$100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100$100$100 $200 $300 $400 $500 The Origin and Evolution of Microbial Life: Prokaryotes and Protists FINAL ROUND Plants, Fungi, and the Colonization of Land The Evolution of Invertebrate Diversity The Evolution of Vertebrate Diversity The Evolution of Biological Diversity

BACK TO GAME Prokaryotes and Protists $100 Question Dating back about 3.5 billion years, fossils of _____________ found in Australia are among the oldest signs of life on Earth found. a. diatoms b. amoebozoans c. stromatolites d. cellular slime molds ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Prokaryotes and Protists $100 Answer Dating back about 3.5 billion years, fossils of _____________ found in Australia are among the oldest signs of life on Earth found. a. diatoms b. amoebozoans c. stromatolites d. cellular slime molds

BACK TO GAME Prokaryotes and Protists $200 Question By far the most abundant and widespread organisms on Earth are the ___________________. a. protists b. protozoans c. eukaryotes d. prokaryotes ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Prokaryotes and Protists $200 Answer By far the most abundant and widespread organisms on Earth are the ___________________. a. protists b. protozoans c. eukaryotes d. prokaryotes

BACK TO GAME Prokaryotes and Protists $300 Question Unlike archaea, bacterial cell walls contain a unique substance called ___________________. a.peptidoglycan b.cellulose c.glycogen d.phospholipid ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Prokaryotes and Protists $300 Answer Unlike archaea, bacterial cell walls contain a unique substance called ___________________. a.peptidoglycan b.cellulose c.glycogen d.phospholipid

BACK TO GAME Prokaryotes and Protists $400 Question Bacetrial ____________ are at work in the slimy feel of an underwater rock, ear infections, and dental plaque. a. reproductive behaviors b. endospores c. biofilms d. cell walls ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Prokaryotes and Protists $400 Answer Bacetrial ____________ are at work in the slimy feel of an underwater rock, ear infections, and dental plaque. a. reproductive behaviors b. endospores c. biofilms d. cell walls

BACK TO GAME Prokaryotes and Protists $500 Question All prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms that photosynthesize fit into which nutritional category? a. photoheterotrophs b. chemoautotrophs c. photoautotrophs d. chemoheterotrophs ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Prokaryotes and Protists $500 Answer All prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms that photosynthesize fit into which nutritional category? a. photoheterotrophs b. chemoautotrophs c. photoautotrophs d. chemoheterotrophs

BACK TO GAME Plants and Fungi $100 Question Which of the following types of plants lacks vascular tissue? a. flowering plants b. mosses c. grasses d. ferns ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Plants and Fungi $100 Answer Which of the following types of plants lacks vascular tissue? a. flowering plants b. mosses c. grasses d. ferns

BACK TO GAME Plants and Fungi $200 Question The _______ helps plants retain water. a. hypha b. epidermis c. lignin d. cuticle ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Plants and Fungi $200 Answer The _______ helps plants retain water. a. hypha b. epidermis c. lignin d. cuticle

BACK TO GAME Plants and Fungi $300 Question Which of these adaptations to a terrestrial existence evolved most recently? a. vascular tissue b. seeds c. spores d. cuticle ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Plants and Fungi $300 Answer Which of these adaptations to a terrestrial existence evolved most recently? a. vascular tissue b. seeds c. spores d. cuticle

BACK TO GAME Plants and Fungi $400 Question In angiosperms, the male gametophyte develops within _______. a. archegonia b. antheridia c. male cones d. anthers ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Plants and Fungi $400 Answer In angiosperms, the male gametophyte develops within _______. a. archegonia b. antheridia c. male cones d. anthers

BACK TO GAME Plants and Fungi $500 Question The basic structure that makes up a fungus is the _________________. a. hypha b. anther c. archegonium d. frond ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Plants and Fungi $500 Answer The basic structure that makes up a fungus is the _________________. a. hypha b. anther c. archegonium d. frond

