TAKS Review – Living Systems
and the Environment
Jeopardy Game
Please select a Team by picking
the category that matches your
birthday.
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January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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Countdown
Team Scores
Participant Scores
Human
Body
Ecosystems
Cycles
Plants
Cells
$100
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$100
$200
$200
$200
$200
$200
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$300
$300
$300
$300
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$300
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$400
$500
$500
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$500
$500
Genetics
Team Scores
Back to the Board
Participant Scores
1200
1200
Matthew Mirka
Harrison Killian
1100
500
100
Joseph Callender
Logan Langlois
Julia Freudenberger
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Ecosystems
$100
A disease called oak wilt can kill live oak trees.
This disease is caused by a fungus that is spread
from tree to tree by a sap beetle.
Sap25%
beetles
25% 25%
25%
are eaten by wrens. Which organism is the host
of the oak wilt disease?
Fungus
Live oak
Sap beetle
Wren
W
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Sa
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Liv
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Fu
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us
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2.
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Ecosystems
$200
Which two organisms are in
competition for the same food source?
25% 25% 25% 25%
Robin and grasshopper
Owl and mouse
Grass and owl
Grasshopper and mouse
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Ecosystems
$300
Which of the following organisms will be most
affected if insecticides are released into the
25% 25% 25% 25%
environment?
Robin
Owl
Grass
Mouse
M
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Ow
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Ro
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2.
3.
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Ecosystems
$400
Which statement best describes a likely
relationship between the organisms in the
25% 25% 25% 25%
food chain shown above?
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If the rabbit population decreases, the wolf
population will increase
If the grass population decreases, the wolf
population will remain the same
If the rabbit population increases, the grass
population will increase
If the grass population increases, both the rabbit
and wolf populations will increase
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Ecosystems
$500
In a healthy forest, dead trees and limbs fall
to the ground and decompose. Which of these
statements best describes why
25%decomposition
25% 25% 25%
is important to a forest ecosystem?
1.
Nutrients are released when wood is broken
down
2. Worms produce oxygen used by other
organisms
3. Dead trees provide nest sites for many
different species of birds
4. Water is stored in dead trees and limbs
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Cycles
$100
How does the water cycle influence the
rock cycle in an area like the Grand
Canyon? 25% 25% 25% 25%
1.
Large amounts of flowing water increase the rate
of weathering and erosion
2. Too much rain soaking into the ground slows the
rate of new rock formation
3. Sudden evaporation of water removes moisture
from rock layers in the canyon walls
4. Decreases rainfall makes the rocks hard and
brittle, so that they crumble into pebbles
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Cycles
$200
Abandoned railroad tracks are overgrown
with weeds. Ten years later there are small
aspen trees growing in the 25%
middle
25% of
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tracks. This change is an example of ___
Ecological succession
Biological evolution
Genetic variation
Heterotrophic nutrition
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2.
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Cycles
$300
The growth of which of the following
usually occurs first in primary succession
25% 25% 25% 25%
on a bare rock?
Lichens
Grasses
Trees
Shrubs
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Lic
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2.
3.
4.
Cycles
$400
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25%
25%
25%
Planting additional legumes in the area shown above
would most likely lead to which of the following?
A decrease in the activity of bacteria
A decrease in the number of animals in the area
An increase in the activity of nitrogen-fixing bacteria
An increase in the number of species that can fix
bacteria
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Cycles
$500
Which of the following best
describes the “hydrologic
cycle”?
25% 25% 25% 25%
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The interconnected, finite movement of water vapor
in the Earth system
A two-wheeler used to measure the flow of water in
the Earth system
The interconnected, endless movement of water in
the Earth system
The interconnected, endless movement of streams in
the Earth system
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Plants
$100
Squirrels in cold climates gather and store
food for winter. The squirrels sometimes
bury nuts and then do not return
25% 25%for
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25%
These nuts can grow to become trees. This
chain of events is an example of __
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Predation
Seed distribution
Competition
Seed fossilization
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Plants
$200
The petals of flowers are often brightly
colored. These petals provide a benefit
25%they
25% 25%
for the plant because
__ 25%
1.
