Packet 2: Bonus 4
Answer the following about extremely durable microscopic animals. For 10 points each:
[10m] These eight-legged animals can survive extreme conditions such as the vacuum of space while in a dehydrated dormant form called a tun. These animals are also called moss piglets because they are often found on moss.
ANSWER: tardigrades [or water bears or Tardigrada]
[10h] Another phylum of animals that can survive harsh conditions while dehydrated are the rotifers or “wheel animals,” whose bdelloid (“DEH-loyd”) class reproduces solely through this process. In this process, an egg develops into an embryo without fertilization.
ANSWER: parthenogenesis [prompt on asexual reproduction]
[10e] Loricifera are a phylum of micro-animals that exclusively live in sediments without this gaseous molecule. This gas breathed in by humans is required for aerobic respiration.
ANSWER: oxygen [or O2]
<Biology — June Yin> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 2
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 21.15 | 96% | 92% | 23% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 20.63 | 100% | 88% | 19% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 80% | 100% | 20% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 100% | 40% |