Science Jeopardy

1. Science Jeopardy Biology Chemistry Physics Earth/Space Sci Health 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 Final Jeopardy

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3. ANSWER: prokaryote QUESTION: what is an organism of the kingdom Monera (or Prokaryotae), comprising the bacteria and cyanobacteria, characterized by the absence of a distinct, membrane-bound nucleus or membrane-bound organelles, and by DNA that is not organized into chromosomes? Biology-100

4. ANSWER: mutualism QUESTION: what is a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association? Biology-200

5. ANSWER: ATP QUESTION: What is adenosine triphosphate, a coenzyme used as an energy carrier in the cells of all known organisms? Biology-300

6. ANSWER: auxin QUESTION: What is a class of plant growth substances (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle? Biology-400

7. ANSWER: oxidative phosphorylation QUESTION: What is the process in cell metabolism by which respiratory enzymes in the mitochondria synthesize ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate during the oxidation of NADH by molecular oxygen? Biology-500

8. ANSWER: calorie QUESTION: What is the amount of energy required to raise one gram of water one degree Celsisus (an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joule)? Chemistry-100

9. ANSWER: double replacement reaction QUESTION: What is a chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound? Chemistry-200

10. ANSWER: alpha particle QUESTION: What is a positively charged particle consisting of two protons and two neutrons, emitted in radioactive decay or nuclear fission; the nucleus of a helium atom? Chemistry-300

11. ANSWER: 1s22s22p6 QUESTION: What is the electron configuration of neon? Chemistry-400

12. ANSWER: Haber Process QUESTION: What is theprincipalcommercial method of producing ammonia, by direct combination of nitrogen and hydrogen under high pressure in the presence of a catalyst, often iron. Chemistry-500

13. ANSWER: E=hf QUESTION: What is the relationship between the energy and wavelength of light? Physics-100

14. ANSWER: capacitance QUESTION: What is is the ability of a capacitor to store energy in an electric field, or, what is a measure of the amount of electric potential energy stored (Q/V? Physics-200

15. ANSWER: inverse square law QUESTION: What is any physical law stating that a specified physical quantity or strength is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source of that physical quantity? Physics-300

16. ANSWER: kg m2s-2 QUESTION: What are the dimensions of a joule, the MKS unit for measuring energy? Physics-400

17. ANSWER: neutrino QUESTION: What is is an electrically neutral, weakly interacting elementary subatomic particlewith a half-integer spin, and a disputed but small non-zero mass Physics-500

18. ANSWER: light-year QUESTION: What is is a unit of length, defined as the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one Julian year? Earth & Space Science-100

19. ANSWER: Alpha Centauri QUESTION: What is the triple star system in the constellation Centaurus that is the third brightest star in the night sky, and the star system nearest to Earth, at a distance of about 4.2 light-years? Earth & Space Science-200

20. ANSWER: umbra QUESTION: What is the darkest part of a shadow, especially the cone-shaped region of full shadow cast by Earth, the Moon, or another body during an eclipse? Earth & Space Science-300

21. ANSWER: right lateral strike-slip fault QUESTION: What is a fault on which the two blocks slide past one another in which the displacement of the far block is to the right when viewed from either side? (The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a right lateral fault.) Earth & Space Science-400

22. ANSWER: pulsar QUESTION: What is a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation? The beam appears to pulsate when viewed from Earth. Earth & Space Science-500

23. ANSWER: DUI QUESTION: What is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit? Health-100

24. ANSWER: nicotine QUESTION: What is a toxic, addictive, water-soluble alkaloidfound in tobacco leaves Health-200

25. ANSWER: HDL cholesterol QUESTION: What is the cholesterol high in high-density lipoproteins; the 'good' cholesterol? Ahigh level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease. Health-300

26. ANSWER: Antioxidant QUESTION: What is one of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals? Health-400

27. ANSWER: LD50 QUESTION: What is the median lethal dose in a pharmacological trial? Health-500

28. Task: Name the 11 systems of the body and an organ in each. circulatory, respiratory, digestive, skeletal, nervous, endocrine, lymphatic, muscular, urinary, integumentary, reproductive FINAL JEOPARDY