CMU
When was CMU founded as a teacher College?
what is 1892?
The first known inhabitants of Michigan were this group of people, living in the region for thousands of years.
Who are the Native Americans?
This organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell."
What is the mitochondrion?
The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately this many meters per second squared.
What is 9.8 m/s²?
This layer of the Earth, located between the crust and the core, is made up of solid rock that is partially molten in some areas.
What is the mantle?
The student-run newspaper at CMU is called this.
What is Central Michigan Life?
This Michigan city was home to a significant Underground Railroad network.
What is Detroit?
The body’s first line of defense against pathogens.
What is the skin?
The most electronegative element on the periodic table.
What is fluorine?
The Earth's inner core is primarily composed of these two metals, which are solid despite the extreme heat and pressure.
What are iron and nickel?
This CMU graduate was an actor for a popular Christmas movie.
Who is Tim Allen
This Michigan-born singer became a legendary figure in the Motown music scene.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
The role an organism plays in its environment is its ___.
What is a niche?
The unit of work in the SI system.
What is the joule?
The process by which rocks are broken down by wind, water, and biological activity is known as this.
What is weathering?
CMU competes in this athletic conference.
What is the Mid-American Conference (MAC)?
In the 19th century, Michigan was a leading producer of this precious metal.
What is copper?
This process uses vesicles to transport materials from the Golgi apparatus to the plasma membrane for secretion.
What is exocytosis?
The geometry of a methane molecule (CH₄).
What is tetrahedral?
The term for the phenomenon when warm ocean waters fuel intense tropical storms in the Atlantic and Pacific, often resulting in hurricanes or typhoons, is called this.
What is El Niño?
Before 1959 what was the college name?
What is Central Michigan College
The Great Lakes are home to a unique species of fish found only in Michigan’s waters—this fish is known for its silvery scales and large size.
What is the lake sturgeon?
If you get it its worth double!
This type of evolution occurs when unrelated species evolve similar traits.
What is convergent evolution?
A changing magnetic field induces an electric current according to this law.
What is Faraday’s Law?
The occurrence of this phenomenon, usually as a result of a severe earthquake, often causes large ocean waves capable of traveling across entire oceans.
What is a tsunami?