Biology Jeopardy
Genetics, Mitosis and Meiosis
The Rules:
• Each team gets to select a Question of their Choice.
• ALL teams can contest for the points.
• If Correct = Allocated Points
• If Incorrect = Loss of Allocated Points off Total Score and the next team
gets a chance at the question
• 1 minute limit per question
• You must have a score of 600 before you can contest a 500 point question
Inheritance
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DNA
Mitosis
Meiosis
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DNA
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• What does DNA stand for?
DNA
• What does DNA stand for?
• DNADeoxyribonucleic Acid
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DNA
• What part of the cell contains
the DNA?
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DNA
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• What part of the cell contains
the DNA?
• The Nucleus of all cells contain the
genetic material (DNA)
DNA
• DNA is coiled up into...
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DNA
• DNA is coiled up into...
• DNA is coiled up into
Chromosomes.
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DNA
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• DNA molecules are made up of 3
parts; What are they?
DNA
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DNA molecules are made up of 3
parts; What are they?
• DNA is made of a sugar, phosphate
and a nitrogenous base. Or it has a
sugar-phosphate backbone and
nucleotide bases.
DNA
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Explain how the nucleotide of
DNA are paired and how
they are read and made into
proteins.
DNA
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Explain how the nucleotide of DNA are paired
and how they are read and made into
proteins
The nucleotides on DNA are paired up
A-T and C-G, these are later read
during translation as a triplet or codon.
Each triplet codes for an amino acid
which when attached to other amino
acids makes a protein.
Mitosis
• What is mitosis and where does it
takes place?
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Mitosis
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What is mitosis and where does it takes
place?
• Mitosis is a process of cell division
that happens in all non-sex cells.
Mitosis
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• What happens to the DNA in the early
stages of Mitosis?
Mitosis
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What happens to the DNA in the early stages of
Mitosis?
• The DNA is replicated.
Mitosis
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• How many daughter cells
are produced at the end of
one mitosis division?
Mitosis
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• How many daughter cells are
produced at the end of one mitosis
division?
• There are 2 identical daughter cells
produced at the end of a mitotic
division.
Mitosis
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• Why is mitosis the best sort of division
to take place in non-sex cells? give an
example of when mitosis occurs.
Mitosis
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• Why is mitosis the best sort of division
to take place in non-sex cells? give an
example of when mitosis occurs.
Non sex cells need to be identical to each other,
they are used for growth or replacement
during injury or cell death, etc.
Mitosis
• List the stages of Mitosis in order
and briefly describe what is
happening in each.
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Debtors &
Creditors
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List the stages of Mitosis in order and
briefly describe what is happening in
each.
Interphase- Chromosomes Replicated
Prophase- Double stranded
Chromosomes are visible.
Metaphase- Chromosomes line up.
Anaphase- Chromotids separate to
opposite ends of cell.
Telophase- 2 new cells are formed.
Meiosis
• In which cells does
Meiosis take place?
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Meiosis
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• In which cells does Meiosis
take place?
In gametes, sex cells.
Meiosis
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• How many cells are produced
at the end of a meiosis division?
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Meiosis
• How many cells are produced at
the end of a meiosis division?
4 Cells that are not identical to the
parent cells.
Meiosis
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• Why is meiosis better than
mitosis in sex cell division and
later in the formation offspring?
Meiosis
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• Why is meiosis better than mitosis in sex cell
division and later in the formation offspring?
The offspring will have
genetic information from
both parents and when the
sex cells combine the final
zygote will contain the
correct number of
chromosomes.
Meiosis
• List and explain 2 differences
between mitosis and meiosis.
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Meiosis
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• List and explain 2 differences between
mitosis and meiosis.
• 2 Stages of division.
• 4 non identical cells produced versus
2 identical cells.
• Final cells have haploid number of
chromosomes versus diploid number
in mitosis.
Meiosis
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• Using the white board, draw the process
of meiosis from start to finish.
Meiosis
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• Using the board draw out the
process of meiosis.
Similar to page 185 in Links 4
Cells
What is a cell?
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Cells
What is a cell?
• A cell is the basic unit of living
organisms, containing the
genetic information for life.
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Cells
What are stem cells?
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Cells
What are stem
cells?
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• Stem cells are cells found in most, if
not all, multi-cellular organisms. They
are characterized by the ability to renew
themselves through mitotic cell division
and differentiating into a diverse range
of specialized cell types.
Cells
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• What are chromosomes? Why
are they important?
Cells
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What are chromosomes? Why are
they important?
It is a single piece of coiled DNA
containing many genes, and other
nucleotide sequences. The are
important because they contain all
the genes necessary for life.
Cells
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• A cancerous cell replicates infinitely, why is this
a program? What mechanisms does you body
have to try and prevent uncontrolled growth?
Cells
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A cancerous cell replicates infinitely, why is
this a problem? What mechanisms does
you body have to try and prevent
uncontrolled growth?
Cancerous cells are a problem because the
negatively effect the body causing the
spread of cancer and sometimes leading
to death. In normal situations the body
controls uncontrolled growth by having
programed cell death that destroys
malfunctioning, damaged or unnecessary
Cells
Explain the life cycle of a cell.
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Inheritance
• Explain the life cycle of a cell
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Pot
Luck
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• How many chromosomes
in a diploid or haploid?
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Haploid- 23
•Diploid- 46
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• How many chromosomes
in a diploid or haploid?
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• What is an amino acid?
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• What is an amino acid?
Building block of protein
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Pot
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• What is a genome?
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• What is a genome?
Genome is the complete set of
genetic information for a species.
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• What is RNA and what does
it do?
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• What is RNA and what does it do?
RNA is ribonucleic Acid and is
involved in copying the DNA
before it is translated into
protein.
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500
• How can DNA be used in solving
crimes? Where can someone’s
DNA be found in a crime scene?
How can we be sure that if
someone's DNA is found that it is
definitely them?
Pot
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• How can DNA be used in solving crimes? Where can someone’s
DNA be found in a crime scene?
How can we be sure that if someone's DNA is found that it is
definitely them?
DNA is unique to each human, no 2 people have
exactly the same DNA, so if someone’s DNA
matches that of a crime scene it means they had
to be there. DNA can be found in Hair, skin even
saliva that someone may leave behind in a
crime scene.