Welcome to Mrs. Rothe’s Jeopardy

Instructions:1.Click on a box under the category you

want.2.Read the question and try to answer to

yourself.3.Click one time for the answer to appear.

4.After, click on the ‘Continue’ arrow to bring you back to the main screen

Note: After clicking once to view the answer, try to remember to click only on the ‘Continue’ arrow.

Clicking anywhere else will automatically bring you to the next slide in order without choice.

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Structure of LivingThings Classification Genetics

Integumentary,Skeletal,

Muscular Systems

Circulatory,Respiratory,

Nervous Systoms

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Cell (example: cytology= the study of cells.

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What is a Cyte.

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Cells which lack a nuclear membrane and organells.

These are found only in Kingdom Eubacteria and Archabacteria (Moneran).

What is a Prokaryote

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Cells that have a definite membrane-bound nucleus and organelles. Found

in the following kingdoms: Plant, Animal, Protista, & Fungi.

What is a Eurkaryote (eukaryotic)

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“Small organs” found within a cell that carryout cell functions that are

essential for cell survival.

What is an Organelle

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The tendency to maintain a stable environment within the

cell.

What is Homeostasis

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Encloses the cell and controls what enters and exits the cell.

What is Plasma or cell membrane

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The process by which some molecules are allowed to enter a cell while others

are not.

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What is Selective permeability

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Jelly-like substance that surround the organelles within the cell.

What is Cytoplasm

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Transports and stores substances throughout the cell.

What is Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Builds (synthesizes) proteins molecules.

What is a Ribosome

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The branch of biology that names and groups organisms according to their

characteristics.

What is a Taxonomy

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The taxonomic group which contains similar classes.

What is a Phylum

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The taxonomic group which contains similar orders with common

characteristics.

What is a Class

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A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring; the most specific

taxonomic group.

What is Species

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A form of asexual reproduction in which a part of the parent organism

pinches off and forms a new organism.

What is Budding

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Hair-like projections that are used for locomotion in protist...Paramecium

What is Cilia

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False-feet that is used for locomotion in protists.

What is Pseudopod

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A whip-like projection that is used for locomotion… Euglena/sperm.

What is a Flagellum

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Specialized plant tissue that is used for transporting water and minerals

throughout that plant.

What is Vascular Tissue

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Animals that have a backbone with a central nervous chord.

What are Vertebrates

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One of two or more different genes that occupy the same place on a chromosome– allowing genetic

variation.

What is an Allele

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Deoxyribonucleic acid; the molecule that stores and passes on genetic

information– is located in the nucleus of a cell.

What is DNA

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A trait that prevents (or masks) a recessive trait when present.

What a Dominant Trait

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The basic unit of heredity, which is passed down from parent to offspring and is transcribed on a protein chain.

What a Gene

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The genetic makeup of an organism (ex: TT, Tt, tt).

What is a Genotype

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The passing down of traits from parents to offspring.

What is Heredity

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Possessing two different alleles of a given gene (ex: Tt).

What is Heterozygous

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Possessing two of the same alleles of a given gene (ex: TT or tt).

What is Homozygous

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Change in the DNA base sequence which alters the outcome of the

offspring.

What is a Mutation

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Building blocks of Nucleic acids; consists of a sugar base, a phosphate group and a nitrogen base (Adenine,

Thymine, Cytosine or Guanine).

What are Nucleotide

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Groups of cells that work together in your body to perform a particular

function.

What is Tissue

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Two or more types of tissues working together to perform a certain

functions.

What are Organs

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A group of organs that work together to carry out major activities or

processes (ex: digestion, respiration, excretion).

What is a Organ system

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Tissues that lines most of the body surfaces and protects from

dehydration and physical damage.

What is Epithelial tissue

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Consists of nerve cells that carry information (impulses) throughout the

body.

What is Nervous tissue

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Supports, protects and insulates the body (fat, bone, blood, cartilage,

tendons).

What is Connective tissue

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Contracts to enable body structures to move (Types: Smooth, cardiac, and

skeletal).

What is Muscle tissue

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System which protects the body from injury, provides a defense against pathogens, helps regulate body

temperature and prevents the body from drying out. This system includes the skin (largest organ in the body) ,

hair and nails.

What is Integumentary

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The outermost layer of skin which is composed of flat, dead epithelial cells.

What is the Epidermis

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Protein found in the epidermis that makes skin tough and waterproof.

What is Keratin

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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.

What are Arteries

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A tiny blood vessel that connects arteries to veins and is where

exchange of materials such as gases, nutrients and hormones between the

blood and body cells takes place.

What are Capillaries

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Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart.

What are Veins

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(60%) that is mostly water and acts as a solvent to dissolve materials such as

waste products, salts, glucose, food molecules, vitamins, hormones and

proteins that are carried by the blood to all parts of the body.

What is Plasma

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Also called erythrocytes; are the most numerous cells in the human body.

These are produced in the bone marrow and have no nucleus . Their

main function is to carry oxygen throughout the body.

What are Red Blood Cells

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An iron containing protein that picks up oxygen in the lungs and transports

it to the tissues of the body via red blood cells. This also gives red blood

cells their color.

What is Hemoglobin

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A.K.A. Leukocytes. Main function is to defend the body against disease.

These cells are larger than red blood cells and each has a nucleus. There

are not as many as these as red blood cells.

What are White Blood Cells

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Disease causing agent.

What is a Pathogen

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Another component of blood whose main function is to stop the blood flow

when the body has a wound.

What are Platelets

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Organ of the circulatory system which is responsible for pumping blood

throughout the body. It has 4 chambers and is made of cardiac

muscle tissue.

What is the Heart

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