Biology Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. M-START CODON
   M-AUG
2. P-What's the gymnosperm in front of Eisenhower called?
   P-Ginkgo biloba
3. A-What muscle near the head has two primary attachments and is responsible for head turning?
   A-Sternocleidomastoid
4. A-What are the three parts of the small intestine?
   A-Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
5. P-Which tree has high levels of taxol?
   P-Pacific yew
6. P-What plant found in the Grand Canyon can induce a coma?
   P-Jimsonweed
7. A-What’s the largest pollinator?
   A-Giraffe
8. P-How many RIPE cranberries can you consume before reaching an inebriated state?
   P-27
9. P-What are the grooves of the brain called?
   P-Sulci
10. A-How many fingers does the guy that killed Inigo Montoya's father have?
    A-6
11. A-What is the scientific name for the tip of elbow?
    A-Olecranon
12. M-What is the ratio for redundancy in polygenic inheritance?
    M-15:1
13. P-What regulates heartrate and breathing?
    P-Medulla Oblongata
14. M-What color is a non-mutant drosophila's eyes?
    M-Red
15. P-What is the common name for Acer negundo?
    P-Boxelder maple
16. A-What color is a polar bear’s skin?
    A-Black
17. A-Where are the smallest bones in the body found?
    A-The Ear
18. A-What is the rarest fur color in sub-boreal mammals?
    A-White
19. P-Which plant is used to assist uterine contractions during labor?
    P-Blue cohosh
20. A-What horned animal in North America will not jump over obstacles, but climb under instead?
    A-Pronghorn
21. P-What substance is shown to alter the brain's reward pathways, making Walter White's transformation more extreme?
    P-Methamphetamine
22. A-What’s the name of the basal common ancestor?
    A-LUCA
23. M-What class of virus is COVID-19?
    M-Positive single-stranded RNA virus
24. P-Regulates balance and coordination?
    P-Cerebellum
25. P-What effect causes people to over-estimate their abilities?
    P-Dunning-Kruger Effect
26. P-What part of the vertebra is the pathway for sending information to and from the brain?
    P-Ascending and Descending Tracts
27. M-What substance allows oxygen to attach to red blood cells?
    M-Hemoglobin
28. A-What’s the largest bone in the body?
    A-Femur
29. A-Which lung is smaller?
    A-Left
30. P-What is the most abundant tree species in PA hardwood forests?
    P-Red maple
31. P-What part of the brain responsible for memory?
    P-Hippocampus
32. P-The brain’s ability to reorganize itself?
    P-Neuroplasticity
33. A-What's the largest artery in the body?
    A-Aorta
34. A-Who is the guy with the baby in the third Ice Age movie?
    A-Wooly Mammoth
35. A-What is the largest organ in the body?
    A-Skin
36. P-What is the disorder caused by persistent feelings of sadness?
    P-Depression
37. A-What is the fastest land animal in North America?
    A-Pronghorn
38. M-What is the powerhouse of the cell?
    M-Mitochondria
39. A-What type of paralysis occurs after death?
    A-Spastic Paralysis
40. M-What class of viruses are double-stranded DNA?
    M-Class 1
41. M-What is the name of the genetic condition caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21?
    M-Down Syndrome
42. A-What is the study of birds?
    A-Ornithology
43. A-Which African animal is known as the black death?
    A-Cape Buffalo
44. A-Which canid has the largest range of vocalization?
    A-Coyote
45. M-What is the name of the enzyme that unwinds DNA during replication?
    M-Helicase
46. P-What condition causes the Joker to laugh a lot?
    P-The Pseudobulbar Effect
47. A-What is the scientific name for the tip of the elbow?
    A-Zygomatic arch
48. P-What plant is a bronchodilator that grows in Arizona?
    P-Ephedra
49. P-What part of the brain did Phineas Gage lose when a spike went through his head?
    P-Frontal Cortex
50. P-Which carnivorous plant is Audrey the II in Little Shop of Horrors?
    P-Venus Fly Trap
51. A-Which species is Tukufu?
    A-African Elephant
52. M-Who used x-ray diffraction to find the periodicity of DNA molecules?
    M-Roslyn Franklin
53. P-What is the scientific name for a woody pinecone?
    P-Megastrobulus
54. M-What attaches to the Endoplasmic Reticulum that causes it to be rough?
    M-Ribosomes
55. P-What is the botanical classification of a banana?
    P-Berry