Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (5 results returned)
| #7678, aired 2018-01-17 | GALAPAGOS ADAPTATION $200: (Alex presents the clue from the Galápagos.) Lava lizards on the islands have developed distinctive coloring to match their volcanic surroundings; it's a great example of this kind of defensive adaptation camouflage |
| #7678, aired 2018-01-17 | GALAPAGOS ADAPTATION $400: (Alex presents the clue from the Galápagos.) The rare Galápagos penguin--remember, we're close to the equator--thrives on the nutrient-rich, cold waters that well up from the depths of the ocean; thus, the warmer waters of this Spanish-named weather phenomenon can be disastrous to it El Niño |
| #7678, aired 2018-01-17 | GALAPAGOS ADAPTATION $600: (Alex presents the clue from the Galápagos.) The marine iguana is the world's only marine lizard; among its adaptations are special glands that allow it to sneeze out this compound that it ingests too much of when it dives in the ocean salt |
| #7678, aired 2018-01-17 | GALAPAGOS ADAPTATION $800: (Alex presents the clue from the Galápagos.) The vice-governor of the Galápagos, Nicholas Lawson, told Charles Darwin that he could tell just by sight which island a tortoise came from; now, that was a fortuitous observation that came in very handy when Darwin released this groundbreaking work in 1859 On the Origin of Species |
| #7678, aired 2018-01-17 | GALAPAGOS ADAPTATION $1000: (Alex presents the clue from the Galápagos.) The pigment carotenoid, from the fish they consume, is the source of the blue on the feet of these birds--the brighter the blue, the healthier they appear to potential mates the blue-footed booby |
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