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• Which characteristic of prokaryotic organisms
  makes them different from eukaryotes?
• Prokaryotic cells do not have membrane-bound
  organelles.
• Prokaryotes do not have chromosomes.
• Prokaryotes are made of cells.
• Prokaryotes have DNA.

What is A?
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• Enzymes only work with specific substrates
  because each substrate-
• has a specific activation site for enzyme
  attachment
• can only use a specific ionic bond with the
  enzyme
• destroys its specific enzyme
• actively interferes with other substrates around
  it

What is A?
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• Which of these could be successfully treated with
  antibiotics?
• Common Cold
• Influenza
• HIV
• Strep throat

What is D?
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• Proteins are formed from monomers (subunits)
  called-
• amino acids
• fatty acids
• nucleic acids
• nucleotides

What is A?
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• In order to maintain homeostasis, it is most
  important for an animal to be able to-
• respond to its environment
• hide from its predators
• increase its prey population
• change its habitat

What is A?
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Which skull belongs to a herbivore?
C)
A)
D)
B)
What is D?
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Which birds foot is best adapted to flying into
a region and picking up prey?
A)
C)
B)
D)
What is D?
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• Richard was observing black swallowtail
  butterflies in the field. Which one of these is
  an observation he made about a black swallowtail
  butterfly?
• The black swallowtail is closely related to the
  spicebush swallowtail.
• The black swallowtail belongs to the class
  Insecta.
• The black swallowtail likes to fly more than
  anything else.
• The black swallowtail laid its eggs on a parsley
  plant

What is D?
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• The process of meiosis and fertilization help
  ensure the survival of the species by providing
  each generation with the same number of-
• body cells
• chromosomes
• offspring
• gametes

What is B?
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• Which of the following best explains why a
  student researching genetics should use the most
  recent textbooks available?
• Research in Mendelian genetics began very
  recently.
• Older textbooks are more difficult to
  understand.
• New discoveries frequently add to older
  knowledge in genetics.
• No technologies from more than ten years ago are
  still in use.

What is C?
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• According to the biological definition of a
  species, which organisms listed below would
  belong to the same species?
• Plants that have flowers with the same
  structures that attract the same pollinators
• Protists that are the same shape and have the
  same structures for movement
• Animals that can breed and produce fertile
  offspring
• Mushrooms that are the same color and can grow
  on trees

What is C?
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• A genetic pedigree showing that only males are
  affected by a certain disorder is evidence of
  what type of inheritance?
• Dominant
• Sex-linked
• Recessive
• Passive

What is B?
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• An experiment is designed to clear an oak-hickory
  forest and replant the area with pines. Which of
  the following species would be most threatened by
  this experiment?
• Field sparrow
• Cardinal
• Summer tanager
• Hooded warbler

What is D?
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• In the table, which item of data is most likely
  to be invalid?
• Plot 1 on July 1
• Plot 2 on June 15
• Plot 3 on May 15
• Plot 4 on May 30

What is B?
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• The diagram shows a simplified nitrogen cycle.
  Which process is responsible for returning
  nitrogen to the air?
• Excretion
• Decomposition
• Photosynthesis
• Nitrification

What is B?
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• Which variable appears to control leaf production
  in these plants?
• The temperature
• The number of daylight hours
• The amount of water
• The relative humidity

What is A?
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• Which is the bodys first line of defense against
  disease?
• Enzymes
• Blood
• Antibodies
• Skin

What is D?
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• All of these are common shapes of bacteria
  EXCEPT-
• rod
• spiral
• square
• spherical

What is C or square?
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• Which of the following came first in the
  scientific study of living things?
• Light microscope
• Cell theory
• Electron microscope
• Model of DNA

What is A?
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• An organism that causes infections in plants and
  animals, but cannot be seen with a light
  microscope similar to that used in a high school
  biology course, is most likely a-
• virus
• bacterium
• fungus
• protozoan

What is A?
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• In which type of environment did this fossilized
  fish most likely live?
• Deep ocean trench
• A coral reef
• A freshwater lake
• Near an ocean vent

What is C?
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• Which of these is a common adaptation for mammals
  in an aquatic environment?
• Keen eyesight
• Streamlined body
• Sharp teeth
• Long fur