Prevent insects from taking pollen to other
flowers
2. Hide the plant from predators that would eat
its flowers
3. Protect the leaves from injury by birds and
insects
4. Attract insects that can carry the pollen
needed for plant reproduction
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Plants
$300
In order for germination, or the
growth of a young plant
to
begin,
a
25% 25% 25% 25%
seed must ___
1. Use up all of its stored food to stimulate growth
2. Absorb enough sunlight to stimulate growth
3. Absorb enough water to increase the pressure
inside the seed
4. Absorb enough nutrients to increase the
pressure inside the seed
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Plants
$400
If celery is left in the
refrigerator for a long time, it will
25% 25% 25% 25%
become limp because ___
It loses turgor pressure
It loses salt
It gains salt
It gains turgor pressure
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Plants
$500
Diana observes that in a field of sunflowers, the
flowers are all facing toward the west. Diana is
told that they all face the same
25% way
25% because
25% 25%of
phototropism. What have the flowers moved in a
response to?
Wind
Water
Gravity
Light
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Lig
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Cells
$100
Live oak acorns are produced from flowers
that appear in spring and hang in clusters
from the branch tip. What
level
25% 25%
25%of25%
organization of the oak tree are these
flowers?
1. Cell
2. Organ
3. Organism
4. Population
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Cells
$200
A woman running in a marathon requires a
constant supply of oxygen to her muscles.
Which cells carry oxygen
to muscle
25% 25%
25% 25%
tissue?
1. Artery cells
2. Red blood cells
3. Nerve cells
4. Lung cells
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Cells
$300
Which numbered part of the plant
cell shown above primarily provides
25% structure?
25%
25%
25%
support for the plant’s
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Cells
$400
Which of these is the correct order
of organization in living things
25% 25% 25% 25%
Cell, tissue, organ, organ system
Tissue, organism, organ system, organ
Organism, organ, cell, tissue
Organ system, organ, cell, tissue
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Cells
$500
What is the function of the
chloroplast in a plant
cell?
25% 25% 25%
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Protect the cell
Contain genetic material
Makes food
Allows substances to pass through the
cell
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Human Body
$100
When a softball player swings at a
pitched ball, which of the following sets
25% closely
25% 25% 25%
of body systems must work
together?
Skeletal and immune
Nervous and muscular
Circulatory and digestive
Respiratory and excretory
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Human Body
$200
A cook touches a hot stove and quickly
moves his hand away. What are two
primary body systems that 25%
work
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25% 25%
to produce this response?
Integumentary and endocrine systems
Muscular and respiratory systems
Nervous and muscular systems
Skeletal and nervous systems
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Human Body
$300
When people exercise, they often feel thirsty
and begin to sweat. It is important for people
to feel thirsty when exercising
because it
25% 25% 25% 25%
makes them realize that they should ___
Take a break
Consume liquids
Slow their breathing
Stop to eat something
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Human Body
$400
Which human body systems function
together to distribute oxygen throughout
25%respiration?
25% 25% 25%
the body for use in cellular
Digestive and circulatory
Circulatory and nervous
Respiratory and circulatory
Digestive and respiratory
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Human Body
$500
The heart rate changes to
correspond to the 25%
body’s
____
25% 25% 25%
Need for carbon dioxide
Ability to fight disease
Oxygen needs
Creation of waste products
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Genetics
$100
Inherited characteristics are ___
25% 25% 25% 25%
The result of a healthy diet
Traits that express genes
Produced by toxins
Learned by constant practice
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Genetics
$200
Predict the type and color of hair a
child would inherit from the
25% 25% 25% 25%
parents shown in the diagram.
Brown curly hair
Brown straight hair
Blonde curly hair
Blonde straight hair
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Tall plants (T) are dominant over short
plants (t) in peas. A short (t) pea plant
crossed with an unknown parent produced
172 offspring that were are 100% tall.
25% 25%would
25% most
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Which of the following crosses
likely produce these offspring?
Tt
Genetics
$300
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4.
Glossy leaves are smooth and
shiny. What percent of
offspring from the cross
25% 25% 25% 25%
shown above will have glossy
leaves?
10
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Genetics
$400
Genetics
$500
Which allele is the one whose
trait always shows up when the
25% 25% 25% 25%
allele is present?
Dominant
Recessive
Hybrid
Purebred
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