Anatomy & Physiology
Designer Genes
Chem Lab
Builds
Wild Card
200
What do we call the long, thin cell that sends electrical signals through your body
Neuron/Nerve cell
200
What molecule is your genetic code written in?
DNA
200
What do we call a pure substance made of only one type of atom?
Element.
200
Name 3 SciOly Build Events from THIS YEAR
Helicopter, Hovercraft, Boomilever, Robot Tour...
200
The 2nd furthest planet from the sun
Uranus
400
Which part of (a specific sense organ) contains rods and cones that detect light?
The retina
400
When a cell makes RNA from DNA, what is that process called?
Transcription
400
Name the glassware:
Erlenmeyer Flask
400
When you build a structure, what geometric shape is famously strong and stable?
Triangle
400
Bio/Zoology: How many bones does a shark have?
ZERO!
600
Which part of the autonomic nervous system is active when you’re relaxed, digesting food, and chilling, often called “rest and digest”?
Parasympathetic nervous system
600
If a trait only shows up when you have two copies of that allele, what type of allele is it called?
Recessive
600
Name 10 Elements
-
600
What language is ardino programmed in?
C
600
Biology: Name 3 organelles in a cell
nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, and ribosomes (to name a few).
800
Name 3 things on here
A - Dendrites
B - Cell Body
C - Axon
D- Shwann Cells/Myelin Sheath
E - Node of ranvier
F - Axon Terminal / Synapse
800
Name the gene-editing system that works like programmable DNA scissors and is famous in biotechnology for recently genetically engineering and curing a baby of disease.
CRISPR-Cas9
800
A reaction releases heat to the surroundings. What’s the one-word term for this kind of reaction?
Exothermic
800
Name 4 CAD Softwares
AutoCAD
SketchUp
SOLIDWORKS
CATIA
Creo Parametric
Fusion 360
FreeCAD
Autodesk Inventor
Siemens NX
800
Optics/general:
What type of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength and the highest energy?
Gamma rays
1000
Name two endocrine glands located in or directly under the brain.
Any two of: pituitary, pineal, hypothalamus.
1000
Who is credited with developing the modern CRISPR–Cas9 gene-editing system (2020 Nobel Prize)?
Jennifer Doudna
1000
What is the name of the big “hump” in the middle of this energy diagram that molecules must overcome for the reaction to proceed?
Activation Energy.
1000
When this beam bends downward, which side is under tension?
The Bottom.
1000
Astronomy: What do we call the point in space where gravity from two bodies cancels out and an object can stay “parked”?
Lagrange Point