1. Scientific Investigation
Science Jeopardy
Slide 25
Ecology
Scientific Investigation
Molecular &
Cellular
Systems & Organisms
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2. Himalayan rabbits are white with black fur on their ears and the tips of their feet. If an icepack is placed on a rabbit’s back, the fur will grow in black. In this case, the hair color is determined by-
length of fur
competition
environmental conditions
predation pressure C

3. Which of the following statements describes the process of natural selection?
Farmers select animals with desirable variations for breeding.
Populations sharing the same gene pool interbreed and create new species.
Individuals survive that have inherited traits adapted to their environment.
New species are formed via genetic engineering. B

4. Daily Double

5. The island of Aldabra lies 400 kilometers off the coast of Africa and is home to the Aldabra Rail, a long-legged wetland bird. The Aldabra Rail is flightless and much different from the rails living on the mainland. This bird became a distinctly different species through-
reproductive isolation
adaptive radiation
convergence
geographic isolation D

6. What is the main cause of fish kills in rivers polluted by fertilizers?
Decreased mineral sources
Decreased oxygen levels
Increased water temperatures
Increased water levels B

7. If a student needs to do research on heredity for a science project, which of these source is the most reliable resource?
A weekly news magazine
A newspaper tabloid
A national newspaper
A professional journal D

8. Hypothesis: More pine seeds germinate after a forest fire.
The most valid and reliable test of this hypothesis would include an experimental group of pine seeds that was recovered from a fire area and pine seeds that were-
germinated after a fire
tolerant of fire
found before a fire
placed in a fire C

9. Which of these hypotheses is best supported by the observations of this animal.
This animal spends much of its time digging.
This animal usually hunts for food at night.
This animal is herbivorous.
D) This animal has poor hearing. A

10. A student wants to view cells under the compound microscope at a total magnification of 400X. If the eyepiece is 10X, which of the following objective lenses should we use? 4X
10X
40X
D) 100X C

11. Daily Double

12. Bacteria are tremendously successful unicellular organisms, yet all large organisms are multicellular. Unicellular organisms cannot grow very large because the –
energy expenditures would be too great
locomotion of the organisms would be too slow
diffusion of nutrients into the cell’s interior would be too slow
D) respiratory rate would be too high C

13. In cows, long hair is dominant to short hair
In cows, long hair is dominant to short hair. In a cow that is heterozygous for long hair, what percentage of the cells undergoing meiosis will carry the dominant allele?
25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 100% B

14. Human red blood cells that lack sufficient hemoglobin would have a low amount of what substance?
Hydrogen
B) Nitrogen
Calcium
D) Oxygen D

15. Which characteristic do viruses possess in common with living cells?
They contain a nucleus and organelles.
They make their own food.
They contain nucleic acids such as
DNA and RNA.
They are inactive outside the body
of living cells. C

16. This organism is most closely related to animals in the Phylum Arthropoda, the phylum that contains beetles, because it has-
legs
B) antennae
C) an elongated body
D) jointed appendages D

17. Which of these processes is carried out in the same way in both plants and animals?
Cellular respiration
B) Asexual reproduction
C) Circulation of body fluids
D) Excretion of metabolic waste A

18. What is the purpose of the flagellum?
Circulation
B) Catching Prey
C) Movement
D) Attachment C

19. Which characteristic supports the hypothesis that this bird spends a great deal of time in the trees and shrubs?
The thickness of its bill
The crest of feathers on its head
The shape of its feet
The color of its wings C

20. Which of these does not depend on muscle contraction?
Eye movement
Arm movement
Reflexes
Pain perception D

21. Cells are the functional units that make up tissues
Cells are the functional units that make up tissues. Tissues then become the functional units that make up-
enzymes
organs
other cells
DNA B

22. In rabbits, short fur (F) is dominant to long fur (f)
In rabbits, short fur (F) is dominant to long fur (f). According to the Punnett square, what is the chance of the two heterozygous short-haired rabbits having offspring with short fur?
One in four
Two in four
Three in four
Four in four C

23. The concentration of glucose must be maintained within a fairly narrow range in the most vertebrates. This statement is an example of-
homeostasis
excretion
glycolysis
fermentation A

