Anatomy
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The Skin
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
The mitochondria.
What is the name of the genetic disorder in which an individual has an extra chromosome 21?
Down syndrome.
What is the name of the process by which species change over time?
Evolution.
What is the name of the brightest star in our sky? (Not the sun)
Sirius.
What is the name of the muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen?
The diaphragm.
What is the name of the process by which cells divide to create new cells?
Mitosis.
What is the name of the molecule that copies DNA during cell division?
RNA (Ribonucleic acid).
What is the name of the scientist who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin.
What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
Sputnik 1.
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
The stirrup bone (stapes) in the ear.
What is the name of the process by which cells convert food into energy?
Cellular respiration.
What is the name of the genetic disorder in which an individual has an extra X chromosome?
Klinefelter syndrome.
What is the name of the term used to describe the process by which certain traits become more or less common in a population over time?
Natural selection.
What is the name of the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter.
What is the name of the muscle that helps you smile?
The zygomaticus.
What is the name of the molecule that carries genetic information in cells?
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid).
What is the name of the process by which DNA is replicated?
DNA replication.
What is the name of the term used to describe the process by which new species arise from existing species?
Speciation.
What is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system?
The Milky Way.
What is the name of the fluid that lubricates the joints in the human body?
Synovial fluid
What is the name of the tiny structures inside cells that make proteins?
Ribosomes.
What is the name of the genetic disorder in which an individual lacks the ability to produce melanin?
Albinism.
What is the name of the term used to describe the process by which organisms develop new traits in response to their environment?
Adaptation.
What is the name of the first American woman in space?
Sally Ride.