Biology
This molecule is known as the "blueprint of life" and carries genetic information in all living organisms.
What is DNA?
This subatomic particle has a positive charge and is found in the nucleus of an atom.
What is a proton?
This law states that an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force.
What is Newton's first law of motion (or the law of inertia)?
Biologically speaking, this is what the N-A stands for in DNA and RNA.
What is nucleic acid?
This is the BPO pillar that is defined by a sense of alignment and agreement among individuals or elements, often resulting in cooperation or cohesion within a group, community, or system.
What is unity?
This term describes a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit.
What is mutualism?
This metal, known for its high density and symbol Pb, was used in pipes and paint but is toxic to humans.
What is lead?
This is the distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave.
What is wavelength?
sec is short for this trig function.
What is secant?
This was the year BPO was founded.
What is 2010?
This scientist, known as the "father of genetics," discovered the basic principles of heredity through pea plant experiments.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first.
What is sublimation?
This term describes the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another, such as from air to water.
What is refraction?
C is short of this unit of electric charge named for a French physicist.
What is a Coulomb?
This is the university BPO was founded at.
What is University of Maryland, College Park?
This type of RNA carries the genetic code from the DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes for protein synthesis.
What is messenger RNA (mRNA)?
This organic compound group includes methane, ethane, and propane, with only single bonds between carbon atoms.
What are alkanes?
This law states that the voltage in a circuit is equal to the current times the resistance, written as V=IR.
What is Ohm's law?
If you're a web developer, you probably use HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and CSS, short for this.
What are Cascading Style Sheets?
What is pediatric cancer?
This term refers to the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support due to limited resources.
What is carrying capacity?
This term refers to the energy needed to remove an electron from an atom in its gaseous state.
What is ionization energy?
This type of radiation consists of two protons and two neutrons.
What is alpha radiation?
PTX can be short for this condition of air in the pleural space.
What is a pneumothorax?
This was the original name of Beta Psi Omega.
What is Beta Iota Omicron?