WSU Trivia
What is the name of the clock tower on campus
Bryan clock tower
A microorganism that typically require a microscope to see. Ex. bacteria, protozoa, viruses, fungi, etc.
The structure of DNA is
double helix
What is the mitochondria
An organelle in cells that houses ATP production (respiration)
What fruit famously prompted Newton to discover gravity?
An apple
WSU's original school colors were what
pink and blue
List two of the three domains of life (according to Woese)
Eukarya, Bacteria, and Archaea
What nucleotide is included in RNA but not DNA
uracil
Name a major metabolic pathway
Multiple answers including: glycolysis, Krebs cycle/TCA, fatty acid degradation, gluconeogenesis, etc
What mammals can lay eggs?
Monotremes like platypus and echidna.
The "T" in Butch T Cougar stands for this
The
What are the two gram classifications of bacteria
negative and positive
46 (23 pairs)
What are the building blocks of proteins
amino acids
This cofounder of Microsoft went to WSU for two years before ultimately dropping out.
Paul Allen
When was WSU founded
1890
The name for a group of genes that are transcribed and regulated together
An operon
The name for cellular division involving gametes
meiosis
What amino acid is represented by the three letter code Gly
Glycine
When will the Mbios club be having lab tours?
April 3rd
The oldest building on campus that still exists is what
Thompson Hall
Describe Koch's postulates for determining if a microbe causes disease
Answers vary: Microbe is found in sick individuals, can be isolated and cultured, can be placed into healthy individual and cause them to be sick.
What describes the changing of gene expression and passing down of phenotypes with no change to the DNA sequence.
Epigenetics
What hormone increases sugar storage through glycogen
Insulin
What is the name for a group of crows? Bonus question for a flock of ravens.
A murder for crows and an unkindness for ravens.