Jeopardy Classification Identification Kingdoms Bacteria Protists Q 100

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$100 Question from Classification This is the broadest and first grouping of living things.

$100 What is Kingdom

$200 Question from Classification This is the organization of living things by their similarities.

$200 What is classification

$300 Question from Classification This is a more specific grouping of organisms than phylum but less specific than order.

$300 What is class

$400 Question from Classification This is the second most specific grouping a scientist can give.

$400 What is genus

$500 Question from Classification Name all the different levels of classification in order from least to most specific.

$500 What is Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

$100 Question from Identification What tool uses yes/no questions to direct you to a specific species name for an unknown organism?

$100 What is Dichotomous key

$200 Question from Identification This tool shows specific traits that evolved from one type of organism to form another.

$200 What is Branching diagrams

$300 Question from Identification These languages are used to name new organisms.

$300 What is Latin and Greek

$400 Question from Identification This is the first part of a scientific name and is always capitalized.

$400 What is genus

$500 Question from Essentials for Life In the scientific name, Felis domesticus, what are the two parts and what is the organism?

$500 What is Felis – Genus Domesticus – species House cat.

$100 Question from Kingdoms This kingdom consists of organisms that are complex, have eukaryotic cells, and can photosynthesize.

$100 What is plantae

$200 Question from Kingdoms This kingdom consists of organisms that existed over 3 billion years ago and was the first form of life on earth.

$200 What is archaebacteria

$300 Question from Kingdoms This kingdom consists of complex organisms that can react to their surroundings.

$300 What is animalia

$400 Question from Kingdoms This kingdom consists of complex organisms capable of breaking down dead organisms into

$400 What is fungi

$500 Question from Kingdoms This kingdom is what all other complex organisms evolved from.

$500 What is protista

$100 Question from Bacteria This kingdom of bacteria can be found living in acidic hot springs in Yellowstone National Park.

$100 What is Archaebacteria

$200 Question from Bacteria This kingdom of bacteria helps humans to digest their food.

$200 What is Eubacteria

$300 Question from Bacteria Escherichia coli is an example of this type of bacteria.

$300 What is eubacteria

$400 Question from Bacteria This type of bacteria has the least amount of species of any kingdom and is the simplest life forms ever.

$400 What is archaebacteria

$500 Question from Bacteria This type of bacteria has evolved to fit specific niches in many different ecosystems.

$500 What is eubacteria

$100 Question from Protists Algae is an example of this type of protist because it is able to photosynthesize.

$100 What is Plant like protist

$200 Question from Protists What is an example of a protist that can move around and consume other organisms for energy like an animal.

$200 What is amoeba

$300 Question from Protists What is an example of a protist that can break down dead organisms to usable nutrients like a fungus?

$300 What is Slime mold

$400 Question from Protists What is an example of a multicellular protist.

$400 What is kelp

$500 Question from Protists What is an example of a protist that is both animal like and plant like?

$500 What is euglena

Final Jeopardy What is the purpose of classifying living things? How do scientists benefit from it?

Final Jeopardy Answer Classification allows scientists to easily identify and compare new organisms based on their characteristics. Once identified we can quickly learn about the organisms characteristics based on the other organisms in the same group. Benefits – quick reference, quick knowledge from association