End-of-Term Life Science Connections
A sourced life-science board linking genes, cell division, neurons, immune defenses, and natural selection.
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| Gene Basics | Cell Division | Neuron Signals | Immune Defenses | Selection Over Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100Which basic unit of heredity is named in the Mendelian definition? | 100What part of the cell cycle separates replicated chromosomes into two new nuclei? | 100Which excitable nerve cell fires electric signals called action potentials? | 100Which network of biological systems protects an organism from diseases? | 100What process describes differential survival and reproduction tied to relative fitness? |
| 200A molecular gene is a sequence of what material? | 200Which DNA-copying stage precedes mitosis? | 200What specialized connections let neurons communicate with target cells? | 200Which subsystem gives a preconfigured response to broad groups of situations? | 200Which inherited population features can this mechanism change over generations? |
| 300Mutations can produce which different variants of a gene? | 300What process divides the cytoplasm after the nuclear stages? | 300Which neurons respond to touch, sound, or light? | 300Which subsystem learns to recognize molecules it encountered before? | 300Successful traits are more likely to pass to which group? |
| 400What is the basic unit shared by all living things? | 400Which structures pull chromosome copies toward opposite sides of a cell? | 400Signals from the brain and spinal cord reach muscles through which neurons? | 400What term names the place where an organism lives? | 400Which intentional process is contrasted with non-intentional natural selection? |
| 500Which process lets plants make food using light? | 500What do we call an animal whose diet contains only plants? | 500Most outgoing neuron signals travel down which filament? | 500Which organ circulates blood by pumping it through the body? | |
| 600Which transformation turns a caterpillar into a butterfly? |
Ages 12 to 15 · 25 of 25 clues written · final round · about 20 minutes
26 of 26 answers carry the sentence they were checked against
Play time assumes about 40 seconds a clue plus three minutes for the final round. Nothing is saved to a server and no account is needed. How answers are checked.
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End-of-Term Life Science Connections · Ages 12 to 15 · answers are on the host key
Gene Basics
- 100 Which basic unit of heredity is named in the Mendelian definition?
- 200 A molecular gene is a sequence of what material?
- 300 Mutations can produce which different variants of a gene?
- 400 What is the basic unit shared by all living things?
- 500 Which process lets plants make food using light?
Cell Division
- 100 What part of the cell cycle separates replicated chromosomes into two new nuclei?
- 200 Which DNA-copying stage precedes mitosis?
- 300 What process divides the cytoplasm after the nuclear stages?
- 400 Which structures pull chromosome copies toward opposite sides of a cell?
- 500 What do we call an animal whose diet contains only plants?
Neuron Signals
- 100 Which excitable nerve cell fires electric signals called action potentials?
- 200 What specialized connections let neurons communicate with target cells?
- 300 Which neurons respond to touch, sound, or light?
- 400 Signals from the brain and spinal cord reach muscles through which neurons?
- 500 Most outgoing neuron signals travel down which filament?
- 600 Which transformation turns a caterpillar into a butterfly?
Immune Defenses
- 100 Which network of biological systems protects an organism from diseases?
- 200 Which subsystem gives a preconfigured response to broad groups of situations?
- 300 Which subsystem learns to recognize molecules it encountered before?
- 400 What term names the place where an organism lives?
Selection Over Time
- 100 What process describes differential survival and reproduction tied to relative fitness?
- 200 Which inherited population features can this mechanism change over generations?
- 300 Successful traits are more likely to pass to which group?
- 400 Which intentional process is contrasted with non-intentional natural selection?
- 500 Which organ circulates blood by pumping it through the body?
Final round: Cells and Heredity
This process separates replicated chromosomes into two new nuclei.
Host key
End-of-Term Life Science Connections · keep this sheet · it carries the answers
Gene Basics
- 100 Which basic unit of heredity is named in the Mendelian definition? Response: geneChecked against:
The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gene&oldid=1364395501 - 200 A molecular gene is a sequence of what material? Response: nucleotides in DNAChecked against:
The molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce RNA.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gene&oldid=1364395501 - 300 Mutations can produce which different variants of a gene? Response: allelesChecked against:
A gene can acquire mutations in its sequence, leading to different variants, known as alleles, in the population.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gene&oldid=1364395501 - 400 What is the basic unit shared by all living things? Response: A cellChecked against:
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life or organisms.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cell_(biology)&oldid=1364503865 - 500 Which process lets plants make food using light? Response: PhotosynthesisChecked against:
Photosynthesis is a process in which green plants make their own food from sunlight, using the help of leaves to produce sugar.
Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Photosynthesis&oldid=10903963
Cell Division
- 100 What part of the cell cycle separates replicated chromosomes into two new nuclei? Response: mitosisChecked against:
Mitosis () is a part of the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells in which replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mitosis&oldid=1359310650 - 200 Which DNA-copying stage precedes mitosis? Response: S phase of interphaseChecked against:
Mitosis is preceded by the S phase of interphase (during which DNA replication occurs) and is followed by telophase and cytokinesis, which divide the cytoplasm, organelles, and cell membrane of one cell into two new cells containing roughly equal shares of these cellular components.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mitosis&oldid=1359310650 - 300 What process divides the cytoplasm after the nuclear stages? Response: cytokinesisChecked against:
Mitosis is preceded by the S phase of interphase (during which DNA replication occurs) and is followed by telophase and cytokinesis, which divide the cytoplasm, organelles, and cell membrane of one cell into two new cells containing roughly equal shares of these cellular components.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mitosis&oldid=1359310650 - 400 Which structures pull chromosome copies toward opposite sides of a cell? Response: spindle fibersChecked against:
During mitosis, the chromosomes, which have already duplicated during interphase, condense and attach to spindle fibers that pull one copy of each chromosome to opposite sides of the cell.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mitosis&oldid=1359310650 - 500 What do we call an animal whose diet contains only plants? Response: An herbivoreChecked against:
A herbivore is an animal anatomically or physiologically evolved to feed on plants, especially upon vascular tissues such as foliage, fruits or seeds, as the main component of its diet.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Herbivore&oldid=1363956475
Neuron Signals
- 100 Which excitable nerve cell fires electric signals called action potentials? Response: neuronChecked against:
A neuron (American English), neurone (British English), or nerve cell, is a cell that is excitable, firing electric signals called action potentials.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neuron&oldid=1365762986 - 200 What specialized connections let neurons communicate with target cells? Response: synapsesChecked against:
They communicate with other cells via synapses, which are specialized connections that commonly use minute amounts of chemical neurotransmitters to pass the electric signal from the presynaptic neuron to the target cell through the synaptic gap.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neuron&oldid=1365762986 - 300 Which neurons respond to touch, sound, or light? Response: sensory neuronsChecked against:
Sensory neurons respond to stimuli such as touch, sound, or light that affect the cells of the sensory organs, and they send signals to the spinal cord and then to the sensorial area in the brain.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neuron&oldid=1365762986 - 400 Signals from the brain and spinal cord reach muscles through which neurons? Response: motor neuronsChecked against:
Motor neurons receive signals from the brain and spinal cord to control everything from muscle contractions to glandular output.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neuron&oldid=1365762986 - 500 Most outgoing neuron signals travel down which filament? Response: axonChecked against:
Most neurons receive signals via the dendrites and soma and send out signals down the axon.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neuron&oldid=1365762986 - 600 Which transformation turns a caterpillar into a butterfly? Response: MetamorphosisChecked against:
As holometabolous insects, butterflies undergo complete metamorphosis, meaning that their life cycle comprises four stages.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Butterfly&oldid=1365562130
Immune Defenses
- 100 Which network of biological systems protects an organism from diseases? Response: immune systemChecked against:
The immune system is a network of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Immune_system&oldid=1350208094 - 200 Which subsystem gives a preconfigured response to broad groups of situations? Response: innate immune systemChecked against:
The innate immune system provides a preconfigured response to broad groups of situations and stimuli.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Immune_system&oldid=1350208094 - 300 Which subsystem learns to recognize molecules it encountered before? Response: adaptive immune systemChecked against:
The adaptive immune system provides a tailored response to each stimulus by learning to recognize molecules it has previously encountered.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Immune_system&oldid=1350208094 - 400 What term names the place where an organism lives? Response: A habitatChecked against:
Habitat can be defined as the natural environment of an organism, the type of place in which it is natural for it to live and grow.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Habitat&oldid=1364609756
Selection Over Time
- 100 What process describes differential survival and reproduction tied to relative fitness? Response: natural selectionChecked against:
Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in the relative fitness endowed on them by their own particular complement of observable characteristics.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Natural_selection&oldid=1353996056 - 200 Which inherited population features can this mechanism change over generations? Response: heritable traitsChecked against:
It is a key law or mechanism of evolution which changes the heritable traits characteristic of a population or species over generations.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Natural_selection&oldid=1353996056 - 300 Successful traits are more likely to pass to which group? Response: the next generationChecked against:
Thus, these traits are more likely to be passed on to the next generation.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Natural_selection&oldid=1353996056 - 400 Which intentional process is contrasted with non-intentional natural selection? Response: artificial selectionChecked against:
Charles Darwin popularised the term "natural selection", contrasting it with artificial selection, which is intentional, whereas natural selection is not.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Natural_selection&oldid=1353996056 - 500 Which organ circulates blood by pumping it through the body? Response: The heartChecked against:
The heart functions as a pump in the circulatory system to provide a continuous flow of blood throughout the body.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heart&oldid=1364880168
Final round: Cells and Heredity
This process separates replicated chromosomes into two new nuclei. Response: mitosisChecked against: Mitosis () is a part of the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells in which replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mitosis&oldid=1359310650
Every clue, every answer, and what it was checked against
This is what prints on the host key.
Gene Basics
Which basic unit of heredity is named in the Mendelian definition? 100
geneChecked against:
The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity.
Source, pinned revisionA molecular gene is a sequence of what material? 200
nucleotides in DNAChecked against:
The molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce RNA.
Source, pinned revisionMutations can produce which different variants of a gene? 300
allelesChecked against:
A gene can acquire mutations in its sequence, leading to different variants, known as alleles, in the population.
