Dr. Jensen
What organism was his PhD thesis on?
Slime molds
Monarchs that become adults in ND in August will migrate to this country to spend the winter.
Mexico
What is Dr. Naglak’s favorite pet
Cat
What type of pet does Dr. Arneson currently have?
Cat
About how old is the earth?
4.6 billion years
What is Dr. Jensen's favorite enzyme?
ATP synthetase
Where did Dr. Solensky earn her PhD?
University of Minnesota
How long should you wash/scrub your hands?
20-30 seconds
In which area of biology does Dr. Arneson have a degree? (Name One)
Microbiology, Biotechnology (B.S.) or Molecular Biosciences (Ph.D.)
Who were the two scientists primarily responsible for Germ Theory?
Robert Koch & Louis Pasteur
What famous scientist shares Dr. Jensen's birthday?
Charles Darwin
This is another word for the pupal stage of a monarch (or any butterfly).
chrysalis… cocoon is NOT the right answer!! 😊
Which microbe did Dr. Naglak study for her Ph.D.?
Chlamydia
What subject has Dr. Arneson taught most often in her career?
Biochemistry
What protein is the target of cholera toxin?
G-protein
Who first used Drosophila as a model organism, in 1903?
Thomas Hunt Morgan
What extracurricular activity did Dr. Solensky participate in during college?
Cheerleading
What is Dr. Naglak’s favorite hobby as of spring break 2023?
Crocheting
What peptide hormone stimulates cells to take up glucose from the blood stream and to convert glucose into fat?
Insulin
This is the number of larval instars, or caterpillar stages between molts, that monarchs go through.
5
Dr. Jensen had a class with Howard Temin, who won the Nobel prize for the discovery of what enzyme?
Reverse Transcriptase
What country did Dr. Solensky spend a semester in?
Scotland
What are the “big three” for infectious disease deaths worldwide?
Tuberculosis, Malaria, HIV
What is a pirate’s favorite amino acid?
Arginine
Which amino acid has a negatively-charged side chain at physiological pH?
Glutamic acid (glutamate) or Aspartic acid (aspartate)