This document contains questions and answers about plant biology from the game show Jeopardy. There are 4 categories with $100-$400 questions each about topics like plant anatomy, reproduction, survival adaptations, and photosynthesis. The final question asks for the name of the process by which plants make their own food, with the answer being photosynthesis.

1. Jeopardy Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Final Jeopardy

2. $100 Question from H1 What is the definition of “seed”?

3. $100 Answer from H1 An undeveloped plant.

4. $200 Question from H1 A spore is a cell that can grow into a new WHAT?

5. $200 Answer from H1 Plant.

6. $300 Question from H1 Pollination is the transfer of WHAT type of grain?

7. $300 Answer from H1 Pollen.

8. $400 Question from H1 What is the definition of “epidermis”?

9. $400 Answer from H1 The protective outer layer of a leaf.

10. $100 Question from H2 The green substance in a leaf that traps sunlight is called…

11. $100 Answer from H2 Chlorophyll.

12. $200 Question from H2 Germination is the process of WHAT sprouting?

13. $200 Answer from H2 A seed.

14. $300 Question from H2 How do seeds travel?

15. $300 Answer from H2 By wind, water, and other animals.

16. $400 Question from H2 What is the definition of respiration?

17. $400 Answer from H2 The process that happens when sugars break down and give off energy.

18. $100 Question from H3 Which part of the seed begins to grow first?

19. $100 Answer from H3 The root.

20. $200 Question from H3 How are plants different from animals?

21. $200 Answer from H3 Plants make their own food.

22. $300 Question from H3 How do cactus plants survive in the hot desert?

23. $300 Answer from H3 They store water.

24. $400 Question from H3 What is the main food-making part of a plant?

25. $400 Answer from H3 The leaf.

26. $100 Question from H4 In order for plants to reproduce, what happens first: Pollination or fertilization?

27. $100 Answer from H4 Pollination.

28. $200 Question from H4 Plants need light and water to make food. What is the third thing plants need to make food?

29. $200 Answer from H4 Carbon dioxide.

30. $300 Question from H4 What is the definition of “transpiration”?

31. $300 Answer from H4 The process plants use to get rid of excess water.

32. $400 Question from H4 The joining of two cells into a fertilized egg is known as WHAT?

33. $400 Answer from H4 Fertilization.

34. Final Jeopardy The process in which plants make their own food is called WHAT?

35. Final Jeopardy Answer PHOTOSYNTHESIS.