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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Round 1Round 2 Final Jeopardy The Biologicals The Taxonomists The Botano- Geeks
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Ch 17 Classification of Organisms Ch 4 Cell Structure & Function Ch Botany Ch 26 Fungus Ch 25 Animal-like Protists “Protozoa” Ch 25 Plant & Fungus-like Protists “Algae & Molds” $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Round 2 Final Jeopardy Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 The branch of science that names and classifies organisms.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What is taxonomy? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 The 8 levels of classification in order from most general/diverse to least general/most specific.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What is domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, & species. Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 The two categories that life was originally classified into.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 What are plants and animals? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 A bat wing, a human arm, and a whale flipper are all examples.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What are homologous traits? (Same form, different function) What are homologous traits? (Same form, different function) Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 This is how the phenetic approach and the phylogenetic approach to classification differ.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 What is: Phenetics: classifies organisms based on physical characteristics; their appearance (morphology) Phylogenetics: classifies organisms based on evolutionary relationships, embryological development, genetic information, and fossil records. What is: Phenetics: classifies organisms based on physical characteristics; their appearance (morphology) Phylogenetics: classifies organisms based on evolutionary relationships, embryological development, genetic information, and fossil records. Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 This organelle controls what enters and leaves a cell.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What is a cell/plasma membrane? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 This organelle processes proteins for a cell.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What is the endoplasmic reticulum (the E.R.)? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 This is the main process carried out by a ribosome.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 What is protein synthesis? Scores
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$400 This is the site (organelle) of cellular respiration.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What is the mitochondria? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 This is an organelle found exclusively in bacteria, used for attachment, identification, & reproduction
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 What is a pilus (plural = pili)? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 This is what happens to water during the light reaction of photosynthesis.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What is split? -Hydrogen is used later in photosynthesis -Oxygen is released to the atmosphere What is split? -Hydrogen is used later in photosynthesis -Oxygen is released to the atmosphere Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 A concentration gradient (amount) of hydrogen ions builds up allowing this molecule to be assembled.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What is ATP? Called chemiosmosis -ATP (which stands for Adenosine Triphosphate) is a “cell energy” molecule; which is required to assemble glucose during photosynthesis What is ATP? Called chemiosmosis -ATP (which stands for Adenosine Triphosphate) is a “cell energy” molecule; which is required to assemble glucose during photosynthesis Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 These are the reactants of the Calvin Cycle part of photosynthesis.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 What are Carbon Dioxide, ATP, NADPH, and Hydrogen ions. Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 These are the reactants and products of photosynthesis.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What are: Reactants: sunlight, water, carbon dioxide Products: oxygen, glucose What are: Reactants: sunlight, water, carbon dioxide Products: oxygen, glucose Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 These are the 3 non-vascular plant phyla found in the Plant Kingdom.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 What are Phyla Bryophyta, Hepatophyta, and Anthocerophyta? Scores Moss courtesy of t Archaeogoniospore courtesy of
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 There are some fungus that were originally in this group that have since been reclassified. (examples of reclassified fungus include those that cause Ringworm, Athlete’s Foot, and Thrush) There are some fungus that were originally in this group that have since been reclassified. (examples of reclassified fungus include those that cause Ringworm, Athlete’s Foot, and Thrush)
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What is Deuteromycota? (a sexual stage, that was previously unknown, has since been discovered) What is Deuteromycota? (a sexual stage, that was previously unknown, has since been discovered) Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 The fungus phylum that includes black bread mold and dung fungus.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What is Zygomycota? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 This group of fungus has organisms that are all parasitic.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 What is Deuteromycota? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 These are the nicknames for the 3 fungus phyla and 1 fungus group.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What are: Deuteromycota: Imperfect Fungi Zygomycota: Zygomycetes Ascomycota: Cup/Sac Fungi Basidiomycota: Club Fungi What are: Deuteromycota: Imperfect Fungi Zygomycota: Zygomycetes Ascomycota: Cup/Sac Fungi Basidiomycota: Club Fungi Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 This is what fungi have in common with plants.