Physics
What is Planck's constant (in Js)? Include 4 sig figs
6.626 x 10^(-34) Js
What property characterizes a group where every element is its own inverse
An abelian group of order 2
What is the enzyme responsible for removing RNA primers during DNA replication in prokaryotes?
DNA Polymerase I
What is Oppenheimer's first name?
Robert
What experiment attempted to detect the velocity of Earth relative to the hypothetical aether?
The Michelson-Morley experiment
Who was the first mathematician to use the number zero?
Brahmagupta
This is the embryonic germ layer that gives rise to the nervous system.
Ectoderm
What was Euler's first name?
Leonhard
What is the approximate energy of 1 food Calorie (in Joules)?
4184 Joules
What method, used in number theory, proves that a statement holds for all natural numbers by first proving it for 0 (or 1) and then assuming it holds for n to prove it for n+1
Mathematical induction
What ratio of ions does the sodium potassium pump move across the membrane?
3 Na+ out AND 2 K+ in
What is Gauss' first name?
Carl (Friedrich)
What is the law for the entropy of a black hole? (name of formula)
Bekenstein-Hawking entropy formula
What are the first 10 numbers of the Fibonacci sequence?
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55
What second messenger is produced from ATP by adenylate cyclase?
cAMP
What was Laplace's first name?
Pierre-Simon
What process generated the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the early universe?
Baryogenesis
A space is Hausdorff if every pair of distinct points has this
Disjoint neighborhoods
What is the resting membrane potential of a typical neuron?
- 70 mV
What was Taylor's (as in Taylor series) first name?