Diversity of Life Jeopardy Questions
BY DEFINITION
3 This is a common name for some types of algae found in marine waters. KELP
1 Living things are classified using this ancient language. LATIN
5 The diversity of life increases as these two factors increase. HUMIDITY AND
TEMPERATURE.
1 Plants are not found in deep ocean areas because of a lack of this. LIGHT
2 85% of all plants on Earth are found here. OCEAN
3 More than 20% of all known mammalian species are this animal. BAT
3 Homeostasis is a term used to describe the maintenance of a constant internal
body temperature for some animals. These animals are categorized using this
term. ENDOTHERMIC
4 Scientists have identified 70 thousand different species of this organism, but
believe that up to 1.5 million may actually exist. FUNGI
2 Many antibiotic medicines come from this type of organism. MOULD
4 Tropical rainforests are found closer to the Equator; our rainforest is identified
as this other type. TEMPERATE
2 Ostriches, penguins and emus lack this ability. FLIGHT
4 A mule is missing this characteristic of living things. REPRODUCTION
5 This system moves liquids such as blood or sap throughout an organism.
VASCULAR
FRIENDS AND ENEMIES SURVIVOR
1 This helpful organism is found clinging to the roots of many plants. FUNGI
4 Effects of other living things on the growth and development of a plant are said
to be this type of factor. BIOTIC
3 Whales and owls hunt using this adaptation. ECHOLOCATION
2 Banana plants are pollinated by this mammal. FRUIT BAT
5 When a fungus that attaches itself to plant roots exchanges nutrients and water
for carbohydrates, their relationship is referred to as this. SYMBIOTIC
4 This is the name of an organism that attaches itself to another organism and
harms it while it extracts nutrients. PARASITE
POND PROWLERS
1 This body of water may have started with a piece of glacier left behind. POND
2 These types of pond plants grow completely under water. SUBMERGENTS
3 Water striders stay at the surface of the water because they don’t break this.
SURFACE TENSION
2 This type of plant is rooted in the soil at the bottom of a pond but sticks out into
the air above the surface. EMERGENT
2 Because of bacteria, this gas is in short supply at the bottom of a pond.
OXYGEN
4 This is the name for decaying organic material found at the bottom of a pond.
DETRITUS
4 Water obtains oxygen from diffusion with air from the surface, and from these
organisms. PLANTS
5 This is the name for the land area around the edge of a pond. MARGIN
5 This is the term to describe the process by which a pond may turn into a field
over hundreds of years. POND PROGRESSION
BACTERIA
4 This is one waste product coming from bacteria living in your intestines.
METHANE
3 The size of bacteria is measured in these units. MICRONS
2 Bacteria are found in this kingdom. MONERA
1 Bacteria are used to make cheese and this other dairy product. YOGURT
4 Bacteria propel themselves with this whip-like structure. FLAGELLUM
3 Harmful bacteria living inside your mouth may cause this problem. TOOTH
DECAY
5 This type of infection is caused by bacteria. STAPH
2 Besides propelling through the water with the flagellum, many bacterial also
move by doing this action. SQUIRMING
5 Bacteria found in your intestines are adapted to living in environments lacking
this element. OXYGEN
CELL BLOCK
1 This is the extra structural feature of a plant cell and bacteria cell that isn’t
found in an animal cell. CELL WALL
2 Organisms made of more than one cell are called this. MULTICELLULAR
2 Organisms made of one cell are called this. UNICELLULAR
1 This is the name of the organelle in a plant cell that helps it create its own food.
CHLOROPLAST
3 This is the name of the genetic material found inside the cell wall. DNA
5 Some cells divide themselves into two new cells by this reproductive method.
BINARY FISSION
5 The means by which some cells, like yeast, reproduce by breaking off smaller
parts that later grow into new cells. BUDDING
4 Plant cells that don’t produce food by photosynthesis lack this chemical.
3 These are the parts of the cell that help to take in food and remove waste
products. VACUOLE
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KINGDOMS, PHYLA AND CLASSES
This kingdom includes crabs and lobsters. ANIMALIA
1 This phylum includes vertebrates. CHORDATA
3 Most organisms from this kingdom produce their own nourishment. PLANTAE
2 Plantae, Animalia, Monera, Fungi. This kingdom is missing. PROTISTA
4 This is an example of a carnivore in Kingdom Plantae. VENUS FLY TRAP
1 In the Kingdom Monera, organisms are typically one-celled and lack this
cellular part found in other cells. NUCLEUS
3 This is the class of living things in which you would find hollow bones. AVES
4 In scientific classification of living things, this category is found just above
species, and is usually identified by just the first letter. GENUS
3 Pond algae belong to this kingdom. PLANTAE
5 This Class of Plantae includes trees and dandelions. EMBRYOPHYTES
5 This is the Latin name for human beings, using genus and species. HOMO
SAPIENS
FRIENDS OF THE FOOD CHAIN
1 Pill bugs need humidity to help this body part work properly. GILLS
1 This part of the food chain eats plants. CONSUMERS
3 This part of the food chain eats mostly primary consumers. SECONDARY
CONSUMERS
3 These organisms break down decomposed organic material into chemical
nutrients for plants. BACTERIA
4 Crabs and lobsters are members of this part of the ocean’s food chain.
DECOMPOSERS
4 This is what you might call an animal that eats producers and consumers.
OMNIVORE
2 This organism may be found on dead and decaying plant matter, especially
trees. FUNGI
2 This long, segmented decomposer lives underground and leaves a slimy trail.
EARTHWORM
1 Plants occupy this spot in the food chain. PRODUCER
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ADAPTING FOR LIFE
3 Many arctic animals store body fat for this purpose. INSULATION
5 This class of animal does not urinate, but expels all waste through an opening
called the cloacae. AVES
3 A bird’s hollow bones allow them to fly more easily, and to provide extra space
for storing this gas. OXYGEN
4 A duck’s bill has these things close to the surface of its bill to help it search for
food. NERVE ENDINGS
2 The name of the eagle’s bill describes the job it can do. SHREDDING BEAK
1 Camouflage is this type of adaptation. STRUCTURAL
1 Migration is this type of adaptation. BEHAVIOURAL
4 Polar bears will hide this part of their body with their paw to avoid detection by
their prey. NOSE
5 This is the name for the body processes that convert food into chemical
energy. METABOLISM
2 A predacious bird will likely have this type of feet to hold its prey while it eats.
TALON