Evolution
This is the most widely supported theory for the K-Pg extinction.
What is an asteroid impact?
This organelle is commonly referred to as the "powerhouse of the cell."
What is the mitochondria?
These fossils are the state stones of Michigan.
What are Petoskey stones?
Construction on the BSB finished this year.
What is 2018?
UMMNH has the only male and female of this species displayed next to each other.
What are mastodons?
These animals were the most abundant arthropods of the Cambrian period.
What are trilobites?
"Organic" in science refers to compounds that contain this element in their structures.
What is Carbon?
These are the three types of wetlands.
What are bogs, marshes, and swamps?
These four museums make up the Research Museums Center (RMC).
What are the Herbarium, Museum of Paleontology, Museum of Zoology, and Museum of Anthropological Archaeology?
These are the locations of the AEDs in the museum.
What is in the first floor coat room and at the top of the grand staircase?
This extinction was the most devastating mass extinction in Earth’s history.
The Permian-Triassic (P-T) Extinction
These are the names of the four nitrogenous bases in DNA.
What are guanine, cytosine, adenine, and thymine?
These moving bodies carved out the Great Lakes and are responsible for giving Michigan its mitten shape.
What are glaciers?
Beginning in 1837, this venture laid the foundation for Michigan's natural history collections.
What is the Michigan Geological Survey?
This is the highest number of surprise groups we've had in one day.
What is 5?
This era is sometimes referred to as the “Age of Reptiles.” It lasted from 252 to 66 million years ago, and is divided into three periods: Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous.
What is the Mesozoic Era?
Cell division in plants is different from that in animals since they have to develop this structure in addition to a cell membrane.
What is a cell wall?
In this delicate Michigan ecosystem, Milkweed--a plant that Monarch butterflies rely on--is a prominent plant.
What is Coastal Dune Ecosystems?
Prior to 2011, UMMNH had this name.
The Exhibit Museum of Natural History
These are the names of seven full-time museum staff.
(Any 6 of) Brittany, Rich, Sam, Alicia, Jade, Lucie, Melissa, Heather, Kelly, Buddy, Dawn, Brea, Chris, Willow, and Jacob.
Two Dolichorhynchops hang above Darwin's cafe, and they are are a member of this clade/order.
What are plesiosaurs?
This woman took the famous x-ray of DNA which helped Watson and Crick discover the structure of DNA.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
This object in the Oak-Hickory Forest Ecosystem diorama points to the river ecosystem. They were deliberately shaped by Native Americans to point towards different resources that would be beneficial.
What is a directional tree?
This former director earned their PhD in zoology from the University of Michigan in 1906 and, in the same year, became curator of zoology. They later served as the president of the university for over two decades. [FIRST AND LAST NAME]
Who is Alexander Grant Ruthven?
This is the square footage of the BSB (within 50,000 square feet).
What is 312,000 square feet?