© Mark E. Damon - All Rights ReservedBiological Diversity Created by Mark E Damon ©2001 Modified by Cathy Schneider

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved

Biological DiversityBiological Diversity

Created by Mark E Damon ©2001 Modified by Cathy Schneider


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Plants

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Round 2

Final Jeopardy


$100$100

The number and variety of organisms.

The number and variety of organisms.


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What is biological diversity (or just biodiversity)?

What is biological diversity (or just biodiversity)?


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High diversity index.High diversity index.


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An area that has many different kinds of species but small population of

each kind.

An area that has many different kinds of species but small population of

each kind.


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Species.Species.


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What is a group of organisms that have similar adaptations and can produce young who can also

reproduce?

What is a group of organisms that have similar adaptations and can produce young who can also

reproduce?


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When species have changed into a variety of different but similar

species possible due to having to adapt to different environment or

food.

When species have changed into a variety of different but similar

species possible due to having to adapt to different environment or

food.


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What is speciation? What is speciation?


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A bird’s beak, a rabbit’s fur and a mountain goat’s hooves would be

considered __ adaptations.

A bird’s beak, a rabbit’s fur and a mountain goat’s hooves would be

considered __ adaptations.


$500$500

What is structural adaptations?What is structural adaptations?


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Two characteristics of asexual reproduction.

Two characteristics of asexual reproduction.


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What is:

-only one parent supplies genetic information

-offspring identical to parent

What is:

-only one parent supplies genetic information

-offspring identical to parent


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Bacteria will use this form of asexual reproduction by splitting

in half.

Bacteria will use this form of asexual reproduction by splitting

in half.


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What is binary fission?What is binary fission?


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A clone.A clone.


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What is an offspring that is identical to the parent?

What is an offspring that is identical to the parent?


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When a parent produces an offspring by growing one off its body that will break off after it

develops.

When a parent produces an offspring by growing one off its body that will break off after it

develops.


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What is budding?What is budding?


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Fertilization that requires a lot of energy, produce few eggs and

rate of fertilization is high?

Fertilization that requires a lot of energy, produce few eggs and

rate of fertilization is high?


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What is internal fertilization?What is internal fertilization?


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Discrete variations.Discrete variations.


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What is a trait controlled by only one or two genes and have a

limited number of possibilities? (like blood type, tongue rolling)

What is a trait controlled by only one or two genes and have a

limited number of possibilities? (like blood type, tongue rolling)


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Traits.Traits.


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What is characteristics that have been passed on from parent to

offspring?

What is characteristics that have been passed on from parent to

offspring?


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A trait that will always surface if carried in their genes.

A trait that will always surface if carried in their genes.


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What is a dominant trait?What is a dominant trait?


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Traits that are affected by both genetics and the environment.Traits that are affected by both genetics and the environment.


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What is a continuous trait?What is a continuous trait?


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This describes someone’s genotypes.

This describes someone’s genotypes.


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What is Bb (or any letters representing the genes)?What is Bb (or any letters representing the genes)?


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Name this molecule.Name this molecule.


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What is DNA?What is DNA?


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Where DNA is found in the nucleus.

Where DNA is found in the nucleus.


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What are the chromosomes?What are the chromosomes?


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The other half of the DNA code:

ATTCGCTA.

The other half of the DNA code:

ATTCGCTA.


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What is

TAAGCGAT?

What is

TAAGCGAT?


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The division of somatic cells.The division of somatic cells.


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What is mitosis?What is mitosis?


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The number of chromosomes in a human body cell after mitosis.

The number of chromosomes in a human body cell after mitosis.


$500$500

What is 46 chromosomes?What is 46 chromosomes?


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When people breed organisms hoping to get desired traits.

When people breed organisms hoping to get desired traits.


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What is artificial selection or selective breeding?

What is artificial selection or selective breeding?


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Domestic organisms.Domestic organisms.


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What are organisms that have been tamed or live with humans?

(dogs, cats, cows, horses)

What are organisms that have been tamed or live with humans?

(dogs, cats, cows, horses)


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The islands where Darwin studied the adaptations in finches.

The islands where Darwin studied the adaptations in finches.


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What are the Galapagos islands?What are the Galapagos islands?


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Natural selection.Natural selection.


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What is when only the ones with best suited adaptations survive and pass their traits onto their

offspring?

What is when only the ones with best suited adaptations survive and pass their traits onto their

offspring?


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Disadvantage in selective breeding.

Disadvantage in selective breeding.


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What is variations slowly are reduced as the same traits are

breed over and over.

What is variations slowly are reduced as the same traits are

breed over and over.


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Another name for individual sex cells.

Another name for individual sex cells.


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What are gametes?What are gametes?


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Zygotes.Zygotes.


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What is the name for a cell that has just been fertilized?

What is the name for a cell that has just been fertilized?


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The male part of the flower that consists of the anther and the

filament.

The male part of the flower that consists of the anther and the

filament.


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What is a stamen?What is a stamen?


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The female part of the flower. (and what is the part that catches

the pollen)

The female part of the flower. (and what is the part that catches

the pollen)


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What is the pistil? (and the stigma)

What is the pistil? (and the stigma)


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Where the pollen is found.Where the pollen is found.


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What is the anther?What is the anther?


Topic 1

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Topic 3 Topic 4 Topic 5 Topic

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Plants

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$400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400

$600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600

$800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800

$1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000

Round 1

Final Jeopardy


$200$200

A bird pretending to have a broken wing to lure away

predators from her young would be considered a __ adaptation.

