Microbiology
This was the first antibiotic discovered in 1928 by Dr. Alexander Fleming
What is penicilin?
This gas is absorbed by plants during photosynthesis?
What is CO2? or What is carbon dioxide?
This is a diagram used in genetics to predict the genotypic and phenotypic outcomes of a genetic cross. Usually a grid.
What is a Punnett Square?
This club is the Pre-Med/Vet/Dental club that hosts events to help students prepare for Graduate School
What is SCRUBS?
This is the largest bone in the body
What is the femur
This is the branch of biology that focuses on the study of fungi, which includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms
What is mycology
This renewable energy source uses the Earth's internal heat
What is geothermal energy?
What is astrobiology?
This is a Design Team that specializes in biology and its applications. They have worked with diverse topics such as biomining and early breast cancer detection.
What is iGEM?
This organ contains the malleus, incus, and stapes
What is the ear?
This test was developed by its namesake Danish physician. It is a differential staining technique used to classify the two main groups of bacteria into positive and negative.
What is the Gram stain? or What is the Gram test?
These organisms obtain energy by using inorganic substrates, usually minerals.
What are lithotrophs?
These are specialized proteins that are found in cell membranes. They act as a channel that allows water to pass through them, while blocking larges solutes.
What are aquaporins?
This club is the catch all for all types of biology. They host game nights and other chill activities.
What is Helix?
This is an undifferentiated cell that has the ability to divide and produce more undifferentiated cells or differentiate into specialized cells. They possess the 2 key properties of self-renewal and differentiation.
What are stem cells?
This is a substance used to stimulate immunity to speficic infectious diseases or pathogens. It usually is prepared using an inactivated or weakened form of the causitive agent.
What is a vaccine?
What is the largest organism (collective) on Earth. It is about 3.5 square miles and is estimated to be about 8,000 years old.
What is Armillaria ostoyae? or What is the humongous fungus? or What is honey fungus?
This is the trinucleotide sequence found on tRNA that is complementary to the corresponding sequence in the mRNA during protein synthesis.
What is an anticodon?
This club is the Biology Honors Society. They host study groups and also community service events.
What is Phi Sigma?
These are the primary cell type found in the epidermis which produces its namesake pigment.
What are keratinocytes?
What disease was discovered to be transmitted through contaminated water when John Snow mapped the deaths caused by it. He correlated the deaths with the location of water pumps, showing that it was spread through drinking water.
What is cholera?
This is an area of significantly reduced rainfall behind a mountainous region on the leeward side of the mountain, facing away from the winds.
What is a rain shadow? or What is a rain shadow desert?
This is a cellular process that allows a single gene to produce multiple protein variants by joining exons in different combinations, which significantly increases the protein diversity. It contains many types such as exon skipping, intron retention, and mutually exclusive exons.
What is alternative splicing?
Which club outside of the Biology Department (SCRUBS, Helix, Phi Sigma, and iGEM), has the most members involved in our Bio Clubs?
Alpha Chi Sigma (chem honors) or Fire Club or EcoMiners or even STUCO also Sustainability Club
What is vitamin K?