Photosynthesis
DNA
Ecology
Genetics
Random Questions
Final Jeopardy (if there is time)
100

What are the 2 energy-storing molecules produced in the Light Reaction?

ATP and NADPH

100

This is the SHAPE DNA is described as.

Double-helix

100

What is one way ecologists can model the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

Any one of the following:

Food chain, food web, trophic level pyramid

100

Using the letter B -> write a homozygous dominant genotype

BB

100

Where is DNA stored?

Nucelus

100

What is the location of the Calvin Cycle? Be specific. 

The Stroma. 

200

This gas reactant of photosynthesis enters the plant from the air through pores in the leaves. 

What is carbon dioxide?

200

What does DNA stand for?

deoxyribonucleic acid

200

Which symbiotic relationship describes both species benefitting from the relationship?

Mutualism

200

Create a Punnett square for a brown-eyed (BB) person and a green-eyed person (bb).

See Punnett squares

200

T/F DNA mutation can be good for some organisms.

True

200

What reactant is used in the Calvin Cycle?

What is CO2?

300

Where is the location of the light-dependent reaction? Be specific.

Thylakoid

300

During replication, why is the lagging strand given that name?

It's called the lagging strand because it takes longer to replicate.  It is built in chunks called Okazaki fragments and must wait for helicase to unzip another section of the 5' to 3'.

300

What type of organisms are humans?  Autotroph, heterotroph, or decomposer? AND tell me why.

Humans are heterotrophs because they rely on other organisms for their food and energy. 

300

Indicate whether the genotype is heterozygous or homozygous.

Ee

Heterozygous

300

Give an example of a parasitism relationship.

Examples may vary...

humans & mosquitos

dogs & ticks

300

What is the product of the Calvin Cycle?

Glucose!

400

T/F. The 3 reactants for photosynthesis are oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water.

False. They are SUNLIGHT, carbon dioxide, water. 

400

Which enzyme that untwists the double helix at the replication forks, separating the two parental strands and making them available as template strands?

Helicase

400

What is the difference between abiotic and biotic factors?  Give an example of each from your ecosystem project.

Abiotic factors are nonliving parts of the environment.

Biotic factors are all living organisms in an environment.

400

Both parents have brown eyes (Bb). What is the percentage that the offspring will have blue eyes (bb)?

25%

400

What organelle does photosynthesis take place in?

Chloroplast

400

Explain what a detritivore is and give an example.

A detritivore only eats plants and animal remains.  

Examples include worms, mites, crabs.

500

T/F. Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and glucose are the products of photosynthesis.

False. Glucose & oxygen are the products.

500

Name the 4 nitrogenous base names and identify which pairing bases.

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine

Pairs: Adenine - Thymine, Guanine - Cytosine

500

If the organism I am focusing on is a butterfly, then what would be its population?  Hint: Think of the levels in organization.

The butterfly's population would include all other butterflies in the same area that interact with one another.

500

One parent has brown eyes (BB) and one parent has blue eyes (bb). What is the percentage that the offspring will have brown eyes and what is the percentage that the offspring will have blue eyes?

100% for brown and 0% for blue

500

Explain the differences between herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

Herbivores only eat plants. Carnivores only eat animals. Omnivores eat both plants and animals.

500

What is another name for the Calvin Cycle?

The Light Independent Reaction

600

What is the entire chemical formula for photosynthesis?

6H2O + 6CO2 + Sunlight -> C6H12O6  + 6O2

600

Which enzyme proofreads the replicated DNA for errors?

DNA polymerase

600

Give me an example of a food chain with at least 4 organisms.

See examples. They must include at least 4 organisms and show the flow of energy.

600

One parent has Brown eyes (Bb) one parent has blue eyes. What is the percentage that the offpsring will be a carrier of blue eyes?

100%

600

Why can't the Calvin Cycle begin until the Light Reaction is finished?

The Calvin Cycle is powered by the products from the Light Reaction (ATP and NADPH). 

600

Create a diagram showing the levels in organization for a shark. Make sure to label each level.

See diagrams.