2 nd Semester Challenge

1. 2nd Semester Challenge • Directions: After each question, write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. You will be given about 30 seconds per questions. The group with the most correct answers will win.

2. Evolution6 questions

3. 1 of 30) Place the letters of the fossils in order of oldest to youngest. A D E B C

4. 2 of 30) Which two vestigial structures indicates humans once had a more plant-rich diet?

5. 3 of 30) If you had the bacteria infection growing in the picture below, name all the antibiotics you could use to treat the infection.

6. 4 of 30) Name the type of isolation that prevents reproduction due to differing mating rituals.

7. 5 of 30) Two part question:a) What are differences within a population called? b) What are differences that aid survival?

8. 6 of 30) Name the hypothesis that explains the formation of our solar system from gravity and gases in outer space.

9. Ecology6 questions

10. 7 of 30) Identify the stages of the water cycle from the choices below. Choices: Evaporation Infiltration Transpiration Condensation Run-off Precipitation

11. 8 of 30) Two part question:A) The ozone layer is thinning because of which man-made chemical?B) What is striking the earth as a result of the thinning ozone layer?

12. 9 of 30) Place the vocabulary letters in order of smallest to largest? A) Ecosystem B) Universe C) Population D) Galaxy E) Biome F) Community G) Biosphere H) Solar System

13. 10 of 30) Lightning plays a role of breaking chemical bonds during which nutrient cycle?

14. 11 of 30) Epiphytes are plants that live and grow atop trees. The epiphytes use the larger tree as a surface to grow but don’t help nor harm the larger tree. Which type of symbiosis is this?

15. 12 of 30) How many kcal would get to the snake?

16. Physiology6 questions

17. 13 of 30) Label the eye diagram. F Choices: Retina Cornea Pupil Cochlea Optic nerve Iris Lens

18. 14 of 30) Three part question.A) Name the body system pictured.B) Which letter identifies the hypothalamus?C) Which component of homeostasis does the hypothalamus control?

19. 15 of 30) Label the objects of the neuron below. Choices: Neurotransmitters Impulse Plasma membrane Vesicle Schwann cell Synapse Receptor

20. 16 of 30) Label the 3 main parts of a neuron. A C B

21. 17 of 30) List the blood type/s that a person with AB- Blood can receive.

22. 18 of 30) Name the proteins found on the surface of cells to help identify them as belonging to yourself.

23. Classification2 questions

24. 19 of 30) Besides the animal kingdom, which other kingdom is 100% heterotrophic?

25. 20 of 30) Humans and chimps share the same “order” of classification called Primates. Besides their “order” which other levels of classification do they have in common?

26. Microorganisms5 questions

27. 21 of 30) The picture below shows an amoeba. Which part does the arrow identify?

28. 22 of 30) Label the four parts of the fungus diagram.

29. 23 of 30) Two part question:a) What is the outer covering of a virus called?b) What is it made from?

30. 24 of 30) Two part question:a) Reverse transcriptase is which type of molecule?b) Which group of viruses contain reverse transcriptase?

31. 25 of 30) Name the three groups of Archaebacteria and why they are considered extreme.

32. Plants4 questions

33. 26 of 30) Three part question:a) Name the diploid stage in the life of a plant.b) What will this stage in the life of a plant create?c) Which type of plant is diagrammed below?

34. 27 of 30) Label the parts of the flower diagram. Choices: Petal Ovary Carpel Stamen Sepal Stigma Anther

35. 28 of 30) Name two groups of plants that are seedless.

36. 29 of 30) Fill in the cladogram for the 4 types of plants below. Choices: Seed producing Vascular Seedless Multicellular Fruits Non-vascular Cones

37. Grab Bag: 1 Question

38. 30 of 30) What is the best selling fiction book of all-time? Click here to see the top 100 list.

39. Exchange your answers

40. 1 of 30) Place the letters of the fossils in order of oldest to youngest. 1 2 3 4 5 A D E B C

41. 2 of 30) Which two vestigial structures indicates humans once had a more plant-rich diet? Appendix, Wisdom teeth

42. 3 of 30)If you had the bacteria infection growing in the picture below, name all the antibiotics you could use to treat the infection.

43. 4 of 30) Name the type of isolation that prevents reproduction due to differing mating rituals. Behavioral

44. 5 of 30) Two part question:a) What are differences within a population called?b) What are differences that aid survival? variation adaptation

45. 6 of 30) Name the hypothesis that explains the formation of our solar system from gravity and gases in outer space. Nebula hypothesis

46. 7 of 30) Identify the stages of the water cycle from the choices below. Choices: Evaporation Infiltration Transpiration Condensation Run-off Precipitation

47. 8 of 30) Two part question:A) The ozone layer is thinning because of which man-made chemical?B) What is striking the earth as a result of the thinning ozone layer? CFCs UV energy

48. 9 of 30) Place the vocabulary letters in order of smallest to largest? C) Population F) Community A) Ecosystem E) Biome G) Biosphere H) Solar System D) Galaxy B) Universe

49. 10 of 30) Lightning plays a role of breaking chemical bonds during which nutrient cycle? Nitrogen

50. 11 of 30) Epiphytes are plants that live and grow atop trees. The epiphytes use the larger tree as a surface to grow but don’t help nor harm the larger tree. Which type of symbiosis is this? Commensalism