Definitions
What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms?
A cell
Who is the English naturalist famous for proposing the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Which organ pumps blood throughout the human body?
The heart
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Which massive, two-legged carnivore's name translates to "Tyrant Lizard King"?
Tyrannosaurus Rex
What term describes the process by which green plants use sunlight to manufacture food from carbon dioxide and water?
Photosynthesis
Who discovered penicillin in 1928, marking the start of modern antibiotics?
Alexander Fleming
What is the largest organ of the human body?
The skin
What is the name of our home galaxy?
The Milky Way
Which dinosaur is famous for having three large horns on its face and a bony frill?
Triceratops
What is the name for a community of living organisms interacting with their non-living environment?
An ecosystem
Which 19th-century monk is known as the "Father of Modern Genetics" for his work breeding pea plants?
Gregor Mendel
What are the three tiny bones located in the middle ear called collectively?
Ossicles
What is the name of the massive, permanent storm on Jupiter?
The Great Red Spot
During which geological era did dinosaurs live and dominate the Earth?
The Mesozoic Era
What biological term describes the maintenance of a stable, constant internal environment inside an organism?
Homeostasis
Which French biologist developed the pasteurization process and the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax?
Louis Pasteur
Which butterfly-shaped gland in the neck regulates metabolism?
The thyroid gland
What boundary surrounding a black hole represents the point of no return, where nothing can escape its gravity?
The event horizon
What name is given to the heavily armored dinosaur known for the prominent bony club on its tail?
Ankylosaurus
What term refers to a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed?
Commensalism
Which British chemist and X-ray crystallographer captured "Photo 51," which was critical to discovering the DNA double-helix structure?
Rosalind Franklin
What is the longest and strongest bone in the human body?
The femur
Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in the Solar System, is located on which planet?
Mars
Discovery of the Irritator and Spinosaurus fossils proved that some dinosaurs lived a primarily semi-aquatic lifestyle eating what type of food?
Fish