Science_Bee_IAC_2022

The Hylonomous was the earliest known member of this class, which split off from birds around 65 million years ago. Members of this class of animal are cold-blooded and usually covered in scutes or scales. For the point, name this class of animals that includes turtles, lizards, and snakes.

According to ancient Greek-Egyptian scientist Ptolomy, this object was the center of the universe. This object’s only moon likely occurred when another object, Theia, collided with this planet. For the point, name this third planet from the sun, where we are right now.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The pistil and stamen are found within this structure, which also include sporangia for the distribution of spores. The only plants that possess these objects are angiosperms. For the point, name these colorful reproductive structures of certain plants, also called blossoms.

It's not Aquarius, but a meteor shower named for this constellation is produced by Halley’s comet. A feature in this constellation is formed by the stars Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka, and this constellation’s brightest stars are Rigel and Betelgeuse. A mythological hunter names, for the point, what constellation with a famous belt?

This molecule is rapidly copied in the lab technique PCR, and the enzyme helicase splits this molecule before it is replicated by a polymerase. This molecule contains adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine. For the point, name this double-helix structure that contains genetic information.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The warming effect of this natural phenomenon has increased the biodiversity of areas like Nantucket. The Antilles Current connects with this phenomenon at the intersection of the Florida Strait. For the point, name this warm ocean current that originates in the southern US and makes its way along the eastern coastline through the North Atlantic.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Two of these particles behave as a boson in a Cooper pair, and these particles name the most stable flavor of neutrino. These particles and stable leptons possess antiparticles called positrons, and these particles are the quanta and force carrier of the electromagnetic force. For the point, name these negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus of an atom.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

This quantity is proportional to temperature, but inversely proportional to pressure from the combined gas law. This quantity has a value of 22.4 for one mole of an ideal gas. For the point, name this quantity describing the space occupied by a substance, usually expressed in liters.

Elevated levels of free fatty acids are a risk factor for resistance to this hormone. The effect of this hormone is opposed by glucagon, and this hormone is released by beta cells in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. For the point, name this hormone involved in blood sugar modulation, which is often taken by people with type 1 diabetes.

AFFF and CAFS are compounds used for this task that are usually manifested as foam. Portable devices used for this task most commonly contain compressed CO2 and dry ABC powder. Extinguishers and water are used in, for the point, what task commonly performed by first responders using a hose?