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100
The most basic unit of life
What is a cell?
100
This pH level is considered neutral
What is 7?
100
This organ is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the body
What is the heart?
100
Found in the stratosphere, this absorbs most of the earth's incoming UV radiation
What is the Ozone Layer?
100
This planet is primarily being studied for possible past life evidence
What is Mars?
200
Glycolysis is this type of process (aerobic or anaerobic)
What is an anaerobic process?
200
The chemical symbol for Gold
What is Au?
200
Name the body systems in order
What is circulatory, nervous, and skeletal
200
This is the United State's largest Estuary
What is the Chesapeake Bay?
200
President Trump officially removed the United States from this international climate commitment twice
What is the Paris Agreement?
300
This evolutionary mechanism explains the change in moth coloration frequency over time
What is natural selection?
300
This basic type of bond is found in molecules where electrons are shared
What are covalent bonds?
300
Name the four main types of teeth humans have
What are incisors, canines, premolars, and molars?
300
Which author wrote the famous environmental book "Silent Spring"?
Who is Rachel Carson?
300
This gene-editing technology allows scientists to cut and modify DNA with high precision
What is CRISPR?
400
This natural green pigment in plants gives them their coloration
What is chlorophyll?
Acceptable response: Chloroplast
400
Which way does a system shift when heat is added to an exothermic reaction from its equilibrium position?
What is the system shifts toward the reactants
400
This type of joint is found at the shoulder and hip
What is a ball-and-socket joint?
400
Which aquatic biome has the lowest average net primary productivity?
What is the Open Ocean?
400
Medications like Wegovy and Ozempic belong to what class of drugs?
What is GLP-1 Receptor Agonists?
500
What enzyme catalyzes the reaction of pyruvate and a lipoamide?
What is pyruvate dehydrogenase?
500
The image shows the structure of a molecule that has this many hydrogen atoms
What is 10?
500
This brain structure manages hunger signals and controls thirst
What is the hypothalamus?
500
Which country has the world's largest Ecological Footprint: United Arab Emirates, The United States, Qatar, or Canada?
What is Qatar?
500
This observatory’s 3.2 billion-pixel camera began capturing the entire sky and was able to create a 3D map of the universe
What is the Vera Rubin Observatory?