Biology Jeopardy

1. Biology Jeopardy

2. Genetics - $100 It’s the advantage that sexually reproducing organisms have over asexually reproducing organisms. A – Genetic variation B – Genetic stability C – Increased fertilization rate D – Increased reproductive rate

3. Genetics - $100 A – What is genetic variation? $$$

4. Genetics - $200 A cloned plant has a diploid chromosome number of 12. It’s the diploid chromosome number of the plant cell that was used to produce the cloned plant. A – 6 B – 12 C – 18 D – 24

5. Genetics - $200 B - What is 12? $$$

6. Genetics - $300 Hitchhiker’s thumb (H) is dominant to no hitchhiker’s thumb (h). A woman without hitchhiker’s thumb marries a man that is heterozygous for hitchhiker’s thumb. It is the probable genotypic ratio of their children. A – 0% Hh : 100% hh B – 50% Hh : 50% hh C – 75% Hh : 25% hh D – 100% Hh : 0% hh

7. Genetics - $300 B - What is 50% Hh : 50% hh? $$$

8. Genetics - $400 In some plants, when the soil pH is >7 blue flowers are produced and when the soil pH is <7 pink flowers are produced. It’s the best explanation for the color changes in these plants. A – Multiple alleles determine the color of the flowers. B – The change in flower color is the result of a mutation. C – Polygenic inheritance produces the different flower colors. D – The environment influences the expression of the gene for flower color.

9. Genetics - $400 D - What is “The environment influences the expression of the gene for flower color?” $$$

10. Genetics - $500 This illustration represents samples of DNA that were cut during DNA fingerprinting in a crime lab. It’s the accurate description of the creation of these bands of DNA. A – DNA polymerases are used to cut the DNA randomly. B – Restriction enzymes are used to cut the DNA randomly. C – DNA polymerases are used to cut the DNA at specific sites. D – Restriction enzymes are used to cut the DNA at specific sites.

11. Genetics - $500 D - What is “Restriction enzymes are used to cut the DNA at specific sites?” $$$

12. The Central Dogma - $100 This is where transcription takes place. A – In the cytoplasm. B – At the ribosomes. C – In the nucleus. D – Across the cell membrane.

13. The Central Dogma - $100 C – What is “In the nucleus?” $$$

14. The Central Dogma - $200 They are the materials required for transcription. A – DNA, DNA polymerase III, initiation sequence, helicase B – ribosome, mRNA, tRNA, amino acids C – DNA, RNA polymerase, adenine, uracil, guanine, cytosine D – RNA, RNA polymerase, adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine

15. The Central Dogma - $200 C – What is DNA, RNA polymerase, adenine, uracil, guanine, cytosine? $$$

16. The Central Dogma - $300 It’s the difference between DNA replication and transcription. A – DNA replication copies the DNA during the S phase of mitosis and transcription makes mRNA copy of the genes. B – DNA replication makes an RNA copy of the genes and transcription copies the DNA during the G1 phase of mitosis. C – DNA replication copies the DNA during the G1 phase of mitosis and transcription makes a tRNA copy of the genes. D – DNA replication copies the genes during the G2 phase of mitosis and transcription makes a DNA copy of the introns.

17. The Central Dogma - $300 A – What is “DNA replication copies the DNA during the S phase of mitosis and transcription makes mRNA copy of the genes?” $$$

18. The Central Dogma - $400 It’s the amino acid sequence of the mRNA sequence AUGCACGCAGUGUAA. A – Met, His, Pro, Iso, Gly B – Met, His, Ala, Val C – Met, Thr, Asp, Lys, Ser D – Met, His, Leu, Cys, Glu

19. The Central Dogma - $400 B – What is Met, His, Ala, Val? $$$

20. The Central Dogma - $500 It’s the amino acid sequence of the DNA sequence TACGTTACCCAT. A – Met, Val, Ser, Val B – Met, His, Ala, Val C – Met, Glu, Try, Val D – Met, Glu, Ala, Iso

