Fall Biology Benchmark Jeopardy - Herrera

Photosynthesis/Cellular Respiration

100

What is the overall goal of photosynthesis?

To make food/glucose for the plant

200

What is the overall goal of cellular respiration?

To make energy/ATP for the organism 

300

What are the reactants for photosynthesis?

Carbon Dioxide 

Water

400

What are the products of cellular respiration?

ATP

Carbon Dioxide

Water

500

How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration connected to each other? 

Both need each other to function. The processes are nearly opposite to each other. The reactants for one are the products from the other and vice versa.

Protein Synthesis

100

Where does transcription take place?

Nucleus 

200

Where does translation take place?

Ribosome

300

Which type of RNA carries the amino acids to the ribosome?

tRNA

400

Translate the following mRNA codons AUG CCC GUA CAA UGA

Met - Pro - Val - Gln - Stop

500

Here is an original strand of DNA:

AAA TTC CGC ACT

Would anything change if the DNA was mutated to

AAA TTG CGC ACT

If yes, then identify the type of mutation AND identify the new amino acid.

Yes.

Substitution mutation.

LYS changed to ASN.

DNA/RNA

100

What shape is DNA?

Double Helix

200

What are the 4 base pairs in DNA? In RNA?

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine,  Guanine

Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, Guanine

300

What are the 3 types of RNA?

mRNA, tRNA, rRNA

400

DNA Replication is responsible for....

Making two exact copies of DNA; doubling chromosomes (92)

500

Draw Transcription.

Label the enzyme(s).

Transcription:

1 DNA strand is opened by RNA Polymerase and creates an mRNA strand that exits while the DNA strand is closed at the other end.

Cell Cycle

100

How many checkpoints are in the cell cycle?

3

200

What is the main reason for cells to go through mitosis?

For growth, repair, and replace

300

Draw the cell cycle.

Interphase (G₁ ,S, G₂), M phase, Cytokinesis

400

What happens when the checkpoints are ignored?

The cell continuously divides, leading to cancer

500

Draw DNA Replication.

Label the enzyme(s).

DNA Replication:

1 DNA strand is split by helicase into two strands that are being connected to new strands by DNA Polymerase.

Meiosis/Mutations

100

What cells are created through meiosis?

Gametes

200

True or False, at the beginning of meiosis, you start off with a haploid cell and end with 4 haploid cells.

False. Start with a diploid cell and end with 4 haploid cells. 

300

Explain/Define crossing over.

Homologous chromosomes exchange pieces of DNA when overlapping chromosomal legs.

400

What is the main purpose for meiosis?

Variation in genetics and enhancing the species.

500

Have 1 teammate draw a complete Meiosis diagram, labeling the phases.

^Interphase

^{Prophase I}

^{Metaphase I}

^{Anaphase I}

^{Telophase I}

^{Prophase II}

^{Metaphase II}

^{Anaphase II}

^{Telophase II}