Science Quiz Bee: Human Body and Nature

What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment?

• Hyaluronic Acid

• Collagen

• Melanin

• Keratin

The muscles found in the front of your thighs are known as what?

• Triceps

• Quadriceps

• Hamstrings

• Biceps

True or false? The two chambers at the bottom of your heart are called ventricles.

• Not Sure

• Maybe

• True

• False

The bones that make up your spine are called what?

• Patella

• Clavicle

• Femur

• Vertebrae

What is the network of interactions that link together the living and non-living parts of an environment called?

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Habitat

• Population

When living organisms move from one biome to another, it is called?

• Evolution

• Adaptation

• Hibernation

• Migration

What is the total mass of living organisms in a certain area called?

• Biomass

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposer

• Trophic Level

What is the lowest theoretical temperature where all molecular activities cease to continue?

• Freezing Point

• Condensation

• Absolute Zero

• Sublime

What is the process in green plants and some bacteria during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll-containing molecules and converted to chemical energy called?

• Photosynthesis

• Oxygen

• Chloroplast

• Chlorophyll

What is the increase in temperature caused when the atmosphere absorbs incoming solar radiation but blocks outgoing thermal radiation called?

• Greenhouse Effect

• Acid Rain

• Ozone

• Sustainability