Biology
What is the full name of DNA?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
In chemistry, a cation is a positively charged ion; what is the corresponding five-letter term for a negatively charged ion?
Anion
What is the SI Unit for Force?
Newton
What astronomical event, during which the moon blocks Earth’s sunlight, can also affect the flight patterns of certain birds?
Eclipse
What is the rarest blood type?
AB-
What is the name of the biological phenomenon that allows certain living organisms, like fireflies, to emit light?
Bioluminescence
What is the chemical compound that dry ice is the solid form of?
Carbon dioxide
What is the temperature when molecular motion drops to its minimum? (include units in your answer) (half points for common answer)
0 Kelvins
-273.15 C
-459.67 F
"Absolute Zero"
What is the name of the layer of air closest to us in the atmosphere?
Troposphere
Which organ in the human body can regenerate itself (even from 25% of its original tissue)?
Liver
Mushrooms, molds, and yeasts belong to which kingdom?
Fungi
Which metal is the only that is a liquid at room temperature?
Name the force that keeps you in your seat when a roller coaster goes upside down.
Centripetal force.
Name the only rock that floats in water.
Pumice
Humans are identified by fingerprints, but which other "print" would also yield a unique, identifying pattern?
Tongue print.
(We can't really ink our tongues, and we touch everything with our fingers, so we use fingerprints instead!)
In eukaryotic cells, the citric acid cycle, also known as the Krebs cycle, takes place in which double-membrane-bound organelle discovered in 1857?
Mitochondria
Which chemical compound is the reason that Mars is red? (Give me the chemical name for full points, common name for half points)
Ferric oxide or Iron (III) oxide
Common name: Rust
Which unit is used to measure the intensity of light?
Candela (Cd)
What is the name of the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
Stapes (located in the middle ear, 2.8mm)
Which process allows organisms near deep-sea hydrothermal vents to make food without sunlight?
Chemosynthesis
What is the only letter not appearing on the periodic table?
J
What does Einstein's famous equation E=mc² tell us about mass and energy?
Mass can be converted into energy
What is the name of this dark igneous rock, nicknamed “nature's glass,” that forms when molten lava cools at a rapid speed?
Obsidian
What is the strongest muscle in the body based on its weight?
Masseter (jaw)
Can exert a force of 200 lbs on the molars