1. Science Jeopardy
Hosted by the HMS 7th Grade Science Teachers
Reproduction
Heredity
Adaptations
All Mixed Up
All About Traits
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Final Jeopardy

2. A-100
ANSWER: A reproductive process that involves only one parent and the offspring is identical to the parent.
QUESTION: What is Asexual reproduction

3. A-200
ANSWER: A type of Asexual reproduction in which one cell divides into 2 identical cell. Occurs in Prokaryotic cells.
QUESTION: What is Binary Fission

4. A-300
ANSWER: The reproductive process that involves 2 parents that each contribute a combination of genetics to form a new organism different from themselves.
QUESTION: What is Sexual Reproduction

5. A-400
ANSWER: A type of Asexual reproduction in which an offspring grows out of the parent organism.
QUESTION: What is Budding?

6. A-500
ANSWER: The best way to produce an organism with the desired traits you want (like brown fur or floppy ears)
QUESTION: Selective Breeding

7. B-100
ANSWER: The basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA.
Units that determine traits.
QUESTION: What is Gene?

8. B-200 ANSWER: The physical appearance of an organism
QUESTION: What is Phenotype

9. B-300 ANSWER: Having two different alleles for a trait.
QUESTION: What is Heterozygous

10. B-400
ANSWER: The process of characteristics being passed down from parent to offspring.
QUESTION: What is Heredity?

11. B-500 ANSWER: The genetic makeup (code) of an organism.
QUESTION: Genotype

12. C-100
ANSWER: Process by which “Usable” or “Favorable” traits are passed down and less favorable traits become less common or nonexistent.
QUESTION: Natural Selection

13. C-200
ANSWER: Movement of organisms to a different geographical or climate region where food is more available.
QUESTION: What is Migration

14. C-300
ANSWER: A slowed physiological state of an organism to survive long periods of cold temperatures or reduced food supply.
QUESTION: What is Hibernation?

15. C-400
ANSWER: The main adaptation developed by the Galapagos Finch which happened through Natural Selection.
QUESTION: What is the beak size?

16. C-500
ANSWER: Specific traits that help organisms better survive or reproduce in its environment.
QUESTION: What is Adaptation?

17. D-100
ANSWER: If blue eyes are a dominant trait represented by a “B” and brown eyes are a recessive trait represented by “b” then what eye color would the offspring have if the alleles are Bb.
QUESTION: What is Blue eyes?

18. D-200 ANSWER: The offspring of an Asexual organism are…
QUESTION: Genetically identical to the parent.

19. D-300
ANSWER: Having two of the same alleles for a single trait (FF or ff)
QUESTION: What is Homozygous

20. D-400
ANSWER: Are found in the nucleus of a cell. Contain the genes which contain the DNA
QUESTION: What is chromosomes?

21. D-500
ANSWER: Crickets communicate with other crickets by chirping. Crickets who cannot make a sound are less likely to find a mate and reproduce. For this reason, there are few crickets that cannot make sound. This is an example of…
QUESTION: What is Natural Selection?

22. E-100
ANSWER: A capital letter is used to represent this kind of trait.
QUESTION: What is a Dominant Trait?

23. E-200
ANSWER: All of these are inherited traits EXCEPT: Blue Eyes, Blond Hair,Webbed feet, and Throwing a ball
QUESTION: what is throwing a ball?

24. E-300 ANSWER: Recessive traits are able to be visible if…
QUESTION: A recessive trait is received from both parents for a single trait.
Ex: ff or bb

25. E-400 ANSWER: A characteristic of an organism.
QUESTION: What is a Trait

26. E-500 ANSWER: The genetic traits of an organism are determined from…
QUESTION: inherited genes from both the mother and father

27. FINAL JEOPARDY
ANSWER: 2 ways that a Grizzly Bear is well adapted to survive winter.
QUESTION: (Answers may vary) * Hibernate * Recycle waste for protein to maintain muscle * Thick fur * Homing instinct
* Slowed heart rate