Bio & Brains
Quantum Math Dynamics
Deep Seas and the Night Sky
Molecular Madness
Know your UBC!
100
During this phase of mitosis, sister chromatids separate from each other, and kinetochore microtubules pull them towards opposite ends of the cell.
Anaphase
100
A car accelerates from rest at 4m/s2. What is the velocity of the car after 4 seconds?
16 m/s
100
At about 62 billion km^2 in surface area, this planet is the largest in our solar system
Jupiter
100
This molecule has the chemical formula (CH3)2CO and is able to be metabolized by the body. It is also a commonly used solvent in chemistry laboratories for cleaning glassware.
Acetone/propan-2-one
100
What is the name of the museum that contains the largest blue whale skeleton?
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum
200
This evolutionary mechanism, with the strongest effect on small populations, occurs due to chance change in allele frequencies over generations.
Genetic Drift
200
A system that does not allow transfer of matter, but allows transfer of energy is called:
A closed system
200
Gravitational forces from this celestial body is the main reason for ocean tides on Earth
The moon
200
In CHEM 121, the Molecular Orbital theory was introduced to help explain bonding in molecules such as O2, H2O, and C2. Given this cartesian coordinate axis, what are the p orbitals responsible for the pi-bonding and pi-antibonding molecular orbitals in O2
Px and Pz
200
What is the actual name of the “Harry Potter room” in IKB?
Riddington Room
300
This area of the brain is responsible for emotions such as fear
The Amygdala
300
What is the derivative of ecos(x^2) ?
-2xecos(x^2)sin(x2)
300
This misnomer is the name of the world’s largest fish alive today
The whale shark
(Rhincodon typus)
300
This molecule is known to be the most abundant enzyme on earth. It makes up 20-25% of the soluble protein in leaves.
Rubisco/ RuBP carboxylase-oxygenase
300
The Woodward library has a collection of letters to and from this famous person
Charles Darwin
400
This represents the full range of environmental conditions that a species can occupy and use, without the presence of any limiting factors which could constrain the population
Fundamental Niche
400
A block of mass m is hanging off the ceiling using three strings, as shown. What is the tension in the left string?
mg/(sinθ + cosθtan⍺)
400
This is the reason for Mars’ distinct red colour
The oxidation/rusting of the iron in the soil
400
This type of organic species is involved in a reaction that includes initiation, propagation, and termination steps, often occurring in the presence of light or with the help of an initiator. Moreover, antioxidants are known to prevent the damage this harmful species can cause to tissues by neutralizing and “scavenging” them.
Free radicals
400
Before the name “Thunderbirds”, what was previously voted to be the name of UBC’s sports team?
The Seagulls
500
This is the most widely known and supported biological theory/hypothesis explaining the cause of Alzheimer’s Disease
Amyloid hypothesis/Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis
500
For the curve y2 = 5x4 − x2, what is dy/dx?
dy/dx = (10x3)/y - x/y
500
Reaching >10,000m deep, this part of the Mariana Trench is the deepest known part of Earth’s oceans
The Challenger Deep
500
The famous scientist, Vladimir Markovnikov, discovered the Markovnikov Rule which describes how in the addition of a protic acid (such as HCl or HBr) to an asymmetric alkene, the hydrogen atom of the acid adds to the carbon atom with fewer alkyl substituents, while the halogen adds to the carbon atom with more alkyl substituents. What is the name of the two-step reaction that can convert an alkene into an alcohol following an anti-Markovnikov syn addition?
Hydroboration
500
What historical remains is the Museum of Anthropology built on?
World War II artillery batteries