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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

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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 moldsANSWER

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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. fernsANSWER

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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. cuticleANSWER

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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. cuticleANSWER

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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. anthersANSWER

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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. frondANSWER

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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. RoundwormsANSWER

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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

d. the origin of the first soft-bodied animalsANSWER

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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

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Invertebrate Diversity

$400 Question

There are more species of __________ than of any other type of animal.

a. nematode

b. arthropod

c. mollusc

d. chordateANSWER

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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. echinodermsANSWER

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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. TasmaniaANSWER

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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 hominoidsANSWER

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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. chimpanzeeANSWER

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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. AsiaANSWER

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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. AustraliaANSWER

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FINAL ROUND Answer

The Fertile Crescent is in __________.

a. Asia

b. the Middle East

c. Europe

d. Australia