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100

You can find nucleotides in

DNA

100

What are mushrooms and other fungi responsible for breaking down dead organic matter called?

Decomposers

100

A chart that shows the possible gene combinations is called a

 Punnet Square

100

Pigs can be found on every continent except for this one

Antarctica

100

What building is the oldest on campus?

Carrington Hall

200

What chemical bond is the strongest?

Covalent bonds

200

What is the ultimate source of energy for all organisms in life?

The sun

200

In a base pair, what does C stand for?

Cytosine

200

What is the closest living relative to the T-Rex?

Chicken

200

What was the school’s name before it became Missouri State University?

Southwest Missouri State University

300

Proteins are formed by amino acids connected by

peptide bonds

300

Name an organism that is an autotroph?

Algae

300

All human BODY CELLS contain this many chromosomes

46

300

What do you call a group of porcupines?

A prickle

300

Which dorm used to have a pool in it’s backyard?

Freddy

400

These molecules are the primary building blocks of the plasma membrane in cells

Lipids

400

What is the release of water vapor from the leaves of trees called?

Transpiration

400

Having two of the same genes for a certain trait is called

homozygous

400

When turned upside down, what ocean-dweller immediately goes into a trance-like state?

Shark

400

What proud MSU alum actor is the campus ampitheater named after?

John Goodman

500

Place the following steps in the correct sequence: 1-Staining; 2-Making a smear; 3-fixing

2,3,1

500

What percentage of energy is passed from one organism to the next in a food chain?

10%

500

Different versions of the same gene are known as

Allele

500

This animal is the largest land predator in Australia

The dingo

500

What Building was the original library on campus?

Cheek Hall