I am both worn by a tree, and a symbol of royalty. Even a coin can describe me. What am I?

Despite my size I'm a source of power I'm in a cell, but you need not cower! You might know of my skills supreme From a schoolbook or from a meme.

brown and smooth, meant to soothe, though I prefer it a little more rocky. used many a way, from sauces to saute, I make things divine. alone I am fine, paired with a figurative log and ants, I am the missing piece.

Thales of Miletus studied some aspects with amber and with certain types of rocks. Maxwell put it all together in four tidy equations. It is the dominant force in the interactions of atoms and molecules. Start with how democracies select their leaders. Next is a legal acronym to stop a harmful act. Next is slang for something wonderful, then the thing a basketball goes through. Finish with the singular of are and a single letter by itself.

Don't eat this hue if snow If you do, you'll feel low A coward and the sun, Both share the same one!