Quiz on Turritopsis dohrnii

What make Turritopsis Dohrnii Special vs other members of Cnidaria?

• It courts its mate before reproducing

• The advanced circulatory/respiratory pathways

• The ability to reverse its age

• It has an advanced microbial symbiosis with Red Algae

Answer explanation

It reverts back to a polyp state be seperating its tissues and allows for the respecialization of pluripotent stem cells.

Turritopsis Dohrnii is commonly known as the

• Immortal Jellyfish

• Portuguese Man O' War

• St. Georges Cross Jellyfish

• Upside-down Jellyfish

T.d. converts from medusal form to polyp form primarily due to a significant form of

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

How many Genes were unique with absoleutely NO matches to another species?

• 1,386

• 243

• 377

• 4

What was the actual discovery in the discussed article?

• Sequencing the Jellyfish's DNA Genome

• Curing Dementia with Prevagen

• An analysis of the Jellyfish Nervous system

• Making humans immortal.

Why is understanding this Jellyfish's Genome so Important?

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Yes or No? I knew about this Jellyfish and it's potential before today.