids, particularly important in secretion.
What is the Golgi apparatus?
What are the 5 lobes of the brain?
What are Occipital, Parietal, Temporal, Frontal, and Insula?
This category of enzymes are known to form covalent bonds between two substrates
What are Ligases?
This technique separates charged molecules like DNA, RNA, and proteins according to their size and charge. What is this technique called
What is gel electrophoresis?
This mathematician worked at NASA and computed the paths for the Apollo 11 moon landing, all by hand!
Who is Katherine Johnson
NADPH is most likely to be found this plant exclusive organelle.
What is the chloroplast?
What are the two primary regions in the brain that scientists believe undergo adult neurogenesis?
What are Dentate Gyrus and the Subventricular Zone
What is glutamine?
This technique makes many copies of a particular section of DNA. What is this technique called?
What is PCR (polymerase chain reaction)?
This mathematician and Countess is widely considered the first computer programmer after her work on a hypothetical "Analytical Engine" that could perform extensive mathematical operations
This organelle is formed as a result of endocytosis, and matures when its internal pH drops to 5.5. The mature form of this organelle is known as ___
What is the lysosome?
Which hormone is associated with love?
What is Oxytocin?
This 4 carbon molecule interacts with Acetyl-CoA to form Citrate in the Krebs (Citric acid) cycle
What is Oxaloacetate
This tool offers a quick and easy way to measure the melting points of samples at a budget price with a temperature resolution of +- 1 degrees Celsius.
What is a Mel Temp