Life science trivia

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• Which best describes the work done by the stomata of a leaf?Plants
• Which is an example of a plant that reproduces by spores rather than seeds?Plants
• Which is the condition most seeds need in order to begin germinating?Plants
• Which best describes the work done by a plant's roots?Plants
• Which organ has most to do with the making of seeds and fruit in a plant?Plants
• In most plants, in which organ does photosynthesis mainly take place?Plants
• Which tissue carries water and mineral nutrients taken up by the roots toward the leaves?Plants
• Which tissue carries organic food such as the sugars made by photosynthesis to the various parts of a plant?Plants
• The stem holds up a plant's leaves and flowers and serves as the path along which substances move.Plants
• The xylem is the path that carries food made in the leaves back down to the roots.Plants
• The phloem carries the organic food made by photosynthesis to the various parts of a plant.Plants
• The stomata of a leaf are the openings through which carbon dioxide and oxygen pass in and out.Plants
• Transpiration, the loss of water as vapour from the leaves, helps water move from the roots to the leaves.Plants
• Every plant reproduces by making seeds.Plants
• In photosynthesis a plant takes in oxygen and gives out only carbon dioxide.Plants
• Which gas does a plant take in during photosynthesis?Plants
• Which pigment makes a plant's leaves look green?Plants
• A plant's roots are the part that takes in sunlight and makes food.Plants
• The flower is the organ in which a plant stores water.Plants
• Given the right conditions, a seed can sprout and grow into a new plant.Plants
• Which microorganism is behind the tangy taste that develops as kimchi ripens?Microbes and immunity
• Which immune cell makes antibodies?Microbes and immunity
• Which cell helps mount a faster immune response when the same pathogen invades after a vaccination?Microbes and immunity
• Which pathogen do antibiotics mainly target?Microbes and immunity
• What must a virus use in order to multiply?Microbes and immunity
• Who discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic, in a blue-green mold?Microbes and immunity
• What do we call, collectively, living things too small to see with the naked eye?Microbes and immunity
• Which microorganism is mainly used in the fermentation that makes bread dough rise?Microbes and immunity
• Which microorganism is used to ferment milk into yogurt?Microbes and immunity
• Which of the following is a good example of a disease caused by a virus?Microbes and immunity
• An antibiotic is a drug that directly treats viral infections such as the common cold.Microbes and immunity
• All microorganisms do nothing but harm to people.Microbes and immunity
• Bacteria can carry out metabolism and multiply only once inside a host cell.Microbes and immunity
• A virus has its own protein-making machinery and multiplies by itself without a host.Microbes and immunity
• An antibody binds a particular antigen and so aids the immune response.Microbes and immunity
• Using antibiotics often where they are not needed can increase antibiotic-resistant bacteria.Microbes and immunity
• Memory cells help mount a faster immune response when the same antigen comes in again.Microbes and immunity
• A vaccine is only a cure that heals a disease already caught on the spot, and it is not used for prevention.Microbes and immunity
• Yeast is a microorganism belonging to the fungi.Microbes and immunity
• Lactic acid bacteria are a kind of bacteria.Microbes and immunity
• Which digestive organ mixes food with its own juices and breaks it down?The human body
• Which muscle makes up the wall of the heart and contracts without our willing it?The human body
• Which organ absorbs most of the nutrients from digested food?The human body
• Which part of the brain matters most for balance in movement and for keeping posture?The human body
• Which blood cell takes part in stopping infection by devouring bacteria that enter the body?The human body
• Which part of the brain is chiefly in charge of higher mental work such as memory and judgement?The human body
• About how many bones are there in an adult human body?The human body
• Which organ sends blood around the whole body?The human body
• Which organ makes the bile that helps digest fat?The human body
• Which organ takes in oxygen and sends out carbon dioxide as we breathe?The human body
• The kidneys take part in filtering the blood and passing waste and surplus water out as urine.The human body
• Muscles move the bones by contracting and relaxing.The human body
• Arteries and veins are told apart by whether the blood in them holds much oxygen or little.The human body
• The skin serves to protect the inside of the body from the world outside.The human body
• Red blood cells carry oxygen using haemoglobin.The human body
• The nervous system carries information between the body's organs using electrical signals and the like.The human body
• A vein is a blood vessel in which blood flows in the direction leaving the heart.The human body
• The lungs are the digestive organ that breaks food into small pieces and absorbs nutrients.The human body
• The heart is the respiratory organ that filters oxygen out of the air we breathe in.The human body
• The basic sense organs of a human being are only two, the eyes and the ears.The human body