Science Jeopardy
Hosted by the HMS 7th Grade Science Teachers
Energy
Transformations
Photosynthesis
Force of Motion
in Organisms
Dichotomous
Keys
Response to
External/Internal
Stimulus
100
100
100
100
100
200
200
200
500
200
300
300
300
800
300
400
TIPS FOR
AVOIDING
SNAKES
400
500
IDENTIFYING
POISONOUS
PLANTS
500
400
500
400
500
Final Jeopardy
Student Expectations
6.9
C
6.12
D
Demonstrate energy transformations such as the energy in a flashlight battery changes from
chemical energy to electrical energy to light energy. (Supporting Standard)
Identify the basic characteristics of organisms, including prokaryotic or eukaryotic,
unicellular or multicellular, autotrophic or heterotrophic, and mode of reproduction, that
further classify them in the currently recognized Kingdoms. (Supporting Standard)
7.5
A
Recognize that radiant energy from the Sun is transformed into chemical energy through the
process of photosynthesis.
7.7
C
Demonstrate and illustrate forces that affect motion in everyday life such as emergence of
seedlings, turgor pressure, and geotropism.
7.11
A
Examine organisms or their structures such as insects or leaves and use dichotomous keys for
identification. (Supporting Standard)
7.13
A
Investigate how organisms respond to external stimuli found in the environment such as
phototropism and fight or flight.
7.13
B
Describe and relate responses in organisms that may result from internal stimuli such as
wilting in plants and fever or vomiting in animals that allow them to maintain balance.
A-100
________energy is transformed
into ___________ energy in the
diagram shown.
• Heat (thermal energy) is
transformed into mechanical energy
• “not on test”
Answer
Question
A-200
What type of energy transformation occurs
during the process of photosynthesis?
• radiant energy to
chemical energy
Answer
Question
A-300
Describe the energy transformations that occur in a
moving remote control car that has a battery.
• Chemical
• “not on test”
electrical
Answer
Question
mechanical energy
A-400
• Describe the type of energy
transformations that occurs with a
flashlight
• Chemical to electrical to light energy
“not on test”
Answer
Question
A-500
“Energy is neither created nor destroyed; it
changes from one form to another” is known as
the law of the ________________ of ____________.
• the “law of the conservation of energy”
not on test
Answer
Question
B-100
The process by which radiant energy from
the Sun is transformed into chemical
energy in plants is called
• photosynthesis
Answer
Question
B-200
• What is the pigment that makes the
leaves of plants green in color.
• chlorophyll
Answer
Question
B-300
What are the raw materials or reactants in
the chemical formula for photosynthesis?
• Carbon dioxide, water, and radiant
energy from the sun
Answer
Question
B-400
What are the “end products” of
photosynthesis?
• Glucose and oxygen
Answer
Question
B-500
During photosynthesis radiant energy from
the sun is transformed into chemical energy
in the form of _____________.
• Glucose (sugar)
Answer
Question
C-100
What is the force or pressure that water
within the vacuole exerts on the cell wall,
pushing the plant stem outwards.
• “turgor pressure”
Answer
Question
C-200
What is it called when a plant grows toward
a light source?
• Positive phototropism
Answer
Question
C-300
What caused the plant to wilt? (I know it
doesn’t have enough water.)
• A decrease in turgor pressure
Answer
Question
C-400
Plants recognize this “force” even when
turned and will grow their stems upward
and their roots downward.
• “gravity”
Answer
Question
C-500
What is another term for “geotropism”.
• “gravitropism”
(not on test)
Answer
Question
D-100
They are created and used to organize and
classify large amounts of information, like
plant and animal species. What are they
called?
• a “dichotomous key”
• There will be dichotomous keys on the test
where you will need to identify an
organism
Answer
Question
D-500
Identify the species
• Problematica cantrellis
Answer
Question
D-800
Use the Dichotomous key to identify the plant:
• Alibizia julibrissin
Answer
Question
Safety Tips for Avoiding Snakes
or Red & Black friend of Jack
Copperhead
Cottonmouth
1. Wear shoes and appropriate clothing when walking through habitats in which
snakes occur.
2. When hiking always pay attention to the ground and visually check logs, rocks,
and other objects before stepping over them.
3. Watch where you place your hands and avoid placing your hands into rocky
crevices, hollow logs, holes in the ground or any such location.
4. When lifting objects in places where venomous snakes occur, boards, logs or
rocks should be moved with caution to avoid receiving a bite.
5. If you encounter a venomous snake in the wild leave it alone and move away.
Answer
Question
Poison Ivy, Oak & Sumac
"Leaves of three?
Let it be.”
Prevent rashes by avoiding
contact with the plants.
• Wear gloves, long
sleeves and pants
Answer
Question
E-100
What is it called when a plant responds to
sunlight.
• “phototropism”
Answer
Question
E-200
It is something that causes a
reaction (an action to happen).
example: I dropped a bucket
of scissors and you reacted
by jumping.
• a “stimulus”
Answer
Question
E-300
What is balance or equilibrium within an
organism called?
It’s how the body
maintains a stable
internal
environment.
• “homeostasis”
Answer
Question
E-400
When pathogens like bacteria or virus
invade humans, the body responds by
releasing chemicals to raise the core body
temperature, causing a fever. This is an
example of the body responding to an
________ ______________.
• An “internal stimulus
Answer
Question
E-500
An animal may respond to an external
stimulus, such as the presence of a predator
by becoming aggressive or running away.
What is this response called?
• the “fight or flight” response
Answer
Question
FINAL JEOPARDY
This experiment is set up to show how
____________ affects the growth of a plant.
• geotropism or gravity
Answer
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