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Biology Jeopardy
Classification
Protein
Synthesis
RNA
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The scientific name of the common
housefly is Musca domestica. This
name indicates the housefly’s
A) Kingdom and phylum
B) Genus and species
C) Phylum and genus
D) Kingdom and species
What is B?
Which is the most specific term used to
classify humans?
A) sapiens
B) Animal
C) Chordate
D) Homo
What is A?
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Which is true of organisms that are classified
in the same genus?
A) They must be in the same kingdom, but may be
in different phyla.
B) They must be of the same species, but may be in
a different phyla.
C) They must be in the same phylum, but may be
in different kingdoms.
D) They must be in the same phylum, but may be
of different species.
What is D?
Which group of terms is in the correct
order from most general to most
specific?
A) phylum, kingdom, species, genus
B) species, phylum, genus, kingdom
C) kingdom, phylum, genus, species
D) genus, species, kingdom, phylum
What is C?
In which organelle are proteins made?
A) Nucleus
B) Endoplasmic Reticulum
C) Ribosome
D) Messenger RNA
What is C?
Messenger RNA transports the genetic
code from the…
A) Mitochondria to the nucleus
B) Nucleus to the mitochondria
C) Ribosome to the nucleus
D) Nucleus to the ribosome
What is D?
The picture below will bond with a codon that
is part of
A) Chromosomal DNA
B) Transfer RNA
C) Ribosomal RNA
D) Messenger RNA
What is D?
The polypeptide pictured below could become part
of…
A)An enzyme
B) A carbohydrate
C)A fat
D)A vitamin
What is A?
Daily Double
Which of the following may contain the
nitrogenous base uracil?
A) messenger and transfer RNA, only
B) DNA, only
C) transfer RNA, only
D) messenger RNA, only
What is A?
Which of the following carries amino acids to
the site of protein synthesis?
A) Transfer RNA, only.
B) Messenger RNA, only.
C) Messenger and transfer RNA, only.
D) DNA, only.
What is A?
Which of the following carries a specific code
from the nucleus to the site of protein
synthesis?
A) Messenger and transfer RNA, only.
B) Messenger RNA, only.
C) Transfer RNA, only.
D) Ribosomal RNA, only.
What is B?
The correct order of molecules involved
in protein synthesis is
A) tRNA, polypeptide, DNA, mRNA
B) mRNA, tRNA, DNA, polypeptide
C) DNA, mRNA, polypeptide, tRNA
D) DNA, mRNA, tRNA, polypeptide
What is D?
Who discovered the double helical structure
of DNA?
A) Morgan
B) Crick
C) Weismann
D) Mendel
What is B?
Who came up with the modern
system of classification?
A) Carolus Linnaeus
B) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
C) Charles Darwin
D) Rosalind Franklin
What is A?
The idea that new species of organisms
develop by means of variations &
natural selection was developed by…
A) August Weismann
B) James Watson
C) Jean Lamarck
D) Charles Darwin
What is D?
Who proposed the theory of evolution stating
that acquired characteristics can be passed
to the next generation?
A) Morgan
B) Lamarck
C) Weismann
D) Mendel
What is B?
Which statement best describes
evolution?
A) Evolution is a process of change through time.
B) Evolution is a predictable change from simple to
complex organisms.
C) Evolution causes organisms to develop characteristics
they need.
D) Evolution often proceeds from complex to simpler
organisms.
What is A?
Which concept states that the presence of favorable
variations enables organisms to adapt
successfully to a change in the environment?
A) Reproductive isolation
B) Use and disuse
C) Artificial selection
D) Natural selection
What is D?
What evolutionary concept is indicated
when the weakest members of a species
are killed off?
A) Speciation
B) Use and disuse
C) Survival of the fittest
D) Production of mutations
What is C?
Evolution refers to change over a long
period of time in
A) a population
B) a rock
C) an embryo
D) a fossil
What is A?
Double Jeopardy
Fossils
Bacteria
Protists
Fungi
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In which type of environment did this
fossilized fish most likely live?
A) Deep ocean trench
B) A coral reef
C) A freshwater lake
D) Near an ocean vent
What is C?
If Layer A is located above Layer B, which
statement is most likely true?
A) Fossils A & B most likely evolved from a common
ancestor.
B) Fossil B is older than Fossil A.
C) Fossil A evolved from Fossil B.
D) Fossil B evolved from Fossil A.
What is B?
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The study of evolutionary relationships between
these structures is known as comparative…
A) Embryology
B) Biochemistry
C) Anatomy
D) Cytology
What is C?
The photograph below shows the skeleton of an
organism. To which phylum does it belong?
A)Bryophytes
B) Annelids
C)Chordates
D)Arthropods
What is C?
Bacilli, cocci, and spirilla are…
A) Gram stains
B) Shapes of prokaryotes
C) Methods of prokaryotic movement
D) Ways that prokaryotes obtain energy
What is B?
Bacteria that cause disease are called…
A) Viruses
B) Pathogens
C) Endospores
D) Antibiotics
What is B?
Which of the following diseases is not caused
by a bacterium?
A) Botulism
B) AIDS
C) Tooth decay
D) Tuberculosis
What is B?
Which of the following are members of the
Kingdom Archaebacteria?
A) Eubacteria
B) Eukaryotes
C) Methanogens
D) Streptococcus
What is C?
Daily Double
A protist is any organism that is not a plant,
an animal, a fungus, or a(an)…
A) eukaryote
B) prokaryote
C) eubacterium
D) archaebacterium
What is B?
In an amoeba, the small cavity within the
cytoplasm in which food is stored is called
a…
A) Gullet
B) Pseudopod
C) Food Vacuole
D) Contractile Vacuole
What is C?
The sporozoan Plasmodium causes the
disease known as
A) African sleeping sickness
B) Amebic dysentery
C) Malaria
D) Algal bloom
What is C?
Fungus-like protists get nutrients by…
A) Photosynthesis
B) Living as an animal parasite
C) Absorbing them from dead or decaying matter
D) None of the above
What is C?
Based on the method by which they get food,
organisms are classified as autotrophs or
heterotrophs. Which organism listed below
is correctly paired with its metabolism?
A) Mushroom-autotroph
B) Human-heterotroph
C) Grass-heterotroph
D) Fish-autotroph
What is B?
The tangled mass that makes up the body of a
fungus is the
A) hypha
B) rhizoid
C) mycelium
D) stolon
What is C?
Sporangia are found at the top of specialized
hyphae called…
A) Sporangiophores
B) Mycelia
C) Gametangia
D) Stolons
What is A?
All fungi…
A) make their food
B) absorb their food
C) produce mushrooms
D) have chlorophyll
What is B?
Unlike photoautotrophs, chemoautotrophs
obtain energy from
A) directly from the sun.
B) directly from inorganic molecules.
C) indirectly from organic molecules.
D) indirectly from other organisms.
What is B?
The outer protein coat of a virus is called a…
A) DNA core.
B) capsid.
C) bacteriophage.
D) tail sheath.
What is B?
A lytic infection concludes with the…
A) embedding of viral DNA into the host
cell’s DNA
B) production of a prophage
C) bursting of the host cell
D) production of messenger RNA
What is C?
FINAL
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The one-celled eukaryotic organisms above
are often found in freshwater ponds. What
is one characteristic they all have in
common?
A) Cilia
B) Nucleus
C) Pseudopodia
D) Flagellum
What is B?
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