Diseases
This type of treatment uses drugs to slow the reproduction of cancer cells.
Chemotherapy
What reaction releases energy into its surroundings?
Exothermic reaction
What is the name of the red pigment found in vertebrates that functions in oxygen transport?
Hemoglobin
Frogs belong to which animal group?
Amphibians
At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?
-40
Oncology focuses on what disease?
Cancer
What type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between different atoms?
Covalent
What are the gaps between nerve cells called?
Synapses
What is the fin on the backs of fish, some whales, and dolphins called?
Dorsal Fin
What is chalk made of?
Limestone
What disease stems from the medieval term that means ‘bad air’?
Malaria
What is the splitting of atomic nuclei called?
Nuclear Fission
Diabetes develops as the result of a problem with which specific organ in the body?
Pancreas
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of what two elements?
Copper and Tin
How long is an eon?
A billion years
The rabies virus affects which part of the anatomy of infected animals?
Brain and spinal cord.
Botulinum toxin is commonly referred to as what?
Botox
What part of the brain deals with hearing and language?
Temporal lobe
What is the only rock that floats?
Pumice
What is the only planet that spins clockwise?
Venus
Skin diseases in humans such as ringworms, athletes' foot, and thrush are all caused by which infectious agent?
Fungus
Which two elements on the periodic table are liquids at room temperature?
Mercury and Bromine
What is the medical term for bad breath?
Halitosis
Aspirin comes from the bark of what tree?
Willow
According to Apollo astronauts, the Moon smells like what?
Burnt gunpowder