What is B?
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• Early classification systems consisted of two
  kingdoms Plantae and Animalia. What scientific
  development allowed taxonomists to establish the
  Monera and Protista kingdoms?
• Discovery of DNA
• Creation of electrophoresis
• Invention of electron microscope
• Development of Kochs postulates

What is C?
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• Some sphinx moth caterpillars are called tomato
  hornworms. These large caterpillars do a
  tremendous amount of damage to tomato plants.
  Which method of moth control would be most
  dangerous to the honeybee, which is needed for
  plant pollination?
• Using moth scents to attract the moths to traps
• Releasing caterpillar parasites
• Spraying plants with insecticides
• Planting moth-repelling plants

What is C?
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• In plants, gymnosperms have cones and angiosperms
  have flowers. Both of these plant structures are
  specialized for-
• sexual reproduction
• food production
• water absorption
• photosynthesis

What is A?
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• Orchids were studied to determine if the amount
  of humidity affected the flowering of these
  plants. Which of these was the independent
  variable in this study?
• The percentage of humidity
• The amount watered
• The length of time required for flowering
• The number of flowers on each plant

What is A?
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• Which characteristic supports the hypothesis that
  this animal spends a great deal of time burrowing
  through the soil?
• The shape of its body
• The position of its nose
• The length of its tail
• The size of its claws

What is D?
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The skulls below belong to different animals.
Which skull belongs to the animal that is
probably unrelated to the other three?
C
A
D
B
What is D?
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Daily Double
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• The picture shows a segment of DNA from a cat.
  Which of these is the most likely the kitten of
  the cat?
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What is D or 4?
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Inversions in chromosomes occur when part of a
chromosome breaks out and is reinserted upside
down. Which of the diagrams below represents an
inversion?
What is C?
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• The process of DNA replication is necessary
  before a cell-
• makes a protein
• codes for RNA molecules
• divides into two cells
• modifies lysosome enzymes

What is C?
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• What conclusion can be drawn from the genetic
  information below?
• The white parent carried a dominant allele.
• All the rabbits carried the recessive allele.
• All the white rabbits are heterozygous.
• All the black rabbits in the F2 generation are
  homozygous.

What is B?
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• Based on the method by which they get food,
  organisms are classified as autotrophs or
  heterotrophs. Which organism listed below is
  correctly paired with its metabolism?
• Mushroom-autotroph
• Human-heterotroph
• Grass-heterotroph
• Fish-autotroph

What is B?
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• According to the diagram, during the last 40
  million years, the structure of the horses foot
  has-
• lost its toes
• become smaller
• grown toes
• remained the same size

What is A?
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• Cowbirds often lay eggs in the nests of other
  songbirds. The young cowbirds grow up hearing the
  songs of their foster parents but sing cowbird
  songs when they are adults. This is an example
  of-
• imprinting
• instinct
• mimicry
• camouflage

What is B?
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Increased surface area increases the number of
molecules that can be collected from the air.
According to this information, which beetle
antenna is best adapted for chemically sensing
the air?
B)
D)
A)
C)
What is A?
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• Which of the following methods would provide the
  most accurate information for students collecting
  data about local attitudes concerning the use of
  alternative fuels for automobiles?
• Take an opinion poll of drivers.
• Listen to speeches given by politicians.
• Study newspaper articles.
• Track prices at nearby gas stations.

What is A?
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• A student is trying to determine the effect of
  pollutants on the growth of three groups of
  seeds. The results will not be valid because the
  experiment has no-
• conclusion
• hypothesis
• control
• variable

What is C?
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• The unique properties of water enable life to
  exist on Earth. Which of these is a property of
  pure water?
• Its solid form is more dense than its liquid.
• It has a low heat absorption capacity.
• It is slightly more acidic than air.
• It dissolves many substances.

What is D?
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• According to this data, what percentage of
  vitamin supplement should be added to the
  turkeys diet for maximum weight gain?
• 6
• 20
• 10
• 14

What is C?
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FINAL JEOPARDY
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• The one-celled eukaryotic organisms above are
  often found in freshwater ponds. What is one
  characteristic they all have in common?
• Cilia
• Nucleus
• Pseudopodia
• Flagellum

What is B?
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