Jeopardy for Plant Structures

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Directions:

• Scroll through the presentation and enter the answers (which are really the questions) and the questions (which are really the answers).

• Enter in the categories on the main game boards.

• As you play the game, click on the TEXT DOLLAR AMOUNT that the contestant calls, not the surrounding box.

• When they have given a question, click again anywhere on the screen to see the correct question. Keep track of which questions have already been picked by printing out the game board screen and checking off as you go.

• Click on the “Game” box to return to the main scoreboard.

• Enter the score into the black box on each players podium.

• Continue until all clues are given.

• When finished, DO NOT save the game. This will overwrite the program with the scores and data you enter. You MAY save it as a different name, but keep this file untouched!


P h i l l i p D a p h n e K a t h y

Round 1 Round 2Final

Jeopardy


Cell

Talk

Stems

& Such

Green

Things

Repro-

duction

One leaf or

two

Use the trans-porter

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Round 2

Final Jeopardy

Scores


$100

They are the structural basis of all living organisms.


$100

What are cells?

Scores


$200

It carries out life processes inside cells.


$200

What is protoplasm?

Scores


$300

Plants that have many cells are known as ___-____ organisms.


$300

What is multi-cellular?

Scores


$400

This describes the presence of cells that perform unique

activities for a plant.


$400

What is cell specialization?

Scores


$500

It’s formed from groups of cells that are alike in activity and

structure.


$500

What is tissue?

Scores


$100

A typical stem will produce these two types of buds.


$100

What are terminal and lateral (axillary)?

Scores


$200

It’s an underground stem that grows horizontally. Ginger grows

from one.


$200

What is a rhizome?

Scores


$300

It’s the botanical name for a spud.


$300

What is a tuber?

Scores



$400

It’s a modified stem, growing along the surface of the ground,

from which new plants are produced.


$400

What is a stolon?

Scores


$500

A threadlike leafless growth on a stem, that wraps around other stems as a means of support.


$500

What is a tendril?

Scores


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Typically, it’s a large, flat, green organ attached to the stem.


$100

What is a leaf?

Scores


$200

It’s a leaf that has only one blade.


$200

What is a simple leaf?

Scores


$300

It’s a leaf divided into two or more leaflets.


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What is a compound leaf?

Scores


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A leaf arrangement where two leaves are attached at nodes

opposite each other.


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What is an opposite leaf arrangement?

Scores


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A leaf arrangement whereby three or more leaves are held at each

node.


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What is whorled?

Scores


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The seed bearing receptacle of a plant.


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What is a fruit?

Scores


They are formed by fertilized ovules and contain new plant life.

$200


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What is a seed?

Scores


$300

It contains reproductive organs.


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What is a flower?

Scores


$400

The ovaries which develop to protect and nourish a developing

seed are called this.


$400

What is a fruit?

Scores


$500

Collectively, the stigma, style, ovaries and ovules are called

this.


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What is a pistil?

Scores


$100

The scientific name for a

“seed leaf”


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What is a cotyledon?

Scores


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The prefix ‘mono’, used in the term monocot, indicates the

presence of this many cotyldons


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What is one?

Scores


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All plants other than grasses possess two cotyledons, and are

therefore called these.


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What is a dicot?

Scores


$400

These plants possess net-type veins.


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What are dicots?

Scores


$500

Conductive tissue arranged in concentric circles of a plant

would indicate that the plant is one of these.


$500

What is a dicot?

Scores


$100

Water and nutrients enter roots through thin membranes found

on these.


$100

What are root hairs?

Scores


$200

This is described as the movement of water from greater concentration in the soil to lower

concentration in the root.


$200

What is osmosis?

Scores


$300

After absorption by the root, water passes from cell to cell

until it reaches this conductive tissue.


$300

What is xylem?

Scores


$400

This process of water vapor loss occurs through tiny pores, called

stomates.


$400

What is transpiration?

