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Biology Jeopardy

Macro Molecules

Diffusion Osmosis

Cell Structure / Function

Respiration Photosynthesis

Evolution Central Dogma

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Macromolecules - $100

An iodine solution is placed on the cut side of a potato. A blue-black color appears. It is most

likely what’s occurring.

A – a positive test for proteins

B – a positive test for starches

C – a negative teat for proteins

D – a negative test for starches


B – What is a positive test for starches?

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RNA and DNA are this type of organic compound.

A – carbohydrate

B – lipid

C – nucleic acid

D – protein


C - What is a Nucleic Acid?

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It is what’s represented by Structure X in this enzyme-

substrate complex.

A – substrate

B – product

C – enzyme

D – complex


A - What is the substrate?

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It is what most likely will happen if an appropriate

enzyme is added to a chemical reaction.

A – The reaction rate will increase.

B – The equilibrium of the reaction will be maintained.

C – The reaction rate will decrease.

D – The reaction will stop.


A - What is “the reaction rate will

increase”?

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A sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogen base forms the

building blocks of this organic compound.

A – carbohydrates

B – lipids

C – nucleic acids

D – proteins


C - What are nucleic acids?

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Diffusion / Osmosis - $100

This has occurred if a person with swollen gums rinses his

mouth with warm salt water and the swelling decreases.

A – The swollen gums absorbed the salt solution.

B – The salt solution lowers the temperature of the water in the gums.

C – The salt in the solution has moved against the concentration gradient.

D – The water in the gums has moved from a high to a low water conc.


D – What is “The water in the gums has moved from

a high to a low water concentration”?

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It is an example of osmosis

A – K ions moving in and out of an animal cell.

B – CO2 moving into the leaf cells of a plant.

C – O2 moving into the bloodstream from lungs.

D – Water moving into the root cells of a plant.


D – What is “Water moving into the root

cells of a plant”?

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It’s the term for a solution with a greater salt concentration than the decalcified egg that is in it.

A – isotonic

B – hypotonic

C – intertonic

D – hypertonic


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D - What is hypertonic?


It’s what happens to a decalcified egg that is kept in a

solution with a greater salt concentration than the egg.

A – The egg swells.

B – The egg shrivels.

C – The egg becomes less dense.

D – The egg increases in mass.


B – What is “The egg shrivels”?

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Diffusion / Osmosis - $500It is the condition of osmosis that

will cause the cell to burst.


What is – B?

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Cell Structure & Function - $100

It’s the organelle where amino acids are synthesized into proteins.

A – 1B – 2C – 3D – 4


B - What are the ribosomes (2)?

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Plant cells that are specialized for cell division are most likely found in this

part of the plant.

A – root tips

B – leaf epidermis

C – stem epidermis

D – vascular tissue


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A - What are root tips?


It’s the cell process that will be stopped if a scientist treats a

cell with a chemical the destroys the ribosomes.

A – osmosis

B – photosynthesis

C – protein synthesis

D – respiration


C - What is protein synthesis?

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This concept best illustrates that, in humans, glucose is kept in balance

in the bloodstream by insulin.

A – adaptation

B – homeostasis

C – metabolism

D – organization


B - What is homeostasis?

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It is the organelle that is the “shipping and receiving” center of

the cell. A

B

C

D


C - What is the Golgi Apparatus?

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Respiration / Photosynthesis - $100

This organism is most likely to use anaerobic

respiration.

A – Bird

B – Moss

C – Tree

D – Yeast


D - What is yeast?

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Two different species of bacteria are examined. Species X always produces

CO2 and H2O while species Y always produces EtOH and CO2 . It’s the

conclusion that can be made.

A – Only species Y is aerobic.

B – Only species Y is anaerobic.

C – Both species X and Y are aerobic.

D – Both species X and Y are anaerobic.


B - What is “Only species Y is anaerobic”?

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It is the most likely function of a group of cells that contains a high number of chloroplasts?

A – respiration

B – transpiration

C – fermentation

D – photosynthesis


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D - What is photosynthesis?


It’s the way that photosynthesis and respiration are different.

A – Respiration stores ATP while photosynthesis releases ATP.

B – Respiration produces oxygen while photosynthesis uses oxygen.

C – Photosynthesis releases energy while respiration stores energy.

D – Photosynthesis uses CO2 while respiration produces CO2.


D - What is “Photosynthesis uses CO2 while

respiration produces CO2”?

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It is the molecule that acts as the photoreceptor in photosynthesis.

A – Chloroplast

B – Chlorophyll

C – Thylakoid

D – Granum


B - What is chlorophyll?

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Evolution - $100

A researcher sprays a new pesticide on thousands of insects of the same species

that live in a large field. A few of the insects survive. It’s the conclusion of the researcher.

A – The species of insect will likely become resistant to the pesticide.

B – The ideal interval between the first and second applications of the pesticide should be increased.

C – The pesticide has no effect on the species.

D – The concentration of the pesticide was too weak.

Evolution - $100

A - What is “The species of insect will likely

become resistant to the pesticide”?

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Evolution - $200

According to fossil records, the horses that lived 50MYA were smaller, weaker, and slower

than modern horses. It’s the process that is most likely responsible for the changes that

led to the increased size, strength, and speed of the horse.

A – commensalism

B – inbreeding

C – migration

D – natural selection

Evolution - $200

D - What is natural selection?

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Evolution - $300

A canyon forms in the middle of a territory of a species of ground

squirrel. Later, there are two separate species of squirrel on each side of the

canyon. This isolation mechanism best explains what occurred.

A – Temporal Isolation

B – Geographical Isolation

C – Behavioral Isolation

D – Isocentric Isolation

Evolution - $300

B - What is geographical

isolation?

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Evolution - $400

It’s the condition that’s most likely to result in speciation.

A – random mating

B – small population size

C – absence of natural selection

D – lack of mutations

Evolution - $400

B - What is small population size?

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Evolution - $500It’s what the similarities of the structures

suggest about these organisms.

A – They grow at the same rate.

B – They live in the same environment.

C – They live for the same length of time.

D – They evolved from a common ancestor.

Evolution - $500

D - What is they evolved from a

common ancestor?

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Central Dogma - $100

It is the sequence of a DNA strand that is the code for a

specific protein.A – chromosome

B – gene

C – amino acid

D – genetic marker


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B - What is a gene?


It’s the process where enzymes read the DNA sequence and

create a mRNA strand.

A – Transcription

B – Translation

C – Protein Synthesis

D – Splicing


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A - What is transcription?


It’s the molecule that carries the amino acid to the ribosome for

protein synthesis.

A – rRNA

B – mRNA

C – tRNA

D – cDNA


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C - What is tRNA?

Central Dogma - $400A DNA sequence (AACAAGCCC) undergoes a

mutation so the first A is changed to a C. It’s how this mutation will affect the amino acid

sequence.

A – One amino acid will change.

B – Two amino acids will change.

C – All of the amino acids will change.

D – There will be no change in the amino acids.


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A - What is “one amino acid will change”?

Central Dogma - $500It’s the amino acid sequence that can be

coded from the DNA sequence CAGTAGCGA.

A – Val – Ile – Gly

B – Val – Asp – Ala

C – Val – Iso – Ala

D – Val – Phe – Ala


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C - What isVal – Iso- Ala ?

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