Science Qustions Essay

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1. What is the name of the biggest part of the human brain? | 2. The colored part of the human eye that controls how much light passes through the pupil is called the? | 3. What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment? | 4. The muscles found in the front of your thighs are known as what? | 5. True or false? The two chambers at the bottom of your heart are called ventricles. | 6. What substance are nails made of? | 7. What is the human body’s biggest organ? | 8. The innermost part of bones contains what? | 9. True or false? An adult human body has over 500 bones. | 10. How many lungs does the human body have? | 11. Another name for your voice box is the? | 12. The two holes in your nose are called? | 13. Your tongue is home to special structures that allow you to experience tastes such as sour, sweet, bitter and salty, what is their name? | 14. The bones that make up your spine are called what? | 15. The shape of DNA is known as? | 16. The flow of blood through your heart and around your body is called? | 17. The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called what? | 18. What is the name of the long pipe that shifts food from the back of your throat down to your stomach? | 19. True or false? Your ears are important when it comes to staying balanced. | 20. The outside layer of skin on the human body is called the? |

1. The cerebrum | 2. Iris | 3. Melanin | 4. Quadriceps | 5. True | 6. Keratin | 7. The skin | 8. Bone marrow | 9. False (there are 206) | 10. 2 | 11. Larynx | 12. Nostrils | 13. Taste buds | 14. Vertebrae | 15. A double helix | 16. Circulation | 17. Ribs | 18. The esophagus | 19. True | 20. Epidermis |

1. Now that Pluto is no longer included, how many planets are there in the Solar System? | 2. What is the smallest planet in the Solar System? | 3. What is the largest planet in the Solar System? | 4. What is the hottest planet in the Solar System? | 5. The sixth planet from the Sun features an extensive ring system, what is the name of this planet? | 6. The chemical element uranium was named after what planet? | 7. What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun? | 8. What is the second smallest planet in the solar system? | 9. What planet is closest in size to Earth? | 10. The moon Titan orbits what planet? | 11. What planet is nicknamed the ‘Red Planet’? | 12. True or false? Neptune is larger than Saturn. | 13. The Galilean moons orbit what planet? | 14. What planet is closest to the Sun? | 15. What is the seventh planet from the Sun? | 16. True or false? Venus has more atmospheric pressure than Earth? | 17. Triton is the largest moon of what planet? | 18. What is the brightest planet in the night sky? | 19. What is the third planet from the Sun? | 20. Phobos and Deimos are moons of what planet? |

1. 8 | 2. Mercury | 3. Jupiter | 4. Venus | 5. Saturn | 6. Uranus | 7. Neptune | 8. Mars | 9. Venus | 10. Saturn | 11. Mars | 12. False | 13. Jupiter | 14. Mercury | 15. Uranus | 16. True | 17. Neptune | 18. Venus | 19. Earth | 20. Mars |

1. Which famous scientist introduced the idea of natural selection? | 2. A person who studies biology is known as a? | 3. Botany is the study of? | 4. Can frogs live in salt water? | 5. True or false? The common cold is caused by a virus. | 6. Animals which eat both plants and other animals are known as what? | 7. Bacterial infections in humans can be treated with what? | 8. A single piece of coiled DNA is known as a? | 9. A group of dog offspring is known as a? | 10. The area of biology devoted to the study of fungi is known as? | 11. What is the name of the process used by plants to convert sunlight into food? | 12. The death of every member of a particular species is known as what? | 13. The process of pasteurization is named after which famous French microbiologist? | 14. True or false? A salamander is a warm blooded animal? | 15. A change of the DNA in