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Biology (Geeky Round)

1

Louis Pasteur created the first two vaccines for what two diseases?
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Rabies and Anthrax.
He's also responsible for the process named after him, Pasteurization

2

How many ranks are there in the hierarchy of biological classification?
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Eight
(Domain, Kingdom, Phyllum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species)

3

DNA is short for what?
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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

4

What is the most common element in the human body?
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Oxygen makes up almost 63% of our bodies

5

People with Sickle Cell Anemia are more likely to be resistant to what disease?
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The mutation that causes Sickle Cell also makes that person immune to Malaria.

6

Water bears are an informal name for what creatures?
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Tardigardes.
They're eight legged water dwelling microanimals.

7

In 2019, horseshoe crabs were added to what class alongside mites and ticks?
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Arachnids

8

Forest, Tundra, Grassland, and Desert are all types of what?
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Biomes

9

Whales, dolphins, and porpoises belong to what group?
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Cetaceans

10

What disease was certified as eradicated in December 1979?
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Thanks to widespread adoption of the vaccine, Small Pox no longer exists in the wild.

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