Biology
What is the name for genetic modifications such as methylation and acetylation?
Epigenetic modifications
What are the steps to the scientific method?
Question, research, hypothesis, experiment, analysis, conclusion
What floor is the rooftop garden on?
Hint: it's on the same floor as the ceramics classroom
10th floor
What were the last 5 states to be admitted into the U.S.?
Hawaii, Alaska, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma
How many eyes does a bee have?
5 eyes
How many kingdoms of life are there and what are they in increasing complexity?
6 kingdoms
Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
In what section of a paper is the procedure described?
Methods
What floors are the bars on in the order senior, sophomore, freshman?
2nd floor, 6th floor, doesn't exist
How many countries are in the world and what countries are not in the UN?
195 countries
The Holy See (Vatican City) and Palestine are not in the UN
How many dwarf planets and planets are in the solar system?
5 dwarf planets, 8 planets
What are the four steps of cellular respiration?
1. Glycolysis
2. Link reaction / pyruvate oxidation
3. Citric acid cycle / Krebs cycle
4. Oxidative phosphorylation / electron transport chain
What is the difference between a dry lab and a wet lab?
A dry lab deals with data and computers.
How many escalators are at stuy including the broken ones (up and down escalators are each counted separately)?
14
Which country has the most time zones and how many time zones does that country have?
France, with 12 time zones
What was the first Disney movie made?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
A poisonous red coral snake and another non-poisonous snake have the same patterns. What is this phenomenon called?
hint: type of mimicry
Batesian mimicry
What is PCR?
Polymerase Chain Reaction: repeatedly replicating DNA
How many librarians are there and what are their names?
4 librarians: Mr. Bowlin, Mr. Cheng, Ms. Kennedy, Ms. McGregor
What city name can be found on every continent (except Antarctica)?
Rome
Is it possible to sneeze with your eyes open? Why sneeze with closed eyes?
Yes it is possible.
It is thought that there is a reflex to close your eyes when sneezing to prevent irritants released from the sneeze from entering the eyes.
What is the third intermediate produced in glycolysis?
Fructose 1,6-phosphate
What is centrifugation? Name one example where it is used.
Centrifugation is spinning a solution very quickly to separate particles.
Examples: separating blood cells from plasma, separating cell components, separating water from clothes in a washing machine
When was Stuyvesant first founded and when did it become co-ed?
Founded in 1904
Became co-ed in 1969
Name the seven natural wonders of the world in alphabetical order.
Aurora Borealis, Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef, Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Mount Everest, Paricutin Volcano, Victoria Falls
Which writer first wrote "Elementary, my dear Watson" and which character said it?
P.G. Wodehouse wrote it (in the novel Psmith, Journalist) and his character Psmith said it.