02BIOH Jeopardy

Mātauranga Māori

100

What is the Māori word for guardianship and protecting the environment?

Kaitiakitanga

200

Which whakataukī means "I am the river and the river is me"?

Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au.

300

What Māori concept describes the life force found in all living things?

Mauri

400

Name the Māori environmental calendar based on the phases of the moon that guides planting, fishing and harvesting.

Maramataka

500

Explain one way Mātauranga Māori and modern science can work together to protect freshwater ecosystems.

• Combining traditional ecological knowledge with scientific water testing.
• Using Māori observations alongside biodiversity monitoring.
• Using kaitiakitanga principles to guide conservation decisions. 

BIO Gas Exchange

100

Where do fish get oxygen from for gas exchange 

disolved oxygen in water

200

What is the insect gas exchange system called 

tracheal system

300

Why are fish gill filaments covered in many lamellae?

To increase surface area for diffusion.

400

What type of blood flow allows fish to absorb over 80% of the oxygen in water?

Counter-current exchange.

500

Explain why insects do not need a circulatory system to transport oxygen.

Oxygen travels directly through spiracles → tracheae → tracheoles to body cells by diffusion, so the blood (haemolymph) does not transport oxygen.

BIO Enzymes

100

What are Enzymes?

Biological Catalysts that speed up chemical reactions 

200

Name 2 factors affect that enzyme activity?

Temperature

pH 

300

What is the active site?

This region of an enzyme is where the substrate binds and the reaction takes place.

400

free points

free points 

500

How does temperature affect enzyme activity?

• Low temperature: Enzyme activity is slow because molecules have less kinetic energy, so there are fewer successful enzyme–substrate collisions.

• Increasing temperature: Activity increases because molecules move faster, causing more collisions between enzymes and substrates.

• Optimum temperature: The enzyme works at its maximum rate.

• Too high temperature: The enzyme denatures. Bonds holding the enzyme's shape break, changing the active site, so the substrate can no longer fit properly.

Music

100

Which singer released the hit song Espresso?

Sabrina Carpenter

200

Which artist is known as the "King of Pop"?

Michael Jackson

300

Which New Zealand singer released the song supercut

Lorde 

400

Which artist released the albums 1989 and Midnights?

Taylor Swift 

500

Name the artist who has won the most Grammy Awards of all time.

Beyonce 

Movies/TV Shows

100

In Stranger Things, what is the name of the parallel dimension?

The Upside Down

200

Which 2025 live-action movie features a blue alien named Stitch causing chaos after landing in Hawaii?

Lilo & Stitch

300

Which animated family movie was released in New Zealand cinemas YESTERDAY on 25 June 2026?

Minions & Monsters

400

Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2024?

Oppenheimer

500

Which actor played both Thor in the Marvel movies and Tyler Rake in the Extraction films?

Chris Hemsworth