Cell-ebration
What organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What term describes an animal that eats only plants?
Herbivore
Which organ pumps blood through the body?
Heart
Who discovered penicillin by accident in 1928?
Alexander Fleming
What’s the capital of Spain?
Madrid
What molecule carries genetic instructions?
DNA & (Mitochondria)
Who proposed the theory of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
What blood type is known as the universal donor?
O Negative
Who discovered the structure of DNA in 1953?
James Watson & Francis Crick (with major contributions from Rosalind Franklin)
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Which process turns glucose into ATP?
Cellular respiration
What type of relationship is it when both species benefit (e.g., bees and flowers)?
Mutualism
What part of the brain controls coordination and balance?
Cerebellum
Who was the first person to look at living cells under a microscope?
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
What’s the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is the name of the cell division that produces gametes?
Meiosis
What biome is characterized by very little rainfall, hot days, and cold nights?
Desert
What’s the function of the alveoli in the lungs?
Gas exchange (oxygen in, carbon dioxide out)
Who is known as the “father of modern genetics” for experiments with pea plants?
Gregor Mendel
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
What’s the key difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
Eukaryotes have membrane-bound organelles (like a nucleus); prokaryotes don’t.
What’s the world’s largest biome by area?
The Taiga (boreal forest)
What hormone regulates blood sugar levels?
Insulin
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize — and the only person to win in two different sciences?
Marie Curie
In which year did World War II end?
1945