General Science Questions

Cellulose is closely related to sugar and rated as a carbohydrate, which means that it is a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The woody trunk of a tree is no more than dead cell walls.

Trunk of a tree refers to the main wooden axis of a tree that supports the branches and is supported by and directly attached to the roots. The molecule that makes it sturdy is cellulose.

J. J. Thomson discovered electrons in the year 1897.

Ernest Rutherford discovered protons in 1911.

James Chadwick discovered neutrons.

A pure solid and a pure liquid are definitely a single phase because they are so united, or homogeneous. This leads to a homogeneous mixture also being a single phase.

Hence, the option that cannot be considered a single phase is A. a heterogeneous mixture.

The distance between two genes is measured with a unit called map unit. One map unit is equivalent to 1% recombination frequency.

Satellites orbit the earth at a speed of 28,000 kmph.

Satellites that are further away actually travel slower. The International Space Station has a Low Earth Orbit, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) above the earth's surface. Objects orbiting at that altitude travel about 28,000 kilometers per hour (17,500 miles per hour).

The current infection control guidelines from the CDC (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) are called Standard or Universal Precautions.

The given statement that "Most pathogenic bacteria are thermophiles" is FALSE.

The study or scientific study of the structure, development, and abnormalities of the teeth is called Odontology. The science that studies teeth and their surrounding tissues, especially the prevention and cure of their diseases is called Dentology.