Scores


$500

This conductive tissue moves sugars, proteins, hormones, dissolved materials and salts

from leaves to other plant parts.


$500

What is phloem?

Scores


Deeper into cells

Stems & Roots

More leafy

things

Flowery Talk

It’s Witch-craft!

You ate it

recently

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Round 1

Final Jeopardy

Scores


$200

They are the three major parts of a cell.


$200

What are the nucleus, cell wall and cytoplasm?

Scores


$400

It’s the “mission control” of every cell.


$400

What is the nucleus?

Scores


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This controls the movement of substances in and out of a cell.


$600

What is the cell wall?

Scores


$800

This thick solution inside the cell wall surrounds the nucleus.


$800

What is the cytoplasm?

Scores


$1000

Tissues working together to perform a function are called this.


$1000

What is an organ?

Scores


$200

Simple sugars are converted to these and stored in modified

stems for later use.


$200

What are complex sugars?

(carbohydrates)

Scores



$400

These roots emerge from modified stems and other vegetative parts of a plant.


$400

What are adventitious roots?

Scores


$600

This specialized root is made up of one primary root with a small

number of secondary roots.


$600

What is a taproot?

Scores


$800

This root system is made up of many small roots that spread

throughout the soil.


$800

What is a fibrous root system?

Scores


$1000

They anchor plants, absorb water and minerals, and store food.


$1000

What are roots?

Scores


$200

Leaves carry out this process whereby plants make simple

sugar by using water, sunlight and carbon dioxide (CO2).


$200

What is photosynthesis?

Scores


$400

This waxy surface on the leaf protects it from excessive water

loss.


$400

What is a cuticle?

Scores


$600

These cells control the rate of water vapor loss in leaves.


$600

What are guard cells?

Scores


$800

This is the pigment necessary for photosynthesis to take place.


$800

What is chlorophyll?

Scores


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This gas is a bi-product of photosynthesis.


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What is oxygen?

Scores


$200

These parts of a flower are often brightly colored to attract insects.


$200

What are petals?

Scores


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These structures carry male reproductive cells.


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What are anthers?

Scores



$600

The process by which pollen is deposited on the stigma of a

flower.


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What is pollination?

Scores


$800

This occurs when sperm cells have traveled to the ovary and

unite with ovules within.


$800

What is fertilization?

Scores


$1000

An embryonic plant is also called this.


$1000

What is a seed?

Scores


$200

This plant is worn as an amulet to protect from werewolves and

vampires.


$200

What is wolf’s bane (Aconite)?

Scores


$400

The wood of this tree is considered magical, and is often

used for making wands and in spells.


$400

What is Witchwood (Rowan)?

Scores


$600

The wood of this plant can be used as a divining rod to find

water or treasures. It is also used in love spells, and spells to ward

off evil.


$600

What is Witch Hazel?

Scores


$800

This plant is used in seances to conjure spirits, and to prevent bewitchment and counteract

poison.


$800

What is Wormwood (Artemesia)?

Scores


$1000

This plant has been used by witches to make dolls, and to

expel demons from others.


$1000

What is Mandrake?

Scores


$200

The dark green color of its leaves speak of the high iron levels

contained within.


$200

What is spinach?

Scores


$400

This tropical plant, whose fruit is high in potassium, ripens to a

bright yellow after being picked.


$400

What are Bananas?

Scores


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These taproot vegetables are high in beta-carotene, giving them a bright orange color.


$600

What are carrots?

Scores


$800

Once known as Wolf’s Peach for its supposed toxicity, this

vegetable is now a staple in our diet, and is being studied for its

ability to protect from cancer and heart disease.


$800

What is the tomato?

Scores


$1000

This plant, reputed to ward off vampires, is a staple of Italian

cuisine.


$1000

What is Garlic?

Scores


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Rare Gifts

Final Jeopary Question


These incense gifts of the Magi are derived from Boswellia and

Commiphora.


What are Frankincense and Myrrh?

Scores

Education

Jeopardy for Plant Structures