STEM Connection: Marie Maynard Daly

Marie Maynard Daly was the first African American woman to graduate with a Ph.D. in which field in the United States?

• Physics

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Mathematics

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What do biochemists study?

• The properties of matter of living things

• The properties of stars

• The properties of rocks

• The properties of water

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What did Marie Maynard Daly learn about unhealthy foods?

• They could cause heart disease

• They could make you taller

• They could improve eyesight

• They could make you run faster

Eating too many fatty and sugary foods can make it hard for which organ to do its job?

• Heart

• Liver

• Brain

• Stomach

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Thanks to Marie Maynard Daly, we know why it is important to eat what kind of foods?

• Healthy foods

• Spicy foods

• Sweet foods

• Salty foods

Eating healthy foods helps keep our hearts what?

• Strong

• Weak

• Tired

• Slow

Marie Maynard Daly was a biochemist from which state?

• Texas

• New York

• Ohio

• Florida

What did Marie Maynard Daly study about different foods?

• What they do to our bodies

• How they taste

• How they are cooked

• How they are grown

Biochemists are scientists who study what?

• Living things

• Planets

• Machines

• Buildings

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Marie Maynard Daly was the first African American woman to graduate with a Ph.D. in chemistry in which country?

• United States

• France

• Germany

• Italy