Professors
Dr. Amaro is originally from?
California
No joke, which upper long arm bone is connected to your funny bone (that would be your elbow)?
Humerus
What is the smallest unit of matter called?
What is it called when plants convert sunlight into energy?
Photosynthesis
What is the force that resists motion when two solid surfaces rub against each other?
Friction
What state is Dr. Flory from?
Arkansas
What is the largest organ of the human body?
The skin
What is the process called when a gas turns into a solid without first becoming a liquid?
Deposition
What is the process called when a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly?
Metamorphosis
What is the force that pulls objects toward the center of Earth?
Gravity
Who is Dr. Jensens favourite enzyme?
ATP synthetase
What is the rarest human blood type?
AB negative - less then 1% of the population have this blood type.
Unlike other subject areas, this branch of chemistry is defined by what it is not.
Inorganic Chemistry - "inorganic" means "not organic"
What causes fevers?
Pyrogens
Cumulus, cirrus, and stratus are three types of what?
Clouds
What class did Dr. Arneson teach when she first began working at UJ?
Biology 150
The islets of Langerhans are groups of cells that produce insulin and glucagon located in what organ of the body
Pancreas
This material has the same atomic composition as diamond but it conducts electricity.
Graphite
This individual created the X-ray crystallography which Watson and Crick used to determine the structure of DNA
Rosalind Franklin
What is the fastest known speed in the universe?
The speed of light
Dr. Jensen has taught at UJ for how many full years?
32
It's not as funny as it sounds, what is the clear gel-like material that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina?
Vitreous humor
Although being biologically the same process as rotting or spoiling, this process is called differently if it is desirable to humans.
Fermentation
What is it called when a lizard regrows its tail?
Epimorphic regeneration
What is the largest desert on Earth?
Antarctica