Flora
Fauna
Itty Bitty
Ittier Bittier
Who's Who?
100
Plants play a crucial role in maintaining the atmosphere by removing carbon dioxide and outputting oxygen during this cellular process.
What is photosynthesis?
100
A mammalian heart contains this many chambers.
What is four?
100
This organelle is responsible for ATP synthesis.
What is the mitochondria?
100
The smallest element on the periodic table, hydrogen, has this many neutrons.
What is zero?
100
This biologist authored "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life," published in 1859.
Who was Charles Darwin?
200
This type of tissue is responsible for transporting primarily water and minerals within a plant.
What is xylem?
200
The domain that encompasses plants, animals, and fungi is known as this.
What is Eukarya?
200
This is the most abundant extracellular protein found within most eukaryotic organisms.
What is collagen?
200
The pull that an atom has for environmental electrons is known as this.
What is electronegativity?
200
This chemist was responsible for the famous "photograph 51."
Who was Rosalind Franklin?
300
Avocados are this type of fruit.
What is a single-seeded berry?
300
A squid has this many tentacles.
What is two?
300
This specialized type of RNA has enzymatic activity.
What is ribosomal RNA?
300
This is the chemical formula for glucose.
What is C6H12O6?
300
This biologist created our modern "binomial nomenclature" taxonomic system, utilizing Latin as the universal naming language. He even Latinized his own name.
Who is Carolus Linnaeus, or Carl von Linné?
400
A cluster or group of flowers together stemming from a single main branch or stem is known as this.
What is an inflorescence?
400
Shark skin feels rough due to these structures present on the skin that reduce drag when swimming.
What are dermal denticles or placoid scales?
400
This is the most abundant protein on Earth.
What is RuBis-CO?
400
This chemical principle dictates that when a system in dynamic equilibrium is disturbed, the system will shift to counteract the disturbance.
What is Le Chatelier's principle?
400
This biologist proposed the theory that traits acquired during an individual's lifetime were also passed down to their offspring.
Who was Jean-Baptiste Lamarck?
500
Giant kelp, or giant bladder kelp, is a type of brown algae that has gas-filled structures known as this, which give it its name.
What are pneumatocysts?
500
These microorganisms create shells of calcium carbonate scales around themselves, and are responsible for the white coloration of the White Cliffs of Dover.
What are coccolithophores?
500
The nitroplast, a newly discovered organelle responsible for nitrogen fixation, was discovered in what organisms?
What are marine algae (or B. bigellowi)?
500
To lower the activation energy of a chemical reaction, this is needed.
What is a catalyst?
500
This zoologist, marine biologist, physician, and artist, is known for combining symmetry and aesthetic with scientific documentation.
Who is Ernst Haeckel?