Category 1
The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy is called what?
Photosynthesis
The first mammal cloned was what type of animal?
Sheep. Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1996.
Humans have how many chromosomes?
46 (or 23 pairs)
What chemical gives leaves their green color?
Chlorophyll
What is the term for the creation of light by living organisms?
Bioluminescence
Frogs and Salamanders belong to what group, whose name means "both kinds of life?"
Amphibians
Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for what disease in 1955?
Polio
Canis lupus familiaris is more commonly known as what?
Dogs
Paleontology is the study of what?
Fossils
Sharks and rays have skeletons made of what material?
Cartilage
Louis Pasteur created the first 2 vaccines for what two diseases?
Rabies and Anthrax
DNA is short for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What's the most common element in the human body?
Oxygen makes up almost 63% of our bodies.
People with Sickle Cell Anemia are more likely to be resistant to what disease?
Malaria
Water bears are an informal name for what creatures?
Tardigrades
In 2019, horseshoe crabs were added to what class alongside mites and ticks?
Arachnids
Forest, Tundra, Grassland, and Desert are all types of what?
Biomes
Whales, dolphins, and porpoises belong to what group?
Cetaceans
What disease was certified as eradicated in December 1979?
Small Pox, no longer exists in the wild because of the widespread adoption of the vaccine.
Ichthyology is the study of what?
Fish
The study of fungi is called what?
Mycology
What are the three Domains of life?
Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
The Passenger Pidgeon
Animals from the Formicidae family are more commonly known as what?
Ants!
By mass, what is the largest living organism on the planet?
Aspen tree colonies are one large organism. The single largest is located in Fishlake National Forest in Utah.