A bird pretending to have a broken wing to lure away

predators from her young would be considered a __ adaptation.


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What is a behavioral adaptation?What is a behavioral adaptation?


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Niche.Niche.


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What is

-what an organisms does

-where an organism lives?

What is

-what an organisms does

-where an organism lives?


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An organism with a broad niche and can adapt to different

situations.

An organism with a broad niche and can adapt to different

situations.


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What is a generalist?What is a generalist?


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The three types of symbiotic relationships.

The three types of symbiotic relationships.


$800$800

What is commensalisms, parasitism, and mutualism?

What is commensalisms, parasitism, and mutualism?


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The type of niche a specialist would live in.

The type of niche a specialist would live in.


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What is a narrow niche?What is a narrow niche?


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Two characteristics of sexual reproduction.

Two characteristics of sexual reproduction.


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What is:

-two parents supply genetic information

-offspring will have a combination of traits.

What is:

-two parents supply genetic information

-offspring will have a combination of traits.


$400$400

Bacterial conjugation.Bacterial conjugation.


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What is a form of sexual reproduction that exchanges

genetic material but no offspring are produced?

What is a form of sexual reproduction that exchanges

genetic material but no offspring are produced?


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Cuttings, runners, tubers and bulbs.

Cuttings, runners, tubers and bulbs.


$600$600

What are examples of asexual reproduction in plants?

What are examples of asexual reproduction in plants?


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Fertilization that requires little energy, produce many eggs but

the rate of fertilization is low.

Fertilization that requires little energy, produce many eggs but

the rate of fertilization is low.


$800$800

What is external fertilization?What is external fertilization?


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The importance of sexual reproduction.

The importance of sexual reproduction.


$1000$1000

What is creates variation within a species?

What is creates variation within a species?


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Mendel used this mathematical method of predicting what

possibilities would occur in traits.

Mendel used this mathematical method of predicting what

possibilities would occur in traits.


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What is a Punnett Square?What is a Punnett Square?


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A trait that will only surface when it is paired with another trait that

is the same.

A trait that will only surface when it is paired with another trait that

is the same.


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What is a recessive trait?What is a recessive trait?


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Examples like x-rays, pesticides, radiation that can causes

mutations to the DNA.

Examples like x-rays, pesticides, radiation that can causes

mutations to the DNA.


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What are mutagens?What are mutagens?


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Phenotype.Phenotype.


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What is the physical description of the trait (like blue eyes, having

dimples)?

What is the physical description of the trait (like blue eyes, having

dimples)?


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Cancer.Cancer.


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What can develop when cells begin to divide rapidly?

What can develop when cells begin to divide rapidly?


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An organism that has had DNA from another organism added to

it.

An organism that has had DNA from another organism added to

it.


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What is genetically engineered organism (or biotechnologies)?What is genetically engineered organism (or biotechnologies)?


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Meiosis.Meiosis.


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What is the division of the sex cells in an organism?

What is the division of the sex cells in an organism?


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An organism that has 28 chromosomes in their somatic

cells would have how many chromosomes in their cells after

meiosis.

An organism that has 28 chromosomes in their somatic

cells would have how many chromosomes in their cells after

meiosis.


$600$600

What is 14 chromosomes?What is 14 chromosomes?


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Transgenic organism.Transgenic organism.


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What is an animal that has had human genes placed in its cells?What is an animal that has had

human genes placed in its cells?


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Aquaculture.Aquaculture.


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What is fish farming?What is fish farming?


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Bioindicator species. Bioindicator species.


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What is large carnivores that seem to be affected first by

changes in their niche?

What is large carnivores that seem to be affected first by

changes in their niche?


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When an organism has completely disappeared from the

Earth.

When an organism has completely disappeared from the

Earth.


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What is extinct?What is extinct?


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Seed banks.Seed banks.


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What is saving a variety of seeds that are threatened?

What is saving a variety of seeds that are threatened?


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Protected areas.Protected areas.


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What is keeping an area natural to protect wildlife and habitat?

(like Jasper and Banff)

What is keeping an area natural to protect wildlife and habitat?

(like Jasper and Banff)


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Organisms that are extinct in certain areas of the world or may

only be found in zoos.

Organisms that are extinct in certain areas of the world or may

only be found in zoos.


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What is extirpated?What is extirpated?


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The type of reproduction when a plant self pollinates.

The type of reproduction when a plant self pollinates.


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What is sexual reproduction?What is sexual reproduction?


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When the pollen of one plant fertilizes a different plant.

When the pollen of one plant fertilizes a different plant.


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What is cross-pollination?What is cross-pollination?


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Methods of pollen being carried. Methods of pollen being carried.


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What is by wind, insects, birds or even animals?

What is by wind, insects, birds or even animals?


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A cutting needs to have these specialized cells in order to

reproduce.

A cutting needs to have these specialized cells in order to

reproduce.


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What is meristem cells.What is meristem cells.


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After a zygote has undergone many cell divisions , this forms.After a zygote has undergone

many cell divisions , this forms.


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What is an embryo?What is an embryo?


GeneticsGenetics


Explain how parents who have brown eyes (a dominant trait) can

have a child with blue eyes (a recessive trait)

Explain how parents who have brown eyes (a dominant trait) can

have a child with blue eyes (a recessive trait)


What is that both parents would need to be heterozygous (have both a dominant and recessive

trait) and the child received both recessive traits from each

parent?

What is that both parents would need to be heterozygous (have both a dominant and recessive

trait) and the child received both recessive traits from each

parent?

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