The study of…
Is the study of marine organisms, their behaviors and interactions with the environment.
Marine biology
True or false: Your brain is constantly eating itself
True! This process is called phagocytosis, where cells envelop and consume smaller cells or molecules to remove them from the system.
The collection of all microbes, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live within us or in a certain area or contained place (such as soil)
Microbiomes
Protective gear for your eyes
Goggles
Laboratory tool commonly used in chemistry and biology to transport a measured volume of liquid, often as a media dispenser.
Pipette
Is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment
Ecology
True or False: Bulls become angry when they see the color red.
False! Bulls are actually red-green colorblind and would have a hard time distinguishing red from green, orange, and brown.
Typically used as a dye
Indigo
Where you discard of sharps
The sharps container.
Laboratory technique for rapidly producing (amplifying) millions to billions of copies of a specific segment of DNA
PCR
Is the use of biology to develop new products, methods and organisms intended to improve human health and society.
Biotechnology
True or False: Cracking your knuckles frequently increases your chance of developing arthritis in your hands.
False, it has no correlation to arthritis in those joints.
Common growth medium for bacteria
LB Media
In a event of a fire, the acronym P.A.S.S describes how to use a…
Fire extinguisher
Laboratory method used to separate mixtures of DNA, RNA, or proteins according to molecular size.
Gel Electrophoresis
Is the study of the biology of microscopic organisms - viruses, bacteria, algae, fungi, slime molds, and protozoa.
Microbiology
True or False: Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
False! a popular misconception but, that’s all it is- a misconception. We know this to be true as lightning strikes are too frequent to not strike the same place on earth multiple times.
Circular DNA within prokaryotes that is separate from chromosomal DNA.
Plasmid
A detailed informational document prepared by the manufacturer or importer of a hazardous chemical. It describes the physical and chemical properties of the product.
Safety Data Sheet
In this technique, a loopful of culture is spread on an agar plate to get individual cells far apart enough from each other.
Plate Streaking
The study of how the nervous system develops, its structure, and what it does.
Neuroscience or Neurology
True or False: Chainsaws were first invented for childbirth.
True! It was developed in Scotland in the late 18th Century to help aid and speed up the process of symphysiotomy (widening the pubic cartilage) and removal of disease-laden bone during childbirth. It wasn’t until the start of the 20th Century that we started using chainsaws for woodchopping.
genetic information flows in specific directions from…
This is the mutagen that you must take extra care of not to spill when making a gel
Ethidium Bromide
An instrument that measures the amount of photons absorbed after it passes through sample solution.
Spectrophotometer