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 What are: Being non-motile Having a cell wall (different strength molecule, though… plants have cellulose, fungus have chitin) Have “root-like” structures Both are eukaryotic What are: Being non-motile Having a cell wall (different strength molecule, though… plants have cellulose, fungus have chitin) Have “root-like” structures Both are eukaryotic Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 The nickname for the animal- like protists.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What is Protozoa? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 The Ciliophora phylum uses this for movement.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What are cilia? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 This phylum uses pseudopodia for movement.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 What is the phylum Protozoa? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 The number of cells that all protozoans have.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What is ONE? (All protozoa are unicellular) What is ONE? (All protozoa are unicellular) Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 Vorticella, Paramecium, and Stentor are all included in this phylum.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 What is Ciliophora? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 The phylum that is nicknamed the “Red Algae”.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What is the Rhodophyta? Scores Rhodophyta courtesy of
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 The phylum that includes the green algae.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What is the phylum Chlorophyta? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 The name of the phylum that includes the golden algae.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 What is the phylum chrysophyta? Scores rennes.fr/pedagogie
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 The phylum that includes the Diatoms.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What is the phylum Bacillariophyta? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 Volvox, Spirogyra, & Chlamydomonas are included in this phylum.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 What is the phylum Chlorophyta? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Ch 17 Classification of Organisms Ch 8 Cell Reproduction Ch Botany Ch 26 Fungus Ch 25 Animal-like Protists “Protozoa” Ch 25 Plant & Fungus-like Protists “Algae & Molds” $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 Round 1 Final Jeopardy Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 An organism that has a defined nucleus and membrane bound organelles.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What is a eukaryote? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 He developed the levels of classification based on common morphology. -originally there were 7 levels, now there are 8 He developed the levels of classification based on common morphology. -originally there were 7 levels, now there are 8
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Who is Carl Linnaeus? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $600 He was the first to make a classification system for living things.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $600 Who is Aristotle? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $800 This is an example (the best example) of a specimen that has all of the traits of a given species.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $800 What is a type specimen? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $1000 This is what is currently used to classify living things, not previously used.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $1000 What is new technology; including embryology, microbiology, and genetic comparisons. - Collectively referred to as phylogeny What is new technology; including embryology, microbiology, and genetic comparisons. - Collectively referred to as phylogeny Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 This is the phase of the cell cycle during which chromosomes replicate and cells spend the majority of their lives.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What is Interphase? Scores
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$400 This is the organelle in which photosynthesis takes place.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What is the chloroplast? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $600 These are the two steps of the cell cycle.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $600 What are Interphase and Mitosis Mitosis; which is the M-phase on the diagram below, is made up of Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, & Telophase (If you study the diagram below, you should be able to see why another acceptable answer is Interphase and Cell Division; often it’s more common to say Interphase and Mitosis because Cytokinesis thought to be included in the end of Telophase) What are Interphase and Mitosis Mitosis; which is the M-phase on the diagram below, is made up of Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, & Telophase (If you study the diagram below, you should be able to see why another acceptable answer is Interphase and Cell Division; often it’s more common to say Interphase and Mitosis because Cytokinesis thought to be included in the end of Telophase) Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $800 This is how you calculate total magnification on a microscope.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $800 What is multiply the eyepiece power by the objective power? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $1000 These are the 4 phases of mitosis AND what happens during each step.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $1000 What is: Prophase: nucleus disintegrates; nuclear membrane disappears; chromatin shortens and thickens into chromosomes Metaphase: chromosomes line up at equator Anaphase: chromosomes move to opposite poles Telophase: nucleus reforms, cell becomes 2 What is: Prophase: nucleus disintegrates; nuclear membrane disappears; chromatin shortens and thickens into chromosomes Metaphase: chromosomes line up at equator Anaphase: chromosomes move to opposite poles Telophase: nucleus reforms, cell becomes 2 Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 This is the plant phylum that has reproductive structures specifically in flowers.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What is Phylum Anthophyta? Scores Quercus geminata Small Sand Live Oak Gold Head Branch State Park, FL Photo by Dan Skean, Sept 1983