BACK TO GAME Invertebrate Diversity $100 Question Which of the following is a characteristic of all chordates? a. they all have a notochord b. they all have a vertebral column c. they all have an exoskeleton d. they all exhibit radial symmetry ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Invertebrate Diversity $100 Answer Which of the following is a characteristic of all chordates? a. they all have a notochord b. they all have a vertebral column c. they all have an exoskeleton d. they all exhibit radial symmetry

BACK TO GAME Invertebrate Diversity $200 Question __________ are the simplest animals that exhibit bilateral symmetry. a. Annelids b. Sponges c. Flatworms d. Roundworms ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Invertebrate Diversity $200 Answer __________ are the simplest animals that exhibit bilateral symmetry. a. Annelids b. Sponges c. Flatworms d. Roundworms

BACK TO GAME Invertebrate Diversity $300 Question The phrase “Cambrian explosion” refers to _________. a. the asteroid impact that caused the mass extinction at the K-T boundary b. the rapid adaptive radiation of marine animals that gave rise to most extant animal phyla c. the evolutionarily sudden proliferation of dinosaur species d. the origin of the first soft-bodied animals ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Invertebrate Diversity $300 Answer The phrase “Cambrian explosion” refers to _________. a. the asteroid impact that caused the mass extinction at the K-T boundary b. the rapid adaptive radiation of marine animals that gave rise to most extant animal phyla c. the evolutionarily sudden proliferation of dinosaur species d. the origin of the first soft-bodied animals

BACK TO GAME Invertebrate Diversity $400 Question There are more species of __________ than of any other type of animal. a. nematode b. arthropod c. mollusc d. chordate ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Invertebrate Diversity $400 Answer There are more species of __________ than of any other type of animal. a. nematode b. arthropod c. mollusc d. chordate

BACK TO GAME Invertebrate Diversity $500 Question Which animal group is most closely related to chordates? a. molluscs b. annelids c. cnidarians d. echinoderms ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Invertebrate Diversity $500 Answer Which animal group is most closely related to chordates? a. molluscs b. annelids c. cnidarians d. echinoderms

BACK TO GAME Vertebrate Diversity $100 Question Natural populations of lemurs are found only in ______________. a. Peru b. Bolivia c. Madagascar d. Tasmania ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Vertebrate Diversity $100 Answer Natural populations of lemurs are found only in ______________. a. Peru b. Bolivia c. Madagascar d. Tasmania

BACK TO GAME Vertebrate Diversity $200 Question Prehensile tails are found among __________________. a. New World monkeys b. Old World monkeys c. all primates d. all hominoids ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Vertebrate Diversity $200 Answer Prehensile tails are found among __________________. a. New World monkeys b. Old World monkeys c. all primates d. all hominoids

BACK TO GAME Vertebrate Diversity $300 Question The species most closely related to humans is the _____________. a. gorilla b. orangutan c. ring-tailed lemur d. chimpanzee ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Vertebrate Diversity $300 Answer The species most closely related to humans is the _____________. a. gorilla b. orangutan c. ring-tailed lemur d. chimpanzee

BACK TO GAME Vertebrate Diversity $400 Question Clearly bipedal hominid fossil footprints date to about ________ years ago. a. 50,000 b. 100,000 c. 1 million d. 3.5 million ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Vertebrate Diversity $400 Answer Clearly bipedal hominid fossil footprints date to about ________ years ago. a. 50,000 b. 100,000 c. 1 million d. 3.5 million

BACK TO GAME Vertebrate Diversity $500 Question According to the fossil record, the genus Homo first arose in _________________. a. North America b. Africa c. Europe d. Asia ANSWER

BACK TO GAME Vertebrate Diversity $500 Answer According to the fossil record, the genus Homo first arose in _________________. a. North America b. Africa c. Europe d. Asia

BACK TO GAME FINAL ROUND Question The Fertile Crescent is in __________. a. Asia b. the Middle East c. Europe d. Australia ANSWER

BACK TO GAME FINAL ROUND Answer The Fertile Crescent is in __________. a. Asia b. the Middle East c. Europe d. Australia