24. Which of these functions most like the “brain”
of the cell?
The nucleus
The Golgi apparatus
The mitochondrion
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum A

25. Double Jeopardy
Scientific
Investigation
Ecology
Cellular Level
Organisms
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26. What is the correct sequence for plant cell mitosis?
A,B,D,C
C,B,A,D
B,A,D,C
D,C,B,A B

27. Daily Double

28. The reduction of the chromosome number during meiosis is most important for-
preventing the nucleus from becoming larger with each cell division
maintaining the chromosome number during sexual reproduction
keeping the amount of DNA in the cell at a minimal level
allowing the growth of the cell without increasing the DNA content B

29. A chart of human chromosomes pairs is called a karyotype
A chart of human chromosomes pairs is called a karyotype. What information is revealed in the karyotype below?
The sex
The age
Trisomy
Gene dominance A

30. A biology class wanted to develop a research project to predict the effects of a new highway on wildflower species found in the Piedmont region of Virginia. The class could best conduct such a study by sampling flowers found in the highway construction area-
one year before highway construction begins
both before and after highway construction is completed
immediately after highway construction is finished
during the time highway construction is taking place B

31. A The picture shows a coverslip correctly being lowered
onto a slide. This method is used because it-
reduces the possibility of air
bubbles on the slide
prevents the escape of micro-
organisms found in the water
C) allows microorganisms to move
freely in the water
D) prevents the coverslip from moving A

32. The hypothesis best supported by this graph is that these beetles are most active when the area is-
free from predators
coolest with some
sunlight
C) wettest from dew
D) richest in the oxygen
supplies B

33. According to this chart, the insects that are the most closely related are the-
springtails and bristletails
dragonflies and proturans
springtails and proturans
bristletails and mayflies C

34. Daily Double

35. A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while one organism is harmed is known as-
antagonism
commensalism
mutualism
parasitism D

36. Tall land plants have requirements different from those of aquatic plants. Which of these must the tall land plants have that aquatic plants do not need?
Photosynthetic abilities
Organelles for respiration
A means of reproduction
Thick-celled walls D

37. The nonpoisonous eastern scarlet snake has colored bands that closely resemble the poisonous coral snake. This selective adaptation provides the eastern scarlet snake with-
increased breeding opportunities
a method of avoiding predation
the ability to attract prey
increased feeding opportunities B

38. According to this simplified water cycle, the process of transpiration is the process that-
causes photosynthesis
in plants
B) releases water vapor
from plants
C) speeds the evaporation
of water
D) increases the rate of the water cycle B

39. The body of which of these organisms has the least specialized organization?
Jellyfish
Sea urchin
Starfish
Sponge D

40. What is the major function of the values found in human veins?
Preventing movement of blood clots
Reducing the back flow of blood
Adding oxygen to blood plasma
Slowing the red blood cells B

41. According to the graph, the highest metabolic rate is found in-
amphibians
reptiles
birds
mammals D

42. In the human body, the circulatory system transports
and delivers substances. Within the cell, which organelle performs a similar function?
Nucleus
Golgi apparatus
Mitochondrion
Endoplasmic reticulum D

43. Which level of this food pyramid represents the largest biomass?
Bass
Minnows
Copepods
Algae D

44. Scientists found the fossilized remains of a canine’s jaw and leg
Scientists found the fossilized remains of a canine’s jaw and leg. What information must first be obtained before the scientists can place the fossils in the ancestral timeline of the dog?
The rest of the skeleton
The continent where the fossils were found
The age of the fossils
The population trends for the species C

45. A flower with this shape would use what type of pollinator?
Wind
Mammal
Rain
Hummingbird D

46. Which of the following is an example of a genetically engineered organism?
A plant that received external DNA to produce natural insecticides
A new plant variety created by cross-pollination
Seedless fruits resulting from grafting of one plant onto another
A plant that naturally possesses medical properties A

47. FINAL
JEOPARDY

48. According to the graph, addition of the enzyme amylase causes the reaction to-
slow down
speed up
give off heat
take in heat B

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