Science Jeopardy

1. Science Jeopardy Facts About Evolution What’s your fossil record? All About Adaptations Evidence 4 Evolution What do YOU know about science 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. Who was the scientist that traveled to the Galapagos Islands in 1831? Charles Darwin A-100

4. What was the theory that Charles Darwin developed based on his observations in the Galapagos Islands? The theory of natural selection A-200

5. What is the constant change of an organism over a long period of time? Evolution A-300

6. What is a change in an organism that makes it different from the rest of its species? (ex. Longer legs) A variation A-400

7. A permanent change in DNA is called a ___________ A mutation A-500

8. When feathers, leaves, or whole organisms leave an impression on rock, it is called a __________ fossil An imprint fossil B-100

9. Petrified wood is a good example of this type of fossil: A mineralized fossil B-200

10. You hear a scientist say ‘That fossil is 78 million years old’. You know they got that date from what type of dating? Radiometric dating B-300

11. Where would the oldest rock be in this formation? At the bottom B-400

12. There are 2 types of fossils that a scientist could obtain DNA from – what are they? Amber fossils and frozen fossils B-500

13. A variation in an organism that helps if survive is called a ________________ Adaptation C-100

14. When an organism matches its surroundings in order to hide, this is an example of what type of adaptation? Blending C-200

15. When an organism imitates an object like a stick or a leaf in its environment, it is what type of adaptation? Disguise C-300

16. When an organism imitates a harmful animal (ex. Coral snake imitating a king snake), it is an example of what? Mimicry C-400

17. Like in killer whales and penguins, when an organism is light on the bottom and dark on top, it is what type of adaptation? Countershading C-500

18. The study of embryos is called ______________ Embryology D-100

19. When organisms have similar body parts in origin and structure, what are they called? Homologous structures D-200

20. What is an example of a vestigial structure? Wisdom teeth / tailbone in humans, legs in whales D-300

21. When two organisms share a large amount of similar DNA, what does that tell scientists? That they are closely related D-400

22. In embryology, when the embryos are very similar to each other, this means what? That they are closely related D-500

23. What organelle is in charge of making energy for all cells? mitochondria E-100

24. What are the levels of organization in order? Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism E-200

25. What are 2 differences between animal cells and plant cells? Plant cells have chloroplasts / cell walls / larger vacuoles / square shapes; animal cells don’t / smaller vacuoles and are round shapes E-300

26. What three things do plants need in order to perform photosynthesis? Water, carbon dioxide and sunlight E-400

27. What tool would a scientist use to measure the volume of water in a plastic bottle? A graduated cylinder E-500

28. ANSWER: Put these 5 dates correctly on a timeline starting with the oldest: 5 MYA, 450 MYA, 520 MYA, 16 BYA, 4 BYA QUESTION: What is 16BYA, 4BYA, 520MYA, 450MYA, and 5 MYA? FINAL JEOPARDY