The Cell & Genetics
Skeletal System
Muscular System
The Fellowship of the Ring
100

The father of Genetics

Gregor Mendel

100

Name all five major functions of the Skeletal System.

body support, facilitation of movement, protection of internal organs, storage of minerals and fat, and blood cell formation.

100

Muscles cannot push they can only _______

Pull

100

What is the name of the inn where the Hobbits first meet Strider?

The Prancing Pony

200

Roughly how many cells are in the human body?


a. roughly 900 Million

b. roughly 400 Billion

c. roughly 7 Trillion

d. roughly 30 Trillion

d. roughly 30 Trillion

200

We can divide our skeleton into two groups based on their location in the body. What are those groups?

The Axial Skeleton & the Appendicular Skeleton

200

What is a skeletal muscle cell called?

Muscle Fibers

200

What is the name of Tom Bombadil's wife?

Goldberry

300

What organelle does "ER" stand for?

Endoplasmic Reticulum

300

What is an example of Warren's Truss in nature? A steel truss used in construction that is said to be the strongest for its weight.

The metacarpal bones of a vulture's wings.

300

Muscle movement away from the midline

a. Abduction

b. Adduction

a. Abduction

300

Who revealed to Sauron that the One Ring was in the Shire?

Gollum

400

If two parents have the dominant phenotype of brown eyes, can they have a child with blue eyes? Explain?

They can if they both pass down a recessive blue eyes gene.

400

A sprain is an injury to the ___________ 

Ligaments

400

 The largest muscle in the human body

Gluteus Maximus

400

How much time passes between Bilbo leaving the Shire and Frodo leaving the Shire?

17 Years

500

Where does the word "cell" come from?

The cells of a cork reminded Robert Hooke of the cells (or rooms) in a monastery.

500

What did Gustave Eiffel base his original design for the Eiffel Tower on? 

The Femur

500

The name of the two proteins that slide over each other to create muscle contraction

Actin and Myosin

500

When Frodo Baggins was young he used to steal mushrooms from a certain farmer. What was that farmer's name?

Farmer Maggot