Cells
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Cell Division
Molecular Genetics
Biotechnology
Cells
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Cell
Division
Molecular
Genetics
Biotechnology
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Double Jeopardy!
Topic 1
What are the two types
of cells?
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Eukaryotic and
Prokaryotic
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What is the primary
difference between
Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic cells?
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Prokaryotic cells do
not have a nucleus,
but Eukaryotic cells
do
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How would you
describe cellular
membranes?
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Selectively permeable
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Topic 1
What is the function of the
Ribosome?
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Topic 1
To produce proteins
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Topic 1
What type of cells
contain Chlorophyll,
and in what structure
is the Chlorophyll
located?
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Plant Cells, The
cloroplasts
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Topic 2
What is the Chemical
formula for
Photosynthesis?
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Topic 2
6CO2+6H2O+Light
Energy =
C6H12O6+6O2
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Topic 2
In which organelles does
photosynthesis take place?
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The Cloroplasts
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Topic 2
Which pigment
converts light energy
into chemical energy?
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Green, or the pigment
of Chlorophyll
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Topic 2
What are some factors
that affect
photosynthesis?
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Amount of Sunlight,
Water, Carbon
Dioxide, the intensity
of the sunlight, and
the temperature
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What cycle does
photosynthesis belong
to?
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The Carbon Cycle
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Topic 3
What is needed for
Respiration to occur?
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Oxygen and Glucose
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Topic 3
What is the Chemical
formula for
Respiration?
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C6H12O6+O6 =
6H2O+6CO2+Energy
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Topic 3
In which organelle
does Respiration
occur?
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Topic 3
In the Mitochondria
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Topic 3
How much energy, in the
form of ATP, is created
during Respiration?
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Topic 3
36-38 ATP
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Topic 3
What is produced when
human cells perform
Cellular Respiration
without Oxygen?
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Lactate, or Lactic Acid
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Topic 4
How long does a
human cell take to
divide?
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About 24 hours
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Topic 4
What are the stages of
Mitosis?
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Prophase,
Prometaphase,
metaphase,
Anaphase, Telophase
and Cytokinesis
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Topic 4
What is the difference
between Mitosis and
Meiosis?
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Mitosis creates two
exact copies of the
parent cell, whereas
Meiosis creates four
unique new cells
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Topic 4
What signals Mitosis
and Meiosis to occur?
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Topic 4
The G1 Checkpoint
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What are the stages of
Meiosis?
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Prophase I, Metaphase I,
Anaphase I, TelophaseI,
Prophase II, Metaphase
II, Anaphase II, and
Telophase II
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Topic 5
What is the paring rule
for the
deoxyribonucleic
acid?
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Topic 5
A with T, and G with C
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Topic 5
How many
chromosomes are in
Human skin cells?
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46 different
chromosomes
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How many different
kinds of amino acids
are there?
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20
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Topic 5
What is an intron?
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Introns are portions of
DNA molecules that
do not have the codes
for proteins
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Topic 5
What is the evidence
that supports the
theory that all life on
Earth evolved from
the same source?
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The DNA Code, or the
A, T, C, and G; which
all code for the same
amino acids
regardless of species
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Topic 6
How can Cancer evolve
in the Colon?
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Topic 6
The loss of the tumor
suppression gene
APC, DCC, and p53
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Topic 6
What percent of the
Human Genome can
be used by our cells?
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1.5%
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Topic 6
What is a Genomic
Library?
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A Genomic Library is a
collection of many
bacterial or phage
clones, that each contain
copies of a DNA segment
from a foreign genome
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Topic 6
What is Southern Blotting?
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Southern Blotting is the
process of transferring
DNA from electrophoresis
to Nitrocellulose paper in
order to identify
characteristics about an
individual
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What is Gel
Electrophoresis?
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Gel Electrophoresis is the
process of mapping out
a portion of human DNA
in order to match it to
another DNA sample
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Double
Jeopardy!!!
Labs
Evolution and Classification
Animal Systems
Plant Systems
Ecology
Things We didn’t Cover
Plant
Ecology
Systems
Labs
Evolution
And
Classification
Animal
Systems
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Final Jeopardy!
