It's a Small World
Smallest measurement in Ina Garten’s Chocolate Cake.
1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
2 months ago, what escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee, South Carolina?
43 rhesus macaque monkeys
Currently, the ______ is warming at four times the global rate.
Arctic
Ina Garten discovered something that "makes grown men weep". What is it?
chocolate cake
When asked "what are we doing today?" Draeger usually says:
"We're duct taping you to the wall and pelting you with wet paper towels."
The “obelisks” found in human bodies by Mark Peiffer are similar to viroids found in plants. But these were found in:
Human bacteria
What is one of the major causes of new diseases, like ebola, being discovered in the last century?
Habitat destruction, destruction of rainforests, specifically.
Since 2003, circumpolar wildfire emissions have averaged ___ ____ _____ of carbon annually, according to the NOAA.
207 million tons
The lawsuit against TikTok claims:
A. alerts that disrupt sleep
B. videos that vanish
C. driving users to check the platform frequently
D. beauty filters that allow users to augment their appearance
E. all of the above
Which choice is one of Draeger's bucket list experiences?
A. Watching juniors take the ACT
B. Being marooned on an island in the Gulf of ...Mexico? America?
C. Surfing in the Great Barrier Reef
D. Camping on the Great Wall
E. B and C
F. B and D
A new way of mapping genes analyzes genetic recombination, which makes errors that can lead to serious reproductive issues. These failures result in genetic errors that can cause:
miscarriages
What was the name of the first victim we read about in The Hot Zone?
Charles Monet
The bacteria discovered in ocean environments move substances across ____ _____ from cell to cell including substances such as amino acids, enzymes, and toxins.
nanotubule bridges
Do you think the 37% rule for making decisions is useful or not? Explain your answer using data from the article
No one right answer, but must use data from the article.
What is advice Draeger would give?
A. handle conflict in person, not text or social media
B. don't fall in love before 24 if you can help it
C. Do your missing work
D. Be curious
E. all of the above
María del Carmen Muñoz-Marín and her team observed the nanotube-connected ocean cells under four different kinds of imaging devices—what were they?
a transmission electron microscope, a fluorescence microscope, a scanning electron microscope, and an imaging flow cytometer
What turned out to be the most concerning characteristic of the Ebola Reston virus?
It was airborne
The NOAA has announced that net carbon dioxide in the Arctic is being released for the first time in millennia. What does NOAA stand for?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Former professor Rachel Garlinghouse says that instead of choosing a career out of high school, teens should:
Focus on exploration and responsibility. They can decide on a career later.
Draeger's favorite book(s):
A. Pride and Prejudice/Jane Austen
B. The Count of Monte Cristo/Alexander Dumas
C. Sand County Almanac/Aldo Leopold
D. Lord of the Rings/JRR Tolkien
E. all of the above
Scientist María del Carmen Muñoz-Marín observed that Prochlorococcus cells, and also with another bacterium, called Synechococcus, were linked by what kind of structure?
Bacterial nanotubules
In January 2025, there was an outbreak of what disease in Tanzania?
Marburg virus
Rachel Ann Foster of Stockholm University, a specialist in nutrient flow in the ocean, is trying to trace _______ and _______ in networked ocean bacterial cells
phosphorus and nitrogen
Why does Rachel Garlinghouse, former college instructor, claim that students should not choose a career too early? (choose one)
any one of the following: less life experience, less self-awareness, less maturity, incomplete brain development (under 25) to make such a major decision.
What is Draeger's favorite dish?
Come on, people! It's macaroni and cheese!