Source, pinned revisionWhat is the basic unit shared by all living things? 400
A cellChecked against:
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life or organisms.
Source, pinned revisionWhich process lets plants make food using light? 500
PhotosynthesisChecked against:
Photosynthesis is a process in which green plants make their own food from sunlight, using the help of leaves to produce sugar.
Source, pinned revision
Cell Division
What part of the cell cycle separates replicated chromosomes into two new nuclei? 100
mitosisChecked against:
Mitosis () is a part of the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells in which replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei.
Source, pinned revisionWhich DNA-copying stage precedes mitosis? 200
S phase of interphaseChecked against:
Mitosis is preceded by the S phase of interphase (during which DNA replication occurs) and is followed by telophase and cytokinesis, which divide the cytoplasm, organelles, and cell membrane of one cell into two new cells containing roughly equal shares of these cellular components.
Source, pinned revisionWhat process divides the cytoplasm after the nuclear stages? 300
cytokinesisChecked against:
Mitosis is preceded by the S phase of interphase (during which DNA replication occurs) and is followed by telophase and cytokinesis, which divide the cytoplasm, organelles, and cell membrane of one cell into two new cells containing roughly equal shares of these cellular components.
Source, pinned revisionWhich structures pull chromosome copies toward opposite sides of a cell? 400
spindle fibersChecked against:
During mitosis, the chromosomes, which have already duplicated during interphase, condense and attach to spindle fibers that pull one copy of each chromosome to opposite sides of the cell.
Source, pinned revisionWhat do we call an animal whose diet contains only plants? 500
An herbivoreChecked against:
A herbivore is an animal anatomically or physiologically evolved to feed on plants, especially upon vascular tissues such as foliage, fruits or seeds, as the main component of its diet.
Source, pinned revision
Neuron Signals
Which excitable nerve cell fires electric signals called action potentials? 100
neuronChecked against:
A neuron (American English), neurone (British English), or nerve cell, is a cell that is excitable, firing electric signals called action potentials.
Source, pinned revisionWhat specialized connections let neurons communicate with target cells? 200
synapsesChecked against:
They communicate with other cells via synapses, which are specialized connections that commonly use minute amounts of chemical neurotransmitters to pass the electric signal from the presynaptic neuron to the target cell through the synaptic gap.
Source, pinned revisionWhich neurons respond to touch, sound, or light? 300
sensory neuronsChecked against:
Sensory neurons respond to stimuli such as touch, sound, or light that affect the cells of the sensory organs, and they send signals to the spinal cord and then to the sensorial area in the brain.
Source, pinned revisionSignals from the brain and spinal cord reach muscles through which neurons? 400
motor neuronsChecked against:
Motor neurons receive signals from the brain and spinal cord to control everything from muscle contractions to glandular output.
Source, pinned revisionMost outgoing neuron signals travel down which filament? 500
axonChecked against:
Most neurons receive signals via the dendrites and soma and send out signals down the axon.
Source, pinned revisionWhich transformation turns a caterpillar into a butterfly? 600
MetamorphosisChecked against:
As holometabolous insects, butterflies undergo complete metamorphosis, meaning that their life cycle comprises four stages.
Source, pinned revision
Immune Defenses
Which network of biological systems protects an organism from diseases? 100
immune systemChecked against:
The immune system is a network of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases.
Source, pinned revisionWhich subsystem gives a preconfigured response to broad groups of situations? 200
innate immune systemChecked against:
The innate immune system provides a preconfigured response to broad groups of situations and stimuli.
Source, pinned revisionWhich subsystem learns to recognize molecules it encountered before? 300
adaptive immune systemChecked against:
The adaptive immune system provides a tailored response to each stimulus by learning to recognize molecules it has previously encountered.
Source, pinned revisionWhat term names the place where an organism lives? 400
A habitatChecked against:
Habitat can be defined as the natural environment of an organism, the type of place in which it is natural for it to live and grow.
Source, pinned revision
Selection Over Time
What process describes differential survival and reproduction tied to relative fitness? 100
natural selectionChecked against:
Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in the relative fitness endowed on them by their own particular complement of observable characteristics.
Source, pinned revisionWhich inherited population features can this mechanism change over generations? 200
heritable traitsChecked against:
It is a key law or mechanism of evolution which changes the heritable traits characteristic of a population or species over generations.
Source, pinned revisionSuccessful traits are more likely to pass to which group? 300
the next generationChecked against:
Thus, these traits are more likely to be passed on to the next generation.
Source, pinned revisionWhich intentional process is contrasted with non-intentional natural selection? 400
artificial selectionChecked against:
Charles Darwin popularised the term "natural selection", contrasting it with artificial selection, which is intentional, whereas natural selection is not.
Source, pinned revisionWhich organ circulates blood by pumping it through the body? 500
The heartChecked against:
The heart functions as a pump in the circulatory system to provide a continuous flow of blood throughout the body.
Source, pinned revision
Final round
This process separates replicated chromosomes into two new nuclei.
mitosisChecked against:
Mitosis () is a part of the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells in which replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei.
Source, pinned revision
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