Topic 7
What is osmosis?
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The diffusion of water
across a membrane
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Topic 7
How can enzymes
catalyze reactions?
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Enzymes Catalyze
reactions by lowering
the activation energy
needed for the
reaction to occur
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Topic 7
What does the HardyWeinberg law of Genetic
equilibrium require for a
population to not
evolve?
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A large breeding population,
random mating, no change
in allelic frequency due to
mutation, no immigration
or emigration, and no
natural selection
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Topic 7
What is the major
mechanism that
drives water through
plants?
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Transpiration
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Topic 7
Which type of plant did
Gregor Mendel use to
discover the principles
of inheritance?
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Pea Plants
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Topic 8
Who developed the
theory of evolution?
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Charles Darwin
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Topic 8
Who composed a theory
of evolution based on
the two principles of
“Use and Disuse” and
“Inheritance of acquired
characteristics”
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Jean-Baptist de Lamark
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Topic 8
Which species did Darwin
base his theory off of?
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Galopagos Finches
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Topic 8
What is Natural selection?
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It is a gradual process
by which certain traits
become either more
or less common in a
population
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Topic 8
How does Natural
Selection influence
evolution?
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Natural Selection is the mechanism
by which species evolve, as
certain traits are either selected
for or against, the members of
the species with the traits
selected for will survive and
reproduce, while the members
without those traits will die off
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Topic 9
What are the two types
of Animal Symmetry?
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Radial and Bilateral
Symmetry
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What are the three
types of body
Cavities?
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Coelomate,
Pseudocoelomate,
Acoelomate
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Topic 9
How many different
animal species do
scientists believe
there are?
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Up to 100-200 million
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Topic 9
How do most animals
begin to develop?
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Most animals undergo
cleavage, form a
Blastula, and then
undergo Gastrulation
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Topic 9
What are the four eras that
scientists divide Biological
History into?
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Neoproterozoic Era,
Paleozoic Era,
Mesozoic Era, and
Cenozoic Era
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Topic 10
What is the difference
between
Gymnosperms and
Angiosperms?
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Gymnosperms bear
“Naked Seeds”, such as
pine cones, and
Angiosperms produce
“Covered Seeds” such as
fruits and flowers
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Topic 10
What percent of
Human Calorie intake
is from seeded
plants?
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80%
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Where would you find a
Megasporangium in
an Angiosperm?
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In the ovule in the
ovary of the flower
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What are Fruits?
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A mature ovary
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Topic 10
What is the Greatest
threat to plant
biodiversity?
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Deforestation of the
Rainforests by
Humans
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Topic 11
How much energy is
transferred from each
trophic level to the
next?
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10%
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Topic 11
Why do Tropical Forest
Soils contain low
levels of Mineral
Nutrients?
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Because organic matter
decomposes faster
and plants absorb
nutrients faster in the
tropics
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Topic 11
Which ecosystem has
the lowest net
primary production
per square meter?
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The open ocean
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Topic 11
What is the Sustainable
Biosphere Initiative?
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A world wide project to
study biodiversity and
support sustainable
development
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What is the greatest threat
to Biodiversity as a whole?
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Habitat destruction and
Fragmentation
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Topic 12
What are the two types
of animal behavior?
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Innate and Learned
Behaviors
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Topic 12
What is a reflex?
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It is an immediate,
involuntary, unlearned
response to a
stimulus
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Topic 12
What are Cofactors?
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Cofactors are organic or
inorganic molecules that
bind to the enzyme,
altering its active site to
a shape that can accept
a substrate
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Topic 12
Where does the transduction
of sound waves into action
potentials take place?
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In the ear, when hair cells
are bent against the
tectorial membrane,
which stimulates sensory
neurons
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Topic 12
What happens when skeletal
muscles contract?
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The I Bands Shrink
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Final
Jeopardy!!!
Final Jeopardy!!!
Why are plants more easily
manipulated by genetic
engineering then animals?
Final Jeopardy!!!
Plants can more easily be
manipulated by genetic
engineering because a
somatic plant cell can more
easily give rise to a
complete plant