Transcript The Evolution of Biological Diversity

The Evolution of Biological Diversity
The Origin and
Evolution of
Microbial Life:
Prokaryotes and
Protists
Plants, Fungi,
and the
Colonization
of Land
The Evolution
of
Invertebrate
Diversity
The Evolution
of Vertebrate
Diversity
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FINAL ROUND
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
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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
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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
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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
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Prokaryotes and Protists
$300 Question
Unlike archaea, bacterial cell walls contain
a unique substance called
___________________.
a. peptidoglycan
b. cellulose
c. glycogen
d. phospholipid
ANSWER
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Prokaryotes and Protists
$300 Answer
Unlike archaea, bacterial cell walls contain
a unique substance called
___________________.
a. peptidoglycan
b. cellulose
c. glycogen
d. phospholipid
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Plants and Fungi
$100 Answer
Which of the following types of plants lacks
vascular tissue?
a. flowering plants
b. mosses
c. grasses
d. ferns
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Plants and Fungi
$200 Question
The _______ helps plants retain water.
a. hypha
b. epidermis
c. lignin
d. cuticle
ANSWER
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Plants and Fungi
$200 Answer
The _______ helps plants retain water.
a. hypha
b. epidermis
c. lignin
d. cuticle
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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
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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
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Plants and Fungi
$400 Question
In angiosperms, the male gametophyte
develops within _______.
a. archegonia
b. antheridia
c. male cones
d. anthers
ANSWER
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Plants and Fungi
$400 Answer
In angiosperms, the male gametophyte
develops within _______.
a. archegonia
b. antheridia
c. male cones
d. anthers
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Plants and Fungi
$500 Question
The basic structure that makes up a fungus
is the _________________.
a. hypha
b. anther
c. archegonium
d. frond
ANSWER
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Plants and Fungi
$500 Answer
The basic structure that makes up a fungus
is the _________________.
a. hypha
b. anther
c. archegonium
d. frond
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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
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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
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Invertebrate Diversity
$200 Question
__________ are the simplest animals that
exhibit bilateral symmetry.
a. Annelids
b. Sponges
c. Flatworms
d. Roundworms
ANSWER
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Invertebrate Diversity
$200 Answer
__________ are the simplest animals that
exhibit bilateral symmetry.
a. Annelids
b. Sponges
c. Flatworms
d. Roundworms
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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
ANSWER
d. the origin of the first soft-bodied animals
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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
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Invertebrate Diversity
$400 Answer
There are more species of __________
than of any other type of animal.
a. nematode
b. arthropod
c. mollusc
d. chordate
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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
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Vertebrate Diversity
$100 Question
Natural populations of lemurs are found
only in ______________.
a. Peru
b. Bolivia
c. Madagascar
d. Tasmania
ANSWER
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Vertebrate Diversity
$100 Answer
Natural populations of lemurs are found
only in ______________.
a. Peru
b. Bolivia
c. Madagascar
d. Tasmania
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Vertebrate Diversity
$200 Question
Prehensile tails are found among
__________________.
a. New World monkeys
b. Old World monkeys
c. all primates
d. all hominoids
ANSWER
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Vertebrate Diversity
$200 Answer
Prehensile tails are found among
__________________.
a. New World monkeys
b. Old World monkeys
c. all primates
d. all hominoids
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Vertebrate Diversity
$300 Question
The species most closely related to
humans is the _____________.
a. gorilla
b. orangutan
c. ring-tailed lemur
d. chimpanzee
ANSWER
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Vertebrate Diversity
$300 Answer
The species most closely related to
humans is the _____________.
a. gorilla
b. orangutan
c. ring-tailed lemur
d. chimpanzee
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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
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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
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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
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Vertebrate Diversity
$500 Answer
According to the fossil record, the genus
Homo first arose in _________________.
a. North America
b. Africa
c. Europe
d. Asia
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FINAL ROUND Question
The Fertile Crescent is in __________.
a. Asia
b. the Middle East
c. Europe
d. Australia
ANSWER
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FINAL ROUND Answer
The Fertile Crescent is in __________.
a. Asia
b. the Middle East
c. Europe
d. Australia
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