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 These are the names AND nicknames for the 3 non- vascular plant phyla.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What are: Bryophyta - Mosses Hepatophyta – Liverworts Anthocerophyta - Hornworts What are: Bryophyta - Mosses Hepatophyta – Liverworts Anthocerophyta - Hornworts Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $600 These are the 4 vascular seedless plants AND their nicknames.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $600 What are: Lycophyta – Club mosses Psilophyta – Wisk ferns Sphenophyta – Horsetails Pteridiophyta - Ferns What are: Lycophyta – Club mosses Psilophyta – Wisk ferns Sphenophyta – Horsetails Pteridiophyta - Ferns Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $800 Members in this plant phylum have a woody xylem with vessels and airborne pollen, ideal for desert life. They also produce their seeds in cones.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $800 What is Phylum Gnetophyta? Scores Gnetum and G. Gnemon courtesy of
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $1000 These are the different “leaf” descriptions for the 3 non- vascular plant phyla.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $1000 What are: Bryophyta: pointed Hepatophyta: round-lobed or flat ribbon Anthocerophyta: horn-like What are: Bryophyta: pointed Hepatophyta: round-lobed or flat ribbon Anthocerophyta: horn-like Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 These are 2 of several characteristics that apply to all organisms in the Fungus Kingdom
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What are: They are living things Can not photosynthesize They are non-motile (can not move on their own) They are Eukaryotic (have a nucleus) Most are multi-cellular They resemble plants in appearance Some are deadly Some are edible They produce spores They have cell walls (strengthened with chitin) What are: They are living things Can not photosynthesize They are non-motile (can not move on their own) They are Eukaryotic (have a nucleus) Most are multi-cellular They resemble plants in appearance Some are deadly Some are edible They produce spores They have cell walls (strengthened with chitin) Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 These are the 3 phyla in the Fungus Kingdom. (and one group) These are the 3 phyla in the Fungus Kingdom. (and one group)
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What are Zygomycota, Basidiomycota, Ascomycota & Deuteromycota. What are Zygomycota, Basidiomycota, Ascomycota & Deuteromycota. Scores
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$600 This is the difference between a parasite and a saprobe.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $600 What is: parasites feed on living organisms and saprobes feed on dead organisms. Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $800 This is the definition of a lichen.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $800 What is a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner The photosynthetic partner could be: - a plant-like protist (green algae) - or a bacteria (cyanobacteria) What is a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner The photosynthetic partner could be: - a plant-like protist (green algae) - or a bacteria (cyanobacteria) Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $1000 These are examples from the Ascomycota and Basidiomycota Fungus phyla.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $1000 What are: Ascomycota: yeast, mold, penicillium, and morels Basidiomycota: mushrooms, puffballs, toadstools, and rust/smut What are: Ascomycota: yeast, mold, penicillium, and morels Basidiomycota: mushrooms, puffballs, toadstools, and rust/smut Scores om/nature/fungi/ascomy cota.html
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Organisms from this animal-like protist phylum have no definite body shape.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What is Phylum Protozoa? -type specimen = Amoeba What is Phylum Protozoa? -type specimen = Amoeba Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Organisms from this animal-like protist phylum use flagella to move around.
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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $600 Organisms from this animal-like protist phylum are all parasitic.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $600 What is Apicomplexa? Scores state.edu
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $800 Vorticella, Paramecium, and Stentor are all examples of this animal-like protist phylum.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $800 What is Ciliophora? Scores Stentor
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $1000 These are the 3 parts of an amoeba’s anatomy, including a description.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $1000 What are: Endoplasm: inner cytoplasm Ectoplasm: thick outer cytoplasm Hyalin Cap: tip of pseudopodia What are: Endoplasm: inner cytoplasm Ectoplasm: thick outer cytoplasm Hyalin Cap: tip of pseudopodia Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Organisms in this fungus-like protist phylum are often also classified as fungus in the fungus kingdom.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What is Chytridiomycota? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 These are the two “water mold” fungus-like protist phyla
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What are Chytridiomycota and Oomycota? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $600 These are the two plant-like protist phyla that are often referred to as kelp/seaweed.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $600 What are Phaeophyta and Rhodophyta? Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $800 These are the 2 slime mold fungus-like protist phyla names, their nicknames, and their morphology.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $800 What are: Dictyostelida: Cellular slime mold Pseudoplasmodium (1 nucleus per cell) Myxomycota: Plasmodial/Acellular slime mold Plasmodium (multinucleate) What are: Dictyostelida: Cellular slime mold Pseudoplasmodium (1 nucleus per cell) Myxomycota: Plasmodial/Acellular slime mold Plasmodium (multinucleate) Scores
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $1000 This is the plant-like protist phylum that produces much of the world’s oxygen.
© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $1000 What is Phylum Dinoflagellata? Scores
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