Miscellaneous
What is the game featured in the introduction of the presentation?
Super Smash Bros.
True or False: Tardigrades are protists.
False!
Are tardigrades vertebrates?
No.
How many stages of life does a tardigrade have?
3.
True or False: There are up to 500 species of tardigrades.
False - the species count goes over 1,300.
What is parthenogenesis?
Ability to produce offspring without fertilisation.
How many classes are there in the phylum Tardigrada?
3.
What symmetry does a tardigrade have?
Bilateral
Name the stages a tardigrade has in life.
Egg, Juvenile, and Adult.
Can tardigrades survive the human digestive system?
You'd think so, but no.
When were tardigrades discovered?
1773.
Which two orders make up Eutardigrada?
Apochela and Parachela.
How many parts is a tardigrade's body segmented into?
5.
How long does a tardigrade live? (without cryptobiosis, don't be a smart alec.)
1-2 years
Who made the two memes shown in the presentation?
Harry
Where do tardigrades live?
Moss, shores, deep underwater, flowering plants.
The species Thermozodium esakii is from which order?
Mesotardigrada
What is the size range of a tardigrade?
.05-1.2mm
A tardigrade may moult skin how many times (Hint: It's a range) ?
4-12x
When did tardigrades experience their peak search rate? (year from 2000-2023)
Nope - their peak web search rate, according to Google Trends, was in August 2019.
A tun is comprised of about what percentage of water?
1%
Which classes make up the phylum of Tardigrada?
Eutardigrada, Heterotardigrada, Mesotardigrada.
What are the tiny hairs on a tardigrade's body called?
Cilia
What does an adult tardigrade do?
Lay eggs by moulting skin with the eggs inside.
What is the taking of DNA from surroundings to repair called?
Horizontal Gene Transfer.