21. The Central Dogma - $500 C - What is Met, Glu, Try, Val? $$$

22. Biodiversity - $100 The crab Lybia tessellata carries a pair of sea anemones on its claws. It uses the sea anemone’s stinging tentacles as protection and the sea anemones feed on particles the crab leaves behind. It is the symbiotic relationship this illustrates. A – Commensalism B – Mutualism C – Parasitism D – Predation

23. Biodiversity - $100 B - What is mutualism? $$$

24. Biodiversity - $200 This graph represents the changes in human population over a period of 2000 years. It’s what can be concluded from the graph. A – Growth was constant over the last 2000 years. B – Growth was exponential over the last 200 years. C – Growth reached carrying capacity around 1900. D – Growth will level off around 2010.

25. Biodiversity - $200 B - What is “Growth was exponential over the last 200 years?” $$$

26. Biodiversity - $300 It’s the graph that represents the maximum carrying capacity of a bacterial colony.

27. Biodiversity - $300 C - What is…? $$$

28. Biodiversity - $400 In an ecosystem, it’s the most likely reason for an increase in the producer population if there is an increase in the carnivore population A – Fewer herbivores B – Higher temperatures C – Less food D – More oxygen

29. Biodiversity - $400 A - What is fewer herbivores? $$$

30. Biodiversity - $500 This diagram shows the carbon flow in an ecosystem. It will most likely occur if decomposers are removed. A – Atmospheric CO2 will increase. B – Atmospheric CO2 will decrease. C – CO2 used by producers will increase. D – CO2 needed by consumers will decrease.

31. Biodiversity - $500 B - What is “atmospheric CO2 will decrease?” $$$

32. Cells - $100 It is the organelle that is NOT membrane bound. A – ribosome B – nucleus C – endoplasmic reticulum D – golgi apparatus

33. Cells - $100 A - What is a ribosome? $$$

34. Cells - $200 It’s membrane is attached to the nuclear membrane. A – Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum B – Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum C – Golgi Apparatus D – Lysosome

35. Cells - $200 B - What is the Rough ER? $$$

36. Cells - $300 It is present in plant and animal cells and produces ATP through the process of respiration. A – DNA B – Chloroplasts C – Mitochondria D – Glycoproteins

37. Cells - $300 C - What are mitochondria? $$$

38. Cells - $400 It’s the process that ALWAYS involves the movement of materials from inside the cell to outside the cell. A – Phagocytosis B – Endocytosis C – Diffusion D – Exocytosis

39. Cells - $400 D - What is exocytosis? $$$

40. Cells - $500 It is the organelle that binds to mRNA and captures tRNA molecules in the process of protein synthesis. A – Lysosomes B – Ribosomes C – Transmembrane glycoproteins D – Nuclear pores

41. Cells - $500 B - What are ribosomes? $$$

42. Plants - $100 6CO2 + 6H2O  C6H12O6 + 6O2 A – Decomposition Reaction B – Single Replacement Reaction C – Photosynthesis D – Respiration

43. Plants - $100 C - What is photosynthesis? $$$

44. Plants - $200 Of the two main phases of photosynthesis, it’s the first phase. A – Light dependent reactions B – Calvin Cycle C – Light independent reactions D – Krebs Cycle

45. Plants - $200 A - What are the light dependent reactions. $$$

46. Plants - $300 They are the molecules that supply energy to the Calvin cycle. A – ATP and NADPH B – ADP and NADP+ C – ATP and NADP+ D – ADP and NADPH

47. Plants - $300 A - What are ATP and NADPH? $$$

48. Plants - $400 The Calvin cycle converts it into C6H12O6. A – CO B – H2O C – CO2 D – CO2 and H2O.

49. Plants - $400 D - What are CO2 and H2O? $$$

50. Plants - $500 It’s the order of the light dependent reactions. A – Photosystem II, Electron Transport Chain, Photosystem I, ATP Synthase B – Photosystem I, Photosystem II, Electron transport Chain, ATP Synthase C – Photosystem I, Photosystem II, ATP Synthase, Electron Transport Chain D – Photosystem II, Photosystem I, Electron Transport Chain, ATP Synthase