Ecology
This is the main energy source for almost all ecosystems on Earth.
What is the sun?
This simple sugar is the body’s main source of energy.
What is glucose?
This is the term for the study of microscopic organisms, like bacteria and viruses.
What is microbiology?
This protein in the red blood cell is responsible for transporting oxygen throughout the body.
What is haemoglobin?
Known as the "Father of Medicine," this ancient Greek philosopher created a famous oath for doctors.
Who is Hippocrates?
This term describes the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that a specific environment can sustainably support.
What is carrying capacity?
This element is found in every single organic molecule, from glucose to DNA.
What is carbon?
This type of microbe is unique because it absolutely needs a living host cell to reproduce.
What is a virus?
This is the name of the chemical process by which your body breaks down glucose to release usable energy.
What is cellular respiration?
This Scottish scientist made a world-changing discovery in 1928 when he noticed mold killing bacteria in a petri dish.
Who is Alexander Fleming?
This process, often following a volcanic eruption or glacier retreat, occurs in an area where no soil or previous life existed.
This law states that for an irreversible system, the total entropy of an isolated system always increases over time.
What is the second law of thermodynamics?
The term for a microbe that is capable of causing a disease.
What is a pathogen?
The main difference between a prokaryotic and a eukaryotic cell is that a eukaryotic cell has one of these, while a prokaryotic cell does not.
What is a nucleus?
This ancient practice, which involved draining blood from a patient, was once thought to restore the balance of the body's humors.
What is bloodletting?
Celebrated annually on April 22nd since 1970, this global event promotes environmental protection.
What is Earth Day?
In 1957, the IUPAC officially changed the chemical symbol of this noble gas from a single letter to two.
What is argon (from A to Ar)?
The key things microbes need to grow are food, warmth, and this, which is also essential for all life.
What is moisture?
This specific type of active transport involves the cell membrane folding inward to engulf large particles or fluids.
What is endocytosis?
This ancient Chinese medical practice, which involves inserting thin needles into specific points on the body, is now a common form of alternative therapy.
What is acupuncture?
One way a new species can form is through divergence, but this other method happens when an entire original species evolves into a new one.
What is transformation?
This specific functional group contains a single nitrogen atom positioned adjacent to a carbonyl group.
What is an amide?
The process of heating food to a specific temperature to kill harmful microbes is named after this French scientist.
What is pasteurization?
This specific site on the ribosome is the first to be occupied by a tRNA molecule during the initiation of translation.
What is the P site?
This device, which uses high-pressure steam to sterilize equipment, is an essential tool in modern surgery and labs.
What is an autoclave?