SCIENTIFIC LAWS & THEORIES
The theory of general relativity has been verified through experiments involving this innermost planet
Mercury
Most species of this color-changing lizard are native to Africa, like Botswana's flap-necked variety
chameleons
The best of the best, also repetitive in French
crème de la crème
Listen, pal, this 3-letter protuberance on a stem may develop into a flower or leaf
a bud
With a pillow & mattress made from this "spring-back" foam; perhaps you recall that engineer Charles Yost invented it
memory foam
John Von Neumann pioneered game theory, starting by analyzing this game where bluffing is commonplace
poker
This North American marsupial has a gestation period of as little as 12 days
an opossum
A chef of great skill, or the famed cooking school in Paris where Julia Child trained, the only woman in her class
Cordon Bleu
The jumping cholla species of this has detachable spines with barbs that resemble a porcupine's quill
a cactus
The pineal gland in my brain is secreting the right amount of this hormone that's also an antioxidant, so just fine
melatonin
The third law of thermodynamics says entropy tends to reduce as the temperature approaches this 2-word state
absolute zero
Despite being apex predators, great white sharks are hunted by these cetaceans, which remove & eat their livers
killer whales (orcas)
The kid isn't really escaping from the picture frame; it's this style, meant to fool the eye
trompe-l'œil
In seed-bearing plants, this fine-grained stuff contains the male gametes
pollen
Better now that I've got these window coverings that sound like they simulate a power outage to stop all light from coming in
blackout curtains
This British doc who developed germ theory was the son of a microscope pioneer also named Joseph
(Joseph) Lister
Adult insects have 6 legs, all attached to this body section
the thorax
Full discretionary power or freedom, like being handed a blank paper
carte blanche
The word for a flower's collection of petals, it's also Toyota's all-time bestselling car
a corolla
Really well after a hot bath infused with the essential oil of this fragrant purple flower, a noted natural sleep aid
lavender
Legend says this Greek ran naked through Syracuse after discovering his buoyancy principle
Archimedes
Sea parrot is another name for this Atlantic seabird with black-&-white plumage & a triangular bill
a puffin
A passionate plea, it literally translates as "cry of the heart"
cri de coeur
The business part of this plant, Dionaea muscipula, consists of 2 hinged lobes triggered by hair-like sensors
a Venus flytrap
Like millions of other Americans with the mask known by this 4-letter name to combat my sleep